If you’re ready to explore deeper dive sites and experience the thrill of diving well beyond the typical recreational limits, the PADI Deep Diver specialty course might be just what you’re looking for. This course will help you extend your depth range safely and confidently. Let’s dive into what the PADI Deep Diver course involves and how it can enhance your diving adventures:

Price: $1,100 for private instruction. Each additional person in a private group is $900. Does not include hotel fees, if necessary.

Duration: 2 – 3 days, depending on schedules

What You’ll Learn:

• Deep Dive Planning: Learn how to plan dives that extend beyond 18 meters/60 feet and up to 40 meters/130 feet.
• Risk Management: Understand and manage the additional risks associated with deep diving.
• Emergency Procedures: Gain knowledge in handling potential challenges and emergencies at depth.
• Equipment Considerations: Explore the specialized equipment needed for deeper diving, including redundancy and safety gear.

Why It Is Important:

• Access to New Dive Sites: Deep diving skills open up a wider range of dive sites, including deep wrecks, reefs, and wall dives.
• Enhanced Dive Skills: Deep diving teaches you advanced buoyancy control, air management, and emergency procedures.
• Increased Awareness: Learn to be more aware of your dive environment and your own physiological responses to deeper depths.

Course Structure:

• Knowledge Development: Covers the theory and planning aspects of deep diving.
• Dive Simulations: Practicals in controlled conditions to simulate deep dives.
• Open Water Dives: Typically, four dives are required to complete certification, allowing you to apply what you’ve learned in real-world conditions.

Course Highlights:

• Adventure: Each dive offers a new adventure as you explore deeper into the underwater world.
• Skill Development: Focus on advanced navigation and fine-tuning your buoyancy skills at greater depths.

Requirements:

• Certification Prerequisite: PADI Adventure Diver certification or higher.
• Minimum Age: 15 years old.

Benefits:

• Confidence at Depth: Builds confidence as you explore deeper dive sites safely.
• Expand Your Limits: Physically and mentally challenging, deep diving helps develop skills that make you a more competent diver across all conditions.

Who It’s Best Suited For:

• Experienced Divers: Ideal for divers who have some experience and want to explore deeper sites safely.
• Adventure Seekers: Perfect for those who are looking to add a challenging and exciting dimension to their diving repertoire.

Required to HAVE With You:

• Mask (non-mirrored)
• Snorkel
• Scuba fins
• SMB (Surface Market Buoy)
• 2 scuba flashlights
• BCD
• Regulator
• Dive computer
• Cutting tool
• Whistle
• Log book
• Compass
• Slate with pencil

Not Required But Recommended:

• Diving gloves 

Included:

• PADI eLearning

Not Included:

• Location fees – Location entry fees, if applicable
• Charter boat fees for 4 dives
• Hotel or meals

The PADI Deep Diver course is a key step for any diver wishing to explore deeper dive sites with confidence and competence. By extending your depth limits, you’ll not only enhance your skills but also open up a whole new world of diving opportunities. Whether it’s to visit historic wrecks or to observe species that only appear at deeper depths, this course will prepare you to dive deeper, safely and responsibly. Ready to take the plunge? This course will guide you through the depths safely and excitingly!