Drift Diver

Do you feel a bit of panic when your guide calls out that the next dive is a “drift dive”? Not sure about the entry/exit techniques and how to react in a current?
Planned and accomplished right, drift dives are one of the most enjoyable dives
you can imagine.

Duration

1 day on the boat

Requirements

Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water or equivalent
Older than 12 years

Contents

Knowledge development

  • the planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
  • proper procedures for buoyancy-control, navigation and communication
  • special equipment – floats, lines, reels
  • site selection and overview of aquatic currents-causes and effects
  • techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group

2 open water dives
The course can be combined with a Nitrox course

Price

Price: 800 Dhs including PADI materials, PADI certification card, 2 boat dives from the Jebel Ali, Dubai Golf Resort and Spa or Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort