PADI Adaptive Support Diver
- Duration
- 2 days
- Needs
- PADI Open Water Diver or PADI Freediver. EFR Primary and Secondary Care within the past 24 months. Minimum age 15.
- Includes
- One confined water and one open water workshop, equipment, PADI Speciality certification
About the course
The PADI Adaptive Support Diver course from Lak Scuba teaches you how best to support a dive buddy who has a physical or mental challenge. It makes you more aware of divers’ different abilities, and covers adaptive techniques to use while diving or freediving with a buddy with a disability.
Theory
Through knowledge development and two diving workshops, one in confined water and one in open water, you’ll learn techniques that make you a better dive partner to a diver with a disability. You’ll gain insight and practical experience as you learn about
Prerequisites
PADI Open Water Divers or PADI Freedivers who are at least 15 years old and have completed the EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Support Diver course.
Diving
One confined water workshop and one open water workshop
Next step
The next step on the PADI path is the Rescue Diver course.