Drift Diver

The drift diver course is a specialty course that will create the most entertaining dive you have ever experienced. The history of scuba diving is quite interesting and is incomplete without drift diving. Drift diving is the diving performed by scuba divers, certified by the international scuba schools, along the ocean currents. The danger of scuba diving in this case is very minimal. Being one of the most enjoyable diving activities, you will enjoy the time of stay with your diving partner and knowing where you are exactly drifting using communication attached to dive boats.

If you are not looking for something technical but more recreational with the fun aspect then drift diving is something you can look at. We recommend the PADI drift diver course because you will get to learn everything related to drift diving and this is one of the most respectable scuba diving schools in the world. They offer a course where you will learn how to scuba dive along the ocean currents and have a control over the dive. The course will include a scuba diving test after every module to examine how much you have learnt. There is no swimming or kicking of fins in drift diving; as the water currents will transport you from one place to another. As a scuba diver, you will let the current carry you after you have obtained a level of neutral buoyancy.

Overview of the course

The course will help you learn about the various nuances of drift diving. The movement of any drift diver needs to be gentle and along the currents. So the course will help you learn this skill with minimum effort. Also, the course will help you to understand the different types of currents in water that aid drift diving. Location of drift diving is equally important as well. It will be briefed out during your course.

To put it in a nutshell, you will learn the following

  1. Techniques, procedures, hazards and problems in drift diving.
  2. The use of equipments such as lines, floats and reels
  3. Control of buoyancy, communication skills and navigation.
  4. Choosing the appropriate site and knowing the currents well.
  5. To stay close as a group or a team.

Requirements for the course

The minimum age for qualification is 12 years of age. A junior level open water dive certificate or any certification from a reputed institution will be required.

So if you are ready then take the DIVE!!