Why Take a Drift Diving Course?

Scuba diving in a current can be both relaxing and exhilarating. You may slowly glide over a reef, or zoom over an underwater landscape so fast it feels like flying. By the end of your drift diver course, you’ll have the skills you need to confidently go with the flow.

Take This Course If You Want to

•     Try drift diving with an instructor
•     Feel confident diving in a current
•     Learn about aquatic currents - causes and effects

Learn How to

•     Use surface signaling equipment
•     Stay close to your buddy
•     Make entries and descents in a current

1. PADI eLearning®

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.

Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.

•     eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

2. With Your Instructor

During two dives in a current, you’ll practice buoyancy control, navigation and buddy communication. Practice using a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB), float, line, reel, or other drift diving safety equipment.

•     Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
•     Total time commitment: 1-2 days
•     Minimum age: 12 years or older