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About the Course
What You'll Learn
- Use surface signaling equipment
- Stay close to your buddy
- Make entries and descents in a current
Certification Requirements
- Prerequisites
- Time
- Age
- Health
Why Take a Drift Diving Course?
Step 1
PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
Step 2
With Your Instructor
During two dives in a current, you’ll practice buoyancy control, navigation and buddy communication. Practice using a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB), float, line, reel, or other drift diving safety equipment.
- Total time commitment: 1-2 days
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