PADI Specialty Diver Courses
TAKE YOUR DIVING TO A NEW LEVEL
If you would love to explore the wrecks from inside, go below 30 meters or take photos underwater. Choose one of the specialties below and we will open new worlds of excitement, experience and adventure with the huge range of fantastic PADI Specialty Courses to help you expand your diving skills and interests.
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Become a PADI Specialty Diver
COURSE INFORMATION
Become a PADI Specialty Diver today and experience thrilling scuba adventures.
If you’re an Open Water Diver or an Advanced Open Water Diver and you want to bring your skills to the next level, then the PADI Specialty Diver Courses might be right for you.
The PADI Specialty Diver courses will help you increase your experience, skills and knowledge as well as giving you the opportunity to learn more about your favourite under water activities.
Each course we offer is listed here and has a short description of what the course entails below:
Specialty Courses
• PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Course
• PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course
• PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Course
• PADI Enriched Air Specialty Course (Nitrox)
• PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course
• PADI Night Diver Specialty Course
• PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course
• PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver Specialty Course
After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Specialty Diver certification.
Get credit! The first dive of the PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive towards your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Alternatively if you have completed the PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver course then the dives may credit as Dive 1 of the PADI Specialty Diver course.
Also each course counts towards your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. This is the highest non professional level a diver can achieve which will declare you as a skillful and accomplished diver. Complete five PADI Specialty Courses together with PADI Rescue Diver Course and 50 logged dives and apply for a PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Course
Become a PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy diver today and learn a range of techniques to dramatically improve your buoyancy in all situations. If you are a PADI Open Water Diver or higher, and you are at least 10 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you how to improve the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevate them to the next level. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course consists of a knowledge development session and two PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty dives and it takes one day to complete.
This course is the perfect opportunity to determine the exact weight you need, so you’re not too light or too heavy, trim your weight system and scuba gear, so you are perfectly balanced in the water, streamline to save energy, use air more efficiently, move more smoothly through the water and hover effortlessly in any position. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty certification. This certification will help you use less weights, use considerably less air and observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Alternatively if you have completed the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive as part of your PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver course, then this credits as Dive 1 of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty.
PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course
Become a PADI Deep Diver today and explore the exciting and mysterious deeper dive sites with confidence. If you are a PADI Adventure Diver or higher, and you are at least 15 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you to dive safely as you discover new depths down to 40m/130ft. Some recreational dive sites are so deep you won’t actually get to see anything unless you have mastered this speciality. The PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course consists of a knowledge development session and four Deep Specialty dives and it takes two days to complete. The course covers a wide range of topics including specialized deep diving equipment, deep dive planning, buddy contact procedures and buoyancy control, managing your gas supply, dealing with gas narcosis and safety considerations. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Deep Diver Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you to dive anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 40m/130ft, without the assistance of a PADI professional. Get credit! If you have completed the PADI Deep Adventure Dive as part of your PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver Course then this credits as Dive 1 of the PADI Deep Diver Specialty.
PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Course
Become a PADI Wreck Diver today and open fascinating windows to the past.
If you are a PADI Adventure Diver or higher, and you are at least 15 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you the procedures, techniques and hazards of wreck diving and will develop your knowledge, skills and techniques that you need to safely explore wrecks. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Course consists of a knowledge development session and four Wreck Specialty dives and it takes two days to complete the course. The course covers a wide range of topics including safety considerations for navigating and exploring wrecks, surveying and mapping a wreck, using penetration lines and reels to guide exploration, techniques to avoid kicking up silt or disturbing the wreck and its inhabitants. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you to explore wrecks in a safe and professional manner. Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver Course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. Alternatively if you have completed the PADI Wreck Adventure Dive as part of your PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver course then this credits as Dive 1 of the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty.
PADI Enriched Air Specialty Course
Become a PADI Enriched Air Diver today and learn to dive safely with Enriched Air Nitrox. If you are a PADI Open Water Diver or higher, and you are at least 12 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Enriched Air Diver specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you why diving with air that has higher oxygen and lower nitrogen content gives you more bottom time and shorter surface interval. Enriched air is especially popular for divers who plan to dive while traveling, as some resorts and liveaboards only dive with nitrox and require the certification. The PADI Enriched Air Specialty Course consists of a knowledge development session and optional enriched air specialty dives and it takes one day to complete. The course covers a wide range of topics including enriched air equipment consideration, managing oxygen exposure, analyzing
oxygen content in your scuba tank and setting your dive computer for diving with enriched air nitrox. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Certification. This certification will give you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. Enroll in the most popular PADI Specialty Course.
PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course
Become a PADI Digital Underwater Photographer today and learn about digital photography techniques and their use underwater. If you are a PADI Open Water Diver or higher, and you are at least 10 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you how to practice digital photography without harming the environment you are photographing and guides you to good results quickly by taking full advantage of digital technology benefits. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course consists of a knowledge development session and two PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty dives and it takes one day to complete. The course covers a wide range of topics including how to choose the right underwater camera system for you, The PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine, Adjust) method for getting great shots quickly, principles for good composition of underwater images and practical techniques to take great photos with your digital camera. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you create lasting and priceless memories of your diving adventures that you can share. Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver Course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. Alternatively if you have completed the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Adventure Dive as part of your PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver Course then this credits as Dive 1 of the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty.
PADI Night Diver Specialty Course
Become a PADI Night Diver today and learn to dive safely at night using dive lights and buddy procedures.If you are a PADI Open Water Diver or higher, and you are at least 12 years old, you can enroll in the PADI Night Diver Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you to focus on what you can see in your light beam, on controlling your buoyancy by feel and on staying close with your buddy. The PADI Night Diver Specialty Course consists of a knowledge development session and three Night Specialty dives and it takes three days to complete. The course covers a wide range of topics including light handling and communication techniques, entering, exiting and navigating in the dark and identifying how plants and animals differ or change behavior at night. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Night Diver Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you to see how the scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver Course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. Alternatively if you have completed the PADI Night Diver Adventure Dive as part of your PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver Course then this credits as Dive 1 of the PADI Night Diver Specialty.
PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course
Become a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider today and learn about dive injuries, different types of emergency oxygen equipment and safety considerations when using oxygen. There are no prerequisites or age restrictions to enroll in the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course, it’s open to everyone. Scuba divers, snorkelers and anyone who is around divers, boat crew, lifeguards etc, will benefit from having this training. This specialty course is the perfect opportunity to learn how to recognise diving illnesses treatable by Emergency Oxygen, properly set up Emergency Oxygen equipment and administer Emergency Oxygen. The PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course consists of knowledge development session and Emergency Oxygen Provider practice, no water sessions are required for this course and it takes one day to complete. In the course you will practice assembling and disassembling emergency oxygen equipment, deploying a non-rebreather mask and a demand inhalator valve on a breathing diver and using a pocket mask on a non breathing diver. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you to imediately recognize scuba diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen and be prepared to offer aid.
Knowing how and when to use emergency oxygen is a great skill to have and means you’re ready to help others should the need arise.
PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver Specialty Course
Become a PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver today and learn the techniques and protocols required for the safe use of marker buoys and delayed surface marker buoys. If you are a PADI Open Water Diver or higher, and you are at least 10 years old, you can enrol in the PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver Specialty Course. This specialty course teaches you how to use a Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB), how to place them to mark boundaries for mapping, the safety and hazards of marker buoy lines and reels, as well as swimming underwater with a surface marker buoy. The PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver Specialty Course consists of knowledge development session and two PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver Specialty dives and it takes one day to complete. In the course you will practice preparing and stowing your DSMB and reel, deploying the DSMB from a stationary position and from mid-water, swimming while towing a DSMB, managing the reel and line and making a safety stop using the DSMB line. After successfully completing the course, you will receive the PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver Specialty Certification. This certification will allow you to mark boundaries for mapping or search and recovery, alert boat traffic, or provide a line as a visual reference for ascending or descending divers.
GETTING STARTED
All of our PADI Specialty Courses are private or semi private. We are generally available at most times. Email or book itstraight away to enroll in the course.
If you can’t wait to begin your adventure, take any of these certifications and experience unforgettable PADI specialty dives.
GOOD TO KNOW
Most frequent questions and answers
Please note you cannot dive 24 hours before flying.
If you prefer, you can do your theoretical part any time before your arrival. This allows you to study at home before you arrive. You can easily do this at any time by participating in the PADI eLearning Programme. This saves you precious vacation time so you can fit in some other activities too.
You will need to go through the PADI Medical Questionnaire to see if you are fit to dive. Please download the form through here (PADI MEDICAL STATEMENT). The medical questionnaire has to be completed and might indicate a contraindication to check with your doctor.
Firstly, you should know that diving insurance is mandatory. You can either purchase your own insurance, or you can purchase Divers Alert Network (DAN) insurance from us directly for 15USD per week.
We will provide all the required equipment. You simply need swimwear, towel and sunglasses.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course is taught in English, German, Spanish, French and Bulgarian. The learning materials are available in a wide variety of languages.
PADI stands for Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
PADI is globally regarded as the world’s leading training agency.
The PADI System of diver education is based on progressive
training that introduces skills, safety-related information and
local environmental knowledge to student divers.
PADI certifications are recognised worldwide and are valid for life. Visit their website here: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS
If you haven’t dived for over 12 months and you are a relatively inexperienced diver, then we recommend you complete a refresher programme, such as the Scuba Refresh Programme (link).
This can be done on the same day as your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course.
We will practice in confined water to refresh some of the skills you may have forgotten before starting the course.
If you can’t wait to begin your adventure, choose one of the specialties above and experience unforgettable PADI specialty dives.