Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them.
Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them or yourself.
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 10 years old.
Number of dives: Two
Buoyancy fundamentals, weighting and adjustments
Streamlining, balance and trim
Fine tuning buoyancy and mastering hovering
Materials: You’ll Need Peak Performance Buoyancy video
Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
To find out more about becoming a PPB specialist, please contact
Congratulations to Ryan on qualifying as a PADI Divemaster. We wish both him and Beckie lots of enjoyment during their 9 month stay in Tanzania reef mapping with project Frontier.Looking forward to seeing them both next June.