Course overview

Refine your control in the water with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty in Port Blair and learn to hover steadily, glide with less effort and keep clear of the reef. On the coral reefs around Chidiyatapu you fine-tune your weighting, trim and breathing for cleaner, longer dives in the Andaman Sea. The certification improves every dive you make afterwards.

What you’ll learn

• Determine and fine-tune your ideal weighting
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and a streamlined trim
• Hover motionless in any position
• Use breath control to manage minor depth changes
• Glide efficiently and conserve air
• Avoid contact with the reef and fragile marine life

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• PADI Open Water Diver or higher (or qualifying certification)
• Basic comfort underwater
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Buoyancy fine-tuning

   Cover weighting and trim theory, then complete two dives on the reefs near Chidiyatapu practising hovering, streamlining and breath control before certifying.

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