The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course teaches students how to enjoy going with the flow as divers scuba down rivers and use ocean currents to glide along. It feels like flying—except underwater and using scuba equipment.
Drift diving can be relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. A PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 12 years old may enroll in the Drift Diver specialty course.
Academic
Along with drift diving techniques and procedures, students will:
Receive an introduction to drift diving equipment — floats, lines and reels
Practice with buoyancy control, navigation and communication during two drift dives
Learn techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group as you float with the current
Equipment
Along with basic scuba equipment, students will learn to use various surface marker buoys and floats with lines and reels. Ask the PADI Instructor or local dive center staff about other needed equipment to get the most of each drift dive.
To talk with our PADI Course Director, contact Michael Casey by calling (267) 257-9782.
Get credit. The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Ask the instructor about earning credit.
Requirements
12 years old
PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver
Getting Started
Contact me to pick up a PADI Drift Diver Manual and start learning immediately.