Good buoyancy control lies at the heart of good diving.

It makes for a more relaxed and confident approach to your diving and is an integral part of diving with a mind to conservation of the aquatic realm as well as your own personal safety.

It is probably the hardest skill to master when you first start diving. However it does not need to be, with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality course you will learn and develop the skills needed to achieve mastery of this most essential of skills of the good diver.

This course is primarily practical in content, however there is a degree of academic study, which should be carried out both independently and with a video presentation and instructor led discussion. However, the focus of this course is on the practice and mastery of effective and good buoyancy control! It consists of two open water training dives, with a recommended depth of 6 9 meters for each dive and a maximum depth of 21 meters allowed dependant upon the divers ages and certification level.

The course normally runs over one day, dependant upon the dive site location and logistics. At the discretion of the instructor additional confined water training sessions may be required, prior to participants going to open water.

The pre-dive discussions will cover the following topics -

• Peak Performance Buoyancy fundamentals buoyancy check.
• Fine-tuning buoyancy underwater.
• Weight positioning and distribution.
• Streamlining.
• Visualisation.
• Physical fitness and good buoyancy control.

When you sign up for this course you will receive your training manual, which you should be prepared to read and answer the knowledge reviews prior to the starting date of your course. Upon arrival at Simply Scuba you will receive a safety briefing and orientation to the dive centre.

This will be followed by an introduction to the course and an overview of what to expect and whats expected of you. This is followed by a video presentation and discussion covering the key points of buoyancy control and the checks and responsibilities involved in this most fundamental aspect of scuba diving.

Students will then prepare for the days diving activities, checking and preparing equipment, before leaving the dive centre for the pool or chosen dive site. At the end of the day participants return to Simply Scuba for de-kitting followed by a debriefing of the days activities and certification administration.

Participants must hold a minimum diver certification of PADI Open Water Diver, or an equivalent rating.

Minimum age is 10 years*.

Hire of diving equipment.
Dive site entrance fees, and PADI Certification fees.

Transportation from Simply Scuba dive centre to the selected dive site venue is your responsibility.

2 passport sized photographs.

Your log book and proof of your current level of diving certification.

Swim Wear and Towel.

Packed lunches.

*Participants under 16 years must be accompanied on the course by a suitably qualified parent or legal guardian.

Like all training courses where certain levels of performance are required to pass it is important to realize that you must reach the required levels of proficiency for each aspect of the course in order for the instructor to certify you, (just like on a driving test). If you fail to achieve the required standards we will endeavor to give you the opportunity for further training, however this would incur additional cost.

The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver Specialty Course is part of the PADI Diver Continuing Education Program, designed to encourage divers to further their Knowledge and Skills under the safe supervision of professional instructors. It combines well with other such courses such as the PADI Multilevel Diver Specialty Course, or the Wreck Diver Specialty Course.