PADI Drift Diver Specialty

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Trip Highlights

  • Feel confident diving in a current

  • Learn about aquatic currents - causes and effects

  • Use surface signaling equipment

  • Make entries and descents in a current

Description

Diving in a current can feel like flying underwater. In the PADI® Drift Diver course, you’ll learn drift diving tips from an experienced instructor and practice buoyancy control, navigation, use of surface signaling equipment and buddy communication.

Phase One: Independent Study (e-Learning)
Phase One: Independent Study (e-Learning)

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.

Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.

eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

Phase Two: With Your Instructor
Phase Two: With Your Instructor

During two dives in a current, you’ll practice buoyancy control, navigation and buddy communication. Practice using a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB), float, line, reel, or other drift diving safety equipment.

Itinerary

The course is completed over one morning with an instructor on our morning 2 tank dive.

 

Tour info

Duration
1 day
Group Size
Up to 6
Price starts at
$250
Languages
English
Meeting Point

Dive Grenada

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Why take this tour?

Diving in current can sound like a daunting experience and makes many divers nervous when trying it for the first time. Surprisingly, it’s actually one of the easiest ways of diving and can be super fun if you have a basic understanding and knowledge of tides and currents as well as some essential tips and techniques that make “going with the flow” an absolute breeze!

Included

  • E-Learning

  • Instructor

  • 2 Open Water Dives

  • Equipment

  • Light Refreshments

  • Tanks

  • Weights

Frequently asked questions

The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification- ask your instructor about earning credit.

Things to know

Cancellation Policy

This payment is non-refundable within 14 days of the first scheduled day of diving/PADI Training or snorkeling with Dive Grenada.

This payment is non-refundable within 14 days of the first scheduled day of diving/PADI Training or snorkeling with Dive Grenada.

Prerequisites

Must be at least 12 years old and have an Open Water Diver certification.

Must be at least 12 years old and have an Open Water Diver certification.

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