Course overview

Refine your control in the water with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty at Sipadan, a course that pays off on every dive in this fragile, macro-rich region. Good trim and weighting let you hover inches above Mabul's silty muck reefs without disturbing frogfish or cuttlefish, and glide easily along Sipadan's coral walls. It is the single specialty that most improves comfort, air consumption and reef-safe diving.

What you’ll learn

• Fine-tune your weighting for a streamlined, balanced position
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and hover motionless
• Trim your body position to reduce drag and effort
• Use breath control for subtle depth changes
• Glide close to the reef without contact or silt-up
• Improve air consumption through efficient finning

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Buoyancy mastery

   Briefing and two dives on the Mabul reefs covering weighting, trim, hovering and streamlining, finishing with certification.

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