Scuba Adventures-Adventure Diver

The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.

The Fun Part

Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography? How about wreck diving? How about diving at night? Here's your chance because you

can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting

you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.

Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty course. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.

What You Learn

You can choose what you’re most interested in learning. Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive. Want to

know what you’re looking at down there? Try the AWARE-Fish Identification Adventure Dive. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives:

Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:

Altitude Diver
AWARE-Fish Identification
Boat Diver
Digital Underwater Photography
Dry Suit Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Deep Diver
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Drift Diver
Multilevel Diver
Night Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigator
Wreck Diver

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all your basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater

photography equipment , DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light , a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.

The Learning Materials You Need

PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and video on DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Curious about dive scooters? Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on your first dive scooter adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive.

Prerequisites

To take the Adventure Diver course, you must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) Minimum age: 15 years old (10 years old for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)