Shore Diver

Our very own Distinctive Specialty. A great course to convert you to UK diving if you were trained abroad, and for those more adventurous divers who want to plan dives affected by tide and current

 The PADI Shore Diver Specialty course introduces you to the use of charts and tide tables in the classroom and then put in to use planning two dives either at slack water or by determining the depth before you go.

PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization

Minimum age: 12 years old

What will I do?

Information contained in your Shore Diver program includes:

The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of shore diving

How to read charts, tide tables and the rule of twelfths, buoyage and the use of transits

 Recommended Course Hours: 16

One half day theory session

Minimum Open Water Training: two dives over two days (usually there is only one suitable slack water in any given day)

What will I need?
 

Shore diver manual

Where can I go from here?

Your Adventures In Diving Shore Diver Adventure Dive may count towards this Specialty certification at the instructor’s discretion. This Specialty certification also counts as one of five Specialty certifications required for your Master Scuba Diver certification.

To be able to safely plan shore dives with a buddy, stop by Aquanauts or contact us, these courses are run all the year on very flexible schedules (tide permitting)