The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, can enroll in the Night Diver specialty course.
Scuba diving at night teaches you to focus on what you can see in your light’s beam, on controlling your buoyancy by feel, on staying with your buddy and on paying attention to details you may overlook during the day. During three night dives, you’ll practice:
This course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit.
Along with your basic scuba equipment, you’ll need a primary dive light and want to have a backup light, too. Your PADI Instructor may suggest other equipment options, such as wearing more exposure protection to stay comfortable after dark.
Q. What do I do after purchasing the Night Diving Specialty Course?
After you purchase the Specialty Course, an instructor will contact you according to your account via email or phone call. Then, you will schedule for meeting.
You will come to our dive shop on the scheduled day and will go through orientation, instuctions, and you will schedule further appointments for swimming pool and ocean dive sessions.
The Dry Suit Diver specialty course is a two-day program designed to give you experience and confidence in diving with a dry suit. The course includes one day in the pool and one day in the ocean. Here is the breakdown of the costs associated with the course:
Specialty Course Fee: $250
Dry Suit Manual: $40
Dry Suit Rental: $99 per dive day (includes undergarments)
Pool Entry Fee: $30
Boat Trip to either Catalina Island or the Channel Islands: $180
Please note that the total cost will depend on the number of dive days you choose. The specialty course fee and manual cost are fixed, while the dry suit rental, pool entry fee, and boat trip will vary based on the number of days you require. Typically, the course is completed in one pool and one ocean day.
Optional: Dry suit purchase ~$1600-2800. We order custom dry suits from DUI. Please allow up to 4 months for the whole process to complete.
If you decide to proceed with the course, you can conveniently add to cart on this page. Once added to cart, head to our dive calendar to schedule your preferred dates for the pool session and the ocean trip.
Q. Why learn to dive in a drysuit?
Drysuit is not just a professional equipment for extreme condition places anymore, but it is also great item for divers who want to keep warm temperature of their body. However, in order to be dry-suited, you must need additional knowledge and skills different from wetsuits. So, divers must take this drysuit specialty course to use the drysuits.
Also, you will learn about many different styles of drysuits (e.g. front zipper vs. rear zipper), materials (e.g. neoprene, vulcanized rubber, butyl) and appropriate choices of interior or exterior accessories.
