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If you want diving with a twist, or if you are looking for serious fun and adventure then our PADI Night Diver Specialty is for you.
Diving in the dark is nothing like diving during daylight hours and adds a certain spice and excitement. Your favourite dive site can seem like another world when you explore it in the dark.
This course covers the safety aspects to night diving, the considerations for maintaining buddy contact, regulating good buoyancy control and also communication underwater. Students explore the dark side and the creatures that wake up during the twilight hours.
Night Diver Pre-Requisites
Students must be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organisation.
Minimum age 12.
All students must fill in a PADI Medical Questionnaire prior to participation.
What will I do?
The course consists of a knowledge development session and three open water dives which will cover:
Planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of night diving
Proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation and communication
Use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques
Disorientation and emergency procedures
Orientation to nocturnal aquatic life
Knowledge Development - is based on a self-study method, allowing you to study in your own time, at your own pace, backed up by an academic session with a PADI Instructor, to ensure full understanding of night diving theory.
Open Water Dives - Students must complete three Open Water dives to certify as a PADI Night Diver. During these dives you will cover correct dive torch use, effective communication, navigational exercises and simulated dive torch failure.
Session Duration
1 Evening for Theory
3 Open Water Dives - 2 Days at a UK inland dive site
What’s included?
Includes all equipment hire, air, tuition, PADI Night Diver Manual, PADI Certification fee. Not entry fees to inland dive sites.
How do I sign up?
To book your place please call or email us. A non-refundable deposit is required on booking to secure your place, and you will be issued with your training materials and confirmation of the start date.
What next?
Now that you have mastered the techniques for night diving, why not improve on your navigational skills during our PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. This will enhance your navigational skills, making navigation at night easier and more enjoyable.
Specialty - Night Diver
How much does it cost?
Night Diver course costs
£245 per person
