PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

Peak Performance Buoyancy

COURSE STANDARDS

The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to
polish a diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level.

The goal of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the student diver diver’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills practice.

Prerequisites

To qualify for the Peak Performance Buoyancy course, an individual must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have
a qualifying certification from another training organization.

2. Be 12 years of age or older.

The Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive conducted during the PADI Adventures
in Diving Program may be counted toward this specialty at the discretion of the
instructor conducting the specialty course.

Course Overview

To course includes the following skills:

1. Peak Performance Buoyancy fundamentals:
    • Buoyancy check.
    • Fine-tuning buoyancy underwater.
    • Weight position and distribution.
    • Streamlining.
    • Visualization.

2. Use of PADI’s “Basic Weighting Guidelines.”

3. An opportunity to polish buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver
level:
    • Positioning and distributing weight for comfort and desired body
    position (trim in the water).
    • Visualization techniques prior to dives.
    • Buoyancy checks.
    • Establishing neutral buoyancy during all segments of a dive.
    • Fine-tuning neutral buoyancy underwater.
    • Hovering.

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