Experience the ocean after dark and learn how to dive safely at night.

The PADI Night Diver Specialty helps certified divers build confidence diving in low-light and night conditions. You’ll learn how to use a dive torch, communicate in the dark, navigate at night, stay close to your buddy, and observe how marine life changes after sunset.

For Port Elizabeth / Algoa Bay diving, this course is especially exciting because familiar reef sites can feel completely different at night. You’ll focus on safety, awareness, calm movement, torch control, and good buddy procedures in darker conditions.

PADI describes night diving as a specialty where divers learn to communicate in the dark, use a dive light, and pay attention to details that are easy to miss during daytime dives.

Course Includes

• PADI Night Diver specialty training
• Night diving theory / knowledge development
• Dive light handling and communication
• Buddy procedures at night
• Night navigation techniques
• Entry and exit considerations
• Marine life observation after dark
• Instructor-led practical training
• Course paperwork and certification process
• Guidance from the Pro Dive team from booking to completion

Course Requirements

To join the PADI Night Diver Specialty, students should:

• Be at least 12 years old
• Be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or hold an equivalent certification
• Be medically fit to dive
• Complete the required medical questionnaire
• Provide a PADI / certification number or proof of certification
• Be comfortable in local ocean diving conditions

Several PADI dive centres list the Night Diver prerequisite as PADI/Jr. Open Water Diver or equivalent, with a minimum age of 12 years.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll learn how to:

• Prepare for a night dive
• Use a primary dive light correctly
• Communicate with torch signals
• Stay close to your buddy in darkness
• Navigate with limited visibility
• Enter and exit safely at night
• Manage buoyancy and positioning in low light
• Observe nocturnal marine life
• Stay calm and organised in darker conditions

Why Take THIS Night Diver COURSE?

The Night Diver Specialty is ideal for divers who want to expand their comfort zone and experience the underwater world in a new way.

It is useful for:

• Building confidence in low-light conditions
• Improving buddy awareness
• Learning torch communication
• Experiencing different marine life behaviour
• Preparing for travel dives that include night diving
• Becoming a calmer, more adaptable diver

This course pairs well with:

• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Fish ID
• Underwater Naturalist
• Advanced Open Water
• Rescue Diver

Booking Process

After purchasing this course online, you’ll be asked to provide your PADI / certification number or proof of certification at checkout.

Once your booking is complete, you’ll receive the required medical form and course information by email. The Pro Dive team will then contact you directly to confirm your course schedule, dive site, conditions, torch/equipment requirements, and next steps.