PADI Dive Against Debris
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About the PADI Night Diver Course
Make a difference on every dive by activating your inner citizen scientist. During the Dive Against Debris® Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn how ocean plastic and trash cleanups not only keep your local dive sites healthier, but also how to contribute to a global database that documents our planet’s marine debris problem. Under the guidance of your instructor, you’ll participate in a Dive Against Debris survey and turn your passion for the underwater world into real action.
Join the PADI Torchbearer™ movement of divers protecting our ocean planet and making every dive count.
What You'll Learn
- Identify which objects should and shouldn’t be removed from the ocean
- Conduct a survey: Sort, record and report the marine debris you collect
- Contribute to PADI AWARE Foundation’s global database
Certification Requirements
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver, PADI Freediver™ or PADI Advanced Mermaid™ (or qualifying certification)
- PADI e-learning: 2-4 hours.
- Entire course: 1 day
- Good physical health
- 10 years or older
How to Earn an Enriched Air Nitrox Certification
Complete Dive Against Debris e-learning, then make a Dive Against Debris survey dive, during which you’ll collect marine debris underwater. After your dive, you’ll weigh, sort, record, dispose of and report your marine debris to the PADI AWARE Foundation™ database.
Step 1
PADI e-learning
PADI e-learning 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 in-water training, or whenever you have a question.
- e-learning time commitment: 2-4 hours
Step 2
With Your Instructor
Additional Cost: Your Dive Shop will charge fees for training and gear rental.
You'll plan and execute a dive with a buddy to remove underwater marine debris while demonstrating appropriate judgment as to which objects should and shouldn’t be removed from the ocean. After the dive, you’ll conduct a survey by recording and reporting your Dive Against Debris data.
- Total time commitment: 1 day
After this Course
The Dive Against Debris Diver Specialty course dive may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Ask your instructor about earning credit.
Each AWARE or PADI Specialty you complete gets you one step closer to earning the elite Master Scuba Diver™ rating.
Check out more AWARE Specialty courses – Coral Reef Conservation, Shark Conservation Diver, and PADI AWARE™ Specialist.
Available Languages
English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Русский язык, 中文繁体, 中文简体
Visit the PADI Website
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PADI is the world's largest scuba diving training organisation. For over 50 years, PADI has enabled people around the world to seek adventure and save the ocean through underwater education, life-changing experiences and travel.
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