PADI Skin Diver

Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. It’s a great way to explore the underwater world when you’re not able to scuba dive or if scuba diving just isn’t your thing. The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you how to enjoy watching life below the surface and comfortably venture underwater for short visits.

What will you learn?

• How to choose, adjust and use skin diving equipment.

• Basic safety guidelines for being in and around the water.

• Snorkeling and skin diving techniques including checking buoyancy, surface swimming, clearing water from your snorkel and performing effortless surface dives.

• Going on an optional skin dive at a local dive site.

To sign up for a PADI Skin Diving, you must be at least 8 years old. No prior experience is necessary,but you need adequate swimming skills and comfort in the water and you need to be in reasonable physical health.