course selection for advanced scuba diving just thinking of some need opinions?
i want to do my advanced scuba diving course i already have my open water i know i get to pick 3 electives but if you can explain more to me that would be great. the electives im thinking of is night diver, fish identification aware, drift diver, wreck diver, and diver propulsion vehicle if you have any others you have done u can suggets or which of the 3 let me know thanks
The idea of the AOWD course is to do dives that you're interested in--actually to entice people into doing the full Specialty course.
So if you're interested in all of those dives, then pick any three for your AOWD, it doesn't matter which--provided the dive centre where you do them can offer them (not all centres have DPVs, for example). There's no reason why you shouldn't do the other two as 'stand-alone' dives, or as part of the relevant Specialty (e.g. if you want to go for your Master Scuba Diver rating).
Night diver's good because you get to see a whole different side to your divesite--also gives you practice at low-vis diving, if all your dives up to now have been in clear sunlit water.
Fish ID is useful if e.g. you have inclinations towards marine biology as a career, or if you just want to know what you saw on a dive, without having to ask someone else every time.
Drift diver's useful if you're expecting to do a lot of boat diving.
Wreck diver will give you a basic introduction to wreck hazards and techniques (although it has to be said that you would probably be better off going in the tekkie direction for this kind of training).
Driving a DPV is just plain old FUN! :-)
Personally, of the five you mention, I think I'd pick Night, DPV, and Wreck. But that's just me. If I was your instructor, I'd then schedule the course as DPV, Navigation, Night on Day 1, Deep and Wreck on Day 2 (assuming you were doing a weekend course).
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