Increase the enjoyment of your regular dive sites by learning how to dive them at Night. Or obtain this qualification so that you can safely and confidently dive at night at new destinations. Night Diving is a whole new experience, where you can watch a different set of creatures who only come out to play at night.
Get the adrenalin flowing, and join us for a Night Dive adventure!
The ‘PADI Night Diver Specialty’ is going to introduce you to night diving, and help you develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to safely participate in night-diving activities.
Course Details
- The maximum number of students on each course is 4
- Each course is led by an Instructor, with an additional safety diver and surface support
- You will need to complete the knowledge reviews from the Night Diver manual, bringing the completed knowledge review with you
- There are 3 open water training dives, with 2 dives on the first night, and the final dive on the second night.
- Cost of the course is £175.00 inclusive
Before Starting The Course
- You must be certified as an Open Water Diver or above
- You must be aged 12 years or older
- Please read and understand the medical questionnaire
- If you would like to use your own equipment then please check this against the minimum equipment required for this course.
Course overview
Within this course we are going to look at:
- planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of night diving
- proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation and communication
- use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques
- disorientation and emergency procedures
- orientation to nocturnal aquatic life
Knowledge Development
Before starting the open water training you’ll need to complete the two knowledge reviews. These are found in the manual, with further information found on the DVD (both items supplied).
Open Water Training
For this course we are going to use the same location for all three dives.
Training Dive One – Depth Range 6 to 12 mtrs
With equipment on, and pre dive safety check carried out, we enter the water just as the light begins to fade.
We carry out an underwater tour of the area, to demonstrate how we communicate with hand signals and dive lights whilst night diving. We also to need to demonstrate the proper use of a personal dive light, submersible pressure gauge, compass, timing device and depth gauge at night.
We have only one exercise to conduct; to navigate to a pre-determined location, using compass, and return to within 8mtrs of the starting point.
Training Dive Two – Depth Range 6 to 12 mtrs
With our equipment on and pre-dive safety check carried out we enter the water and swim out to our surface buoy. Before descending down the line we take a compass heading back to the shore, and then conduct a descent down the line, and once at the bottom carry another tour of the immediate area. We bring into practice the skills from the first dive, and enjoy the dive. The underwater tour ends back at the bottom of the line from where you will navigate using the compass, back to the shore.
Training Dive Three – Depth Range 6 to 12 mtrs
With our equipment on and pre-dive safety check carried out we enter the water and swim out to our surface buoy. We carry out a free descent, and once at the bottom we will carry out a 3 minute lights out exercise, and if we’re lucky we might be able to see the bio-luminance.
With this simple exercise over, it’s over to you to conduct your own underwater tour, returning to the shore before entering your reserve air limit.
Course Fee Includes
- Night Diver Crew Pack – includes Manual, DVD, Diploma & Chevron
- Certification costs
- All equipment* and air fills
- Possibility of transport to and from the site (please contact us for details)
*If you are using your own equipment then please read and complete the Own Equipment Liability form
When Can I Start?
We run these courses to suit individual needs, so please contact us to discuss your requirements. The next course will be starting sooner than you think!
Other Relevant Courses
Night Diving requires more attention to navigation, so brush up your navigation skills with the underwater navigation course.