Prerequisites
12 years of age
Minimum PADI Junior Open Water Diver (or equivalent rating from another training agency
Duration
4 Evenings
(1 Lecture session, 3 Night dives)
Level
Advanced
Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge.
What to Expect
We’ll guide you through each step, so you know exactly what’s coming and feel confident before getting in the water.
Complete Your eLearning
Learn how to plan night dives, choose suitable equipment and manage the additional risks of diving after dark.
Prepare Your Night-Diving Equipment
Set up your primary and backup dive lights, review light signals and organise safe entry and exit procedures.
Complete Your First Night Dive
Become comfortable entering the water after dark, maintaining buddy contact and communicating with dive lights.
Develop Navigation and Awareness Skills
Practise navigating in limited visibility, controlling your buoyancy and identifying nocturnal marine life.
Complete Three Night Dives
Apply your skills over three open-water dives and earn your PADI Night Diver Specialty certification.
About This Course
Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge.
What you will learn:
- Equipment considerations for night dives
- How to focus on what you can see in your light’s beam, controlling your buoyancy by feel, staying with your buddy and paying attention to details you may overlook during the day
- Light handling and communication techniques
- Entering, exiting and navigating in the dark
- Identifying how plants and animals differ or change behaviour at night
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