Any time you're diving from 300 to 3000 meters above sea level, you're altitude diving. If you want to explore the hidden world of a lake, a local quarry or an old flooded mine - the PADI Altitude Diver Specialty course is for you!
What do I need to start?
PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
Minimum age: 10 years old
What will I do?
The Altitude Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the rules and procedures necessary to use the Recreational Dive Planner at altitude. This includes:
Altitude dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
Special Recreational Dive Planner procedures for diving at altitude
Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures
Special equipment necessary for altitude diving
Limited visibility diving
Overview of the physical aspects of the fresh water, altitude aquatic environment
How long will it take?
Recommended Course Hours: 24
Minimum Open Water Training: two dives over one day
What Next?
At the instructor's discretion, you may count your Adventures in Diving altitude dive towards your Altitude Diver Specialty course, which also counts towards one of the five specialty certifications for the PADI Master Scuba Diver certification.
Doing your Enriched Air – Nitrox certification whilst doing the altitude dives truly shows you the benefit of using Enriched air - especially at altitude!