PADI Specialty - Peak Performance Bouyancy |
The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to
polish a diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal
of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the student diver’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical
skills practice.
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This course include the following:
- 1. Peak Performance Buoyancy fundamentals:
- Buoyancy check
- Fine-tuning buoyancy underwater
- Weight position and distribution
- Streamlining
- Visualization
- 2. Use of PADI’s “Basic Weighting Guidelines.”
- 3. An opportunity to polish buoyancy control beyond the Open
Water Diver level:
- Positioning and distributing weight for comfort and
desired body position (trim in the water)
- Visualization techniques prior to dives
- Buoyancy checks
- Establishing neutral buoyancy during all segments of a
dive
- Fine-tuning neutral buoyancy underwater
- Hovering
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Prerequisites
To qualify for the Peak Performance Buoyancy course, an individual must:
- 1. Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
- 2. Be 10 years of age or older
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