When visiting Sensi Borneo in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo on your dive holiday, many of the dive destinations, for example, Pulau Sipadan and Layang Layang advise a minimum certification level of Advanced Open Water. This means that as a basic Open Water Diver, you will not be able to get the most out of every dive site at these locations. Therefore it is highly recommended to do take the PADI Advanced Open Water Course with one of the experienced PADI instructors of the Sensi Borneo Dive Team in Sabah, Malaysia.

Taking the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course with Sensi Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia is the obvious next step for Open Water divers, as you will gain confidence and be able to try some of the many exciting specialties available in the PADI system. At the end of this course with Sensi Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia you will be able to plan your own dives, attain greater depths and navigate your way through dive sites with assuredness.

Two of the required specialty dives are the Deep Dive and the Navigation Dive that can be taught by certified PADI instructors at Sensi Borneo. Sensi Borneo PADI Instructors will dive with you around the stunning and varied spots Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park has to offer, or perhaps you get lucky and join the Sensi Borneo team to head out to the stunning Usukan Bay Wrecks for your Deep Dive, or make the short journey to Pulau Tiga the acclaimed ‘Survivor Island’ for your Navigation Dive.

After completing the Deep and Navigation Dives with Sensi Borneo in Sabah, you get to make the decision of what three dives you want to do, choosing from any of the following specialties, AWARE-fish Identification, Boat Diving, Diver Propulsion Vehicle use, Drift Diving, Multilevel and Computer Diving, Night Diving, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, Underwater Nature study, Underwater Photography, Underwater Videography and Wreck Diving. A recommendation from Sensi Borneo, Sabah Malaysia for one of your options would be the multi level specialty, which is combined with the deep dive.

Each of the adventure dives that you do with Sensi Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia will be credited as your first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty course. You will find that with the Advanced Open Water course under your belt diving becomes much more than just an underwater sightseeing tour.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization) and 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

• Number of dives: Five dives

 Please feel free to contact us with any questions.