PADI Adaptive Support Diver Specialty Course

Increase your awareness of divers’ varying abilities, and explore adaptive techniques to apply while diving or freediving with a buddy with a disability.
Do you want to learn how to best support a dive buddy who has a physical or mental challenge? The PADI® Adaptive Support Diver course will increase your awareness of divers’ varying abilities, and explores adaptive techniques to apply while diving or freediving with a buddy with a disability.
PADI Open Water Divers or PADI Freedivers who are at least 15 years old and have completed the EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Support Diver course. It is also recommended that you complete the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course beforehand so that you have better awareness of trim.
This course is aimed at: -
DM Scuba Training have four Handicappped Scuba Association (HSA) Instructors on staff who can assist on courses for adaptive students, for more information on Adaptive Scuba please get in touch.
Do you want to learn how to best support a dive buddy who has a physical or mental challenge? The PADI® Adaptive Support Diver course will increase your awareness of divers’ varying abilities, and explores adaptive techniques to apply while diving or freediving with a buddy with a disability.
PADI Open Water Divers or PADI Freedivers who are at least 15 years old and have completed the EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Support Diver course. It is also recommended that you complete the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course beforehand so that you have better awareness of trim.
This course is aimed at: -
- Scuba Professionals, Instructors, Guides, etc
- Anyone who would like to dive with, or needs to assist a diver with disabilites
DM Scuba Training have four Handicappped Scuba Association (HSA) Instructors on staff who can assist on courses for adaptive students, for more information on Adaptive Scuba please get in touch.
What You'll Learn
Through knowledge development and two diving workshops – one in confined water and one in open water – you’ll learn useful techniques that will increase your ability to become a better dive partner to a diver with a disability. You’ll gain insight and practical experience as you learn about:
Through knowledge development and two diving workshops – one in confined water and one in open water – you’ll learn useful techniques that will increase your ability to become a better dive partner to a diver with a disability. You’ll gain insight and practical experience as you learn about:
- Becoming more aware and mindful of individual considerations when diving with people with disabilities.
- Adaptive techniques that can be applied while diving with buddies with mental and/or physical challenges.
Your Next Adventure
The Self Reliant course is a great way to achieve self reliance in the water better enabling you to assist and look after your buddy better - Click here for more detalis - Self Reliant Diver
Location
One pool session in Filton, Bristol and then a days diving at an inland dive site around Bristol. One day completing two dives.
The Self Reliant course is a great way to achieve self reliance in the water better enabling you to assist and look after your buddy better - Click here for more detalis - Self Reliant Diver
Location
One pool session in Filton, Bristol and then a days diving at an inland dive site around Bristol. One day completing two dives.
Prices
PADI Adaptive Support Diver (2 Dives / One Day)
£169*
*(Transportation and dive site entry fees where applicable, are not included)
Please feel free to contact us for any further information on 07920 556116 or click on our contact page to send us an email and for details on how to book.
PADI Adaptive Support Diver (2 Dives / One Day)
£169*
*(Transportation and dive site entry fees where applicable, are not included)
Please feel free to contact us for any further information on 07920 556116 or click on our contact page to send us an email and for details on how to book.