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Night Diver

PADI description Night Diver

own lights required (A primary and secondary)**

Overview

Even your local dive site looks completely different at night. The adventure of diving at night will give you a thrill you'll never forget!

Prerequisites

Must be a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organisation. The instructor is to ensure that the individual can perform the skills required of a PADI Open Water Diver.
Be 12 years or older.

Objectives

1. The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of night diving.
2. Proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation and communication.
3. Use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques.
4. Disorientation and emergency procedures.
5. Orientation to nocturnal aquatic life.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course, the PADI Night Diver specialty certification card is awarded.
Plan, conduct and log open water night dives in conditions generally comparable to, or better than, those you were trained in.
Apply for the rating of Master Scuba Diver if you are a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation) and a PADI Rescue Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation) with certification in four other PADI Specialty ratings.