Courses and Training

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.

eLearning covers self-study material. Your dive shop will charge training fees.

Take This Course If You Want to

• • Improve your buoyancy control
• • Dive with less weight
• • Reduce your air consumption

Learn How to

• • Achieve neutral buoyancy
• • Hover effortlessly
• • Use the right amount of weight

Other Details

• Minimum age: 10 years or older
• Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
• Total time commitment: 1-2 days
• eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

Buoyancy control is essential to becoming a confident, relaxed diver. Being perfectly balanced allows you to float effortlessly, use air more efficiently and deftly approach skittish marine life to get a closer look.