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DRIFT DIVER
The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you’ll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.
DRIFT DIVER
The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you’ll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.
The Fun Part
Diving is a relaxing sport to begin with, let alone coasting along on a Drift Dive. Imagine simply gearing up, giant stride into the water and letting the current glide you along.Drift diving provides the foundation for safe diving in fast moving rivers and changing currents in our oceans and seas. You simply watch the moving surroundings and enjoy the rush of flying underwater while the current does the work.
What You Learn
During your PADI Drift Diver certification course, you learn about:
- Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
- An introduction to drift diving equipment — floats, lines, reels
- Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
- Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
- Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
What You Learn
During your PADI Drift Diver certification course, you learn about:
- Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
- An introduction to drift diving equipment — floats, lines, reels
- Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
- Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
- Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
Prerequisites
Open Water or Junior Open Water Certification (must be over 12)
Required Equipment
Float N’ Flag + reel for each buddy pair, in addition to basic scuba gear as required.
Required Equipment
Float N’ Flag + reel for each buddy pair, in addition to basic scuba gear as required.
Learning Materials
A PADI Drift Diving pack includes all the essential reading materials for this course.
Your Next Adventure
The Diver Propulsion Vehicle course introduces you to scuba diving with underwater scooters, which can come in handy while drift diving. Proper buoyancy is key to drift diving which is taught in the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the FLOAT N FLAG Team members.
Your Next Adventure
The Diver Propulsion Vehicle course introduces you to scuba diving with underwater scooters, which can come in handy while drift diving. Proper buoyancy is key to drift diving which is taught in the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the FLOAT N FLAG Team members.
