PADI Drift Diver

About the PADI Drift Diver Course

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 signalling equipment and buddy communication.

What You'll Learn

• Use surface signalling equipment
• Stay close to your buddy
• Make entries and descents in a current

Certification Requirements

• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
• PADI e-learning: 2-4 hours
• Entire course: 1-2 days (dives must be completed over a minimum of two days)
• Good physical health
• 12 years of age or older

Why Take a Drift Diving Course?

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.

Step 1

PADI E-learning

PADI e-learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology 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

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.

Total time commitment: 1-2 days

After this Course

The first dive of the Drift Diver Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit.

Every PADI Specialty certification you earn takes you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. This elite rating is only achieved by two percent of divers.

Available Languages

English

Visit the PADI Website

Visit the PADI website for detailed course pricing, more information or to book this course.

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