LEARN TO SCUBA DIVE - NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME

The Course

Do you love the feeling of gliding with the current yet hate having to fight against it to get back to the boat or shore? The PADI Drift Diver specialty course involves learning the best techniques to get the most out of diving in a drift, so that you can relax on your dive and let yourself fly through the water.

The PADI Drift diver specialty covers planning and organising a drift dive, equipment considerations, techniques to control and maintain good buoyancy as well as guiding divers in the best method to ascend/descend and exit the water.

Course Content

The course consists of a knowledge development session & 2 Open water dives which will cover:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems & hazards of drift diving
• Special equipment – floats, lines & reels
• Proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation & communication
• Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
• Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group

Knowledge Development

Knowledge development is based on a self-study method, allowing you to study in your own time, at your own pace. Home study is backed up by an academic session with a PADI Instructor, to ensure full understanding of drift diving theory.

Open Water Dives

Students must complete 2 Open Water dives to certify as a PADI Drift Diver. During these dives you will cover recommended entry/exit techniques, buddy contact, maintaining good buoyancy & descent/ascent techniques.

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Course Prerequisites

Students must be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.

Minimum age is 12.

All students must fill in a PADI Medical Questionnaire prior to participation.

Course Duration

1 Knowledge review session
2 Open water dives

Price

£100

What’s Included?

• Equipment hire
• Tuition
• PADI certification fee

What’s Not Included?

• Travel expenses and appropriate boat fees.

What Next?

Now that you have mastered the techniques for drift diving, enhance your safety as a drift diver by enrolling onto the PADI SMB Diver Specialty course. This course will teach you the essentials involved in deploying a SMB, particularly important for your boat to follow your progress on a drift dive.

If you have completed 5 PADI Specialties & the PADI Rescue Diver course and have 50 logged dives, you qualify to register as a PADI Master Scuba Diver, the highest non-professional diver rating within PADI.

Sub-mission also offers a Dive Club, where you can keep your dive skills up to date & make new buddies with people who share your passion for diving. Why not join the club on one of the many organised dive trips and social events.