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PADI Drift Diver Specialty

This course is designed to be an introduction to drift diving and to help you develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for drift diving.

Prerequisites

To qualify for the Drift Diver course, you must:

• Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.

• Be 12 years of age or older.

If a Drift Dive was conducted during the PADI Adventures in Diving program, it may be counted toward the certification requirements for this specialty at the discretion of the instructor conducting the specialty course.

Course Overview

This course covers the knowledge and techniques of drift diving. The minimum number of recommended hours is 12, with time being equally divided between knowledge development and actual water-training sessions. During the Drift Diver course, you will learn the following:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving.

• Special equipment --floats, lines, reels.

• Proper procedures for buoyancy-control, navigation and communication.

• Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects.

• Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group. 

Course Costs

The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Certification from Divers Incorporated includes:

• 2 hours of classroom lecture

• Books, Handouts and course materials

• Two Certification Dives

• Certification Processing and Administrative fees

This Course Costs $95 per person.

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