The lure of the deep. There’s something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites while scuba diving. Sometimes it’s a wreck that attracts you below 18 metres/60 feet, and on wall dives it may be a giant fan or sponge. Whatever it is, to scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 40 metres/130 feet, you should take the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course. During four deep dives with your instructor, you’ll go over: *Specialized deep diving equipment. *Deep dive planning, buddy contact procedures and buoyancy control. *Managing your gas supply, dealing with gas narcosis and safety considerations.

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. 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. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course. Scuba diving at night teaches you to focus on what you can see in your light’s beam, on controlling your buoyancy by feel, on staying with your buddy and on paying attention to details you may overlook during the day.

In the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty course, you’ll learn important skills that will make you a better, more advanced scuba diver. Overall, this specialty will teach you how to be in control of your buoyancy while in the water. After taking the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty course, diving will become more enjoyable. You won’t have to spend as much time trying to stay on the right path, because you will finally be able to move effortlessly through the water like the divers you have envied in the past. With more buoyancy control, you can take more time to enjoy your surroundings and the unique sights underwater. Becoming neutrally buoyant doesn’t just benefit you. It also benefits the underwater world. When you are able to ascend, descend or hover easily with full control, you’ll have less impact on the underwater environment.