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Position, trim, weighting and control. Above all, good buoyancy reduces effort, improves gas consumption and protects the reef.
BSAC Advanced Ocean Diver · Keep Going · Hurghada
The next step after Ocean Diver. Two days of supervised Red Sea training dives, plus four theory sessions, that sharpen your buoyancy, navigation, planning and buddy skills, and extend your qualification depth from 20 to 30 meters. Taught by Red Sea Diving on the reefs around Hurghada.
The BSAC Advanced Ocean Diver course is the optional second step in the British Sub-Aqua Club training program, sitting between Ocean Diver and Sports Diver. In Hurghada it costs €250 per person for the training, with BSAC registration, membership, eLearning, materials and certification fees charged separately. Candidates must hold BSAC Ocean Diver or an accepted equivalent and be at least fourteen. The course takes two days in Hurghada, combining four theory sessions with supervised open water training dives, and on completion you can dive to 30 meters accompanied by a Sports Diver or above. Red Sea Diving runs it on the reefs around Hurghada as a BSAC training center.
Moreover, the €250 covers what happens here: the instruction, the training dives, the boat, the tanks and the transfers within Hurghada. Therefore any BSAC fee that applies to your status is explained in writing before you confirm. The program follows the standards published by the British Sub-Aqua Club for this qualification.
| Course | BSAC Advanced Ocean Diver, the optional step between Ocean Diver and Sports Diver |
|---|---|
| Price | €250 per person, training only |
| BSAC fees | Registration, membership, eLearning, materials and certification, charged separately where they apply |
| Level | Continuing education, after Ocean Diver |
| Duration | 2 days, with the theory done by eLearning beforehand where possible |
| Prerequisite | BSAC Ocean Diver, or an accepted equivalent from another agency with Nitrox training |
| Minimum age | 14 years |
| Qualification depth | 30 meters, no-decompression, accompanied by a Sports Diver or above |
| Theory | 4 sessions, by eLearning or in person with your instructor |
| Open water | Supervised training dives on the reefs and walls around Hurghada |
| Environment | Open water only, no pool required |
| Location | Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Season | Year round, water 22 to 29 °C |
| Booking | Written confirmation of inclusions and BSAC fees before payment |
| Operator | Red Sea Diving, a BSAC training center in Hurghada, diving since 2000 |
Advanced Ocean Diver is the short, optional step. By contrast, Sports Diver is the full second grade of the BSAC program, with decompression theory, rescue and dive management, and it opens the door to more than thirty skill development courses. Consequently most divers take Advanced Ocean Diver first, because it extends the depth limit to 30 meters in a few days rather than a full course.
Furthermore, it is not wasted effort. Sports Diver trainees who have completed the relevant skills and theory can be awarded Advanced Ocean Diver as an interim qualification, so the two overlap by design.
In short, it maps closely to the PADI Advanced Open Water step: same 30-meter outcome, the same emphasis on buoyancy and navigation, and a qualification recognized worldwide.
Position, trim, weighting and control. Above all, good buoyancy reduces effort, improves gas consumption and protects the reef.
Planning according to depth, conditions, experience and available gas, so the 30-meter limit is a plan rather than a surprise.
Keeping track of your buddy, depth, gas supply, environment and changing conditions throughout the dive.
Practical underwater navigation, so you hold a heading and know where you are, especially on a wall or in current.
Ascent technique, safety stops and communication with your buddy, because the way you come up matters more at 30 meters.
Communication, positioning and awareness, which make you the buddy other divers want to be paired with.
Likewise, the theory and practice of no-decompression diving between 20 and 30 meters, including narcosis awareness.
In addition, supervised experience of the reef walls and gentle drift sites that Hurghada is known for.
Finally, supervised dives that prepare you for Sports Diver, rather than a repeat of the basics.
However, the exact skills follow the current BSAC syllabus and your training needs. In other words, your instructor evaluates you progressively rather than on one final dive.
To begin with, we check your certification, your logged dives, your logbook where appropriate, your medical declaration and your equipment needs.
Then the knowledge behind the planned dives, by eLearning at home or in person with your instructor, so the skills make sense before you try them.
Next, buoyancy, navigation and buddy exercises on a sheltered reef, at familiar depths.
Afterward, progressive dives toward 30 meters on a reef wall, with planning and controlled ascents assessed on each one.
Finally, a progressive evaluation across the dives rather than a single test, and your Advanced Ocean Diver qualification.
However, the schedule depends on your previous qualification, your experience, your progress and the weather. Consequently we confirm the day-by-day plan once we have reviewed your certification.
Not an Ocean Diver yet? Start with the BSAC Ocean Diver course, since the two can run back to back within one stay. Moreover, if your certification is from another agency, send it to us first, because eligibility is confirmed before the program is.
Therefore your written quotation shows the training price and each applicable BSAC fee as separate lines. In fact, that is why the headline says €250 rather than a vaguer all-in figure.
Hurghada gives an Advanced Ocean Diver candidate exactly the variety the course is for: coral reefs, reef walls that drop past 30 meters, gentle drift sites and daily boat diving, all within one day’s range. Consequently every exercise happens in real conditions rather than a pool.
Moreover, good visibility makes it easier to concentrate on buoyancy, navigation and buddy awareness, and the marine life turns up regardless: butterflyfish, angelfish, moray eels, lionfish, blue-spotted stingrays and, often, turtles. However, wildlife encounters are natural and therefore never guaranteed.
Furthermore, our daily diving continues after you qualify, and our procedures are set out on the diving safety page.
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The full second grade: decompression theory, rescue skills and dive management. Afterward, more than thirty skill development courses open up.
By contrast, short single-topic courses. For example, buoyancy and navigation have direct equivalents here in Peak Performance Buoyancy and Underwater Navigator.
Then the grade that lets you plan and lead dives, and extends your depth to 50 meters with decompression.
Overall, the BSAC route runs: Ocean Diver → Advanced Ocean Diver → Sports Diver → Dive Leader. Meanwhile, your Advanced Ocean Diver card already covers most of our daily boat trips, and a liveaboard week is the fastest way to log the experience, as well as the place where Nitrox earns its keep.
Why us
Above all, training decisions follow diver ability and actual sea conditions, and completing a site is never more important than diver safety.
Indeed, more than two decades of diving and liveaboard operations out of Hurghada, on every Egyptian route.
Furthermore, we concentrate on developing a capable diver, not simply on completing exercises.
Moreover, every exercise happens on genuine Red Sea dives from our own boats, not in a pool.
In addition, the €250 training price and every applicable BSAC fee are explained in writing before you confirm.
Likewise, we help you plan the whole route from Ocean Diver to Dive Leader, with BSAC or PADI steps where they fit.
Questions
The Red Sea Diving course price is €250 per person. However, applicable BSAC registration, membership, eLearning, materials and certification charges are separate.
No. The €250 is the Red Sea Diving local training price. Therefore any applicable BSAC fees are charged separately and explained before you confirm.
Tanks and weights are included according to the confirmed package. Nevertheless, full personal equipment rental is separate unless your booking specifically states otherwise.
Yes, provided that your equipment is appropriate, correctly maintained and suitable for the planned dives.
Yes. Advanced Ocean Diver is the progression from Ocean Diver, so we check your existing certification before confirming the program.
Possibly. Divers holding a recognized entry-level qualification with Nitrox training may enter at this level, although your certification and experience are checked first.
Fourteen years, subject to BSAC requirements.
No. Nitrox fills are not automatically included in the €250 course price, although they can be added.
To 30 meters on no-decompression dives, accompanied by a Sports Diver or above, in conditions you have already experienced during training.
At suitable dive sites around Hurghada in the Egyptian Red Sea. However, the exact sites depend on the course requirements, your experience and sea conditions.
We select sites according to training requirements and conditions. Consequently, specific sites cannot be guaranteed, because weather, wind and sea conditions change.
The next major step is BSAC Sports Diver, subject to the applicable BSAC prerequisites and training requirements.
Send us your full name, your age, your current diving certification, your number of logged dives, the date of your last dive, your arrival and departure dates, your hotel in Hurghada and your equipment requirements. Then we review your experience and confirm the appropriate training program in writing, including any applicable BSAC fees. For liveaboard diving in Egypt see also redsealiveaboard.net, and read the current fitness guidance from Divers Alert Network.
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