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Gliding with the currents and experiencing the rush of flying underwater is
what drift diving is all about. To start your underwater aeronautics, you'll require
a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
and be at least 12 years old.
During your PADI Drift Diver program, you'll go on two open water dives. To
take advantage of some great drift dives on the St. Laurence, we highly recommended
that you enroll in this program to exposed yourself to the techniques and procedures
for drift diving.
You'll cover the following in the PADI Drift Diver program:
- The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of
drift diving.
- Special equipment -- floats, lines, reels.
- Proper procedures for buoyancy-control, navigation and communication.
- Site selection and overview of aquatic currents causes and effects.
- Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group.
The elective Drift Dive from the Adventures In Diving program may be counted
toward the certification requirements for
this specialty at the discretion of your
PADI Instructor.
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