If you’re a diver that wants to extend the limits and see more for the underwater world, the PADI Deep Diver course might be the perfect next step in your scuba diving journey.

Minimum certification

PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification). You must be in good physical health and fitness&4 logged dives required

Highlights

During the PADI Deep Diver course, you’ll learn how to plan deep dives, manage your gas supply and how to identify and manage narcosis. You’ll learn about buddy contact procedures, safety considerations and buoyancy control at depth.

What to expect

This course will help you gain the necessary skills to dive down beyond your Open Water depth limits. During the first phase of the course you will do four dives with a PADI Instructor, practice descents, buoyancy and safety stops. You will gain the skills and confidence to explore to a maximum depth of 40 meters/130 feet and discover how deep dives affect color, physical objects and your brain. You can complete the knowledge portion of this course locally or online with eLearning.