Deep Diver Course - Cost £180

 

Overview

 

The purpose of the PADI Deep Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving between the depths of 18 metres/60 feet to 40 metres/130 feet.

 

The Deep Diver specialty course is intended to serve as a safe, supervised introduction to deeper diving within the limits of recreational scuba diving. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Deep Diver training are:

 

1. To develop the student’s theoretical knowledge of deep diving.
2. To enable the student to plan, organize and make no-decompression dives between the depths of 18 metres/60 feet to 40 metres/130 feet.

 

 

Course Requirements

 

• Prerequisite certification: PADI Adventure Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
• The minimum age requirement is 15 years.

 

There are four dives on the course with a maximum of three dives on any single day. The dives are to be conducted between 18 metres/60 feet to 40 metres/130 feet, with no dive exceeding 40 metres/130 feet. The recommended depths for each dive are:

 

• Dive 1 — 24 metres to 30 metres (maximum)
• Dive 2 — 18 metres to 24 metres
• Dive 3 — 30 metres to 40 metres
• Dive 4 — 18 metres to 30 metres