PADI Adaptive Techniques
- Duration
- 2 days
- Needs
- PADI Divemaster or PADI Master Freediver. EFR Primary and Secondary Care within the past 24 months. Minimum age 18.
- Includes
- Knowledge development, two confined water and two open water workshops, PADI Speciality certification
About the course
The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course is for PADI Professionals. It covers the adaptive techniques you can use when you supervise, teach and dive with people who have a physical or mental challenge, and it makes you more aware of divers’ different abilities. The PADI Adaptive Support Diver course is a smaller part of this one.
It is also recommended that you complete the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course beforehand, so that you have better awareness of trim.
Theory
Through knowledge development, two confined water workshops and two open water workshops, you’ll learn techniques for diving with, and teaching, people with disabilities. You’ll gain insight and practical experience as you learn about:
- Becoming more aware and mindful of individual considerations when diving with people with disabilities.
- Adaptive techniques that can be applied while diving with buddies with mental and/or physical challenges.
Prerequisites
PADI Divemasters or PADI Master Freedivers who are at least 18 years old and have completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within the past 24 months are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course.
Diving
Two confined water workshops and two open water workshops.