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.

Scuba diving in a current can be both relaxing and exhilarating. You may slowly glide over a reef, or zoom over an underwater landscape so fast it feels like flying. By the end of your drift diver course, you’ll have the skills you need to confidently go with the flow.

This course consist of two parts: Knowledge Development and Open Water Training Dives

Knowledge Development

Online learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the knowledge development section of your course whenever, wherever it's convenient for you. The total eLearning time commitment is about 2-4 hours

Open Water Training Dives

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.

Prerequisites

• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying entry-level certification from another organization)
• Minimum age is 12 years
• A Medical Questionnaire must be completed by all participants.

Required Equipment

• Surface Marker Buoy (SMB). You might also consider taking the Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) course before Drift Diver.

*Rental gear is not included, except weights & tanks