Course overview

Refine your control in the water with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty in Raja Ampat, where precise buoyancy protects the planet's most biodiverse reefs and makes drifting in current easier. Across two focused dives you fine-tune weighting, trim and breathing so you can hover steadily over delicate coral at sites like Melissa's Garden. This PADI dive course improves every scuba diving outing that follows.

What you’ll learn

• Determine your ideal weighting and weight placement
• Achieve horizontal trim and a streamlined profile
• Hover effortlessly using breath control
• Glide close to the reef without contact
• Improve air consumption through efficient movement
• Position precisely in current and around macro subjects

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 and up
• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Buoyancy mastery

   Refine weighting and trim, then complete two dives perfecting hover and reef-safe positioning at a site such as Melissa's Garden.

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