| Prerequisites
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Be
certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water
Diver or have equivalent rating.
Be 12 years of age or older.
The Drift Dive from the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or
Advanced Plus
Course may be counted toward the certification requirements
for this speciality at the discretion of the instructor conduction
the Speciality Course. |
 Course
overview |
This
course covers the knowledge and techniques of drift diving.
The minimum number of recommended hours is 12, with time being
equally divided between knowledge development and actual water-training
sessions.
To conduct a Drift Diver Course, the following is to be included:
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
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