Description
Requirements to participate:
- Participants must be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
- They must be in good physical condition and feel comfortable in the water.
Course Benefits:
- It allows you to explore deeper diving sites and discover shipwrecks, reef formations and marine life that are not found in shallower waters.
- It increases the diver's confidence and knowledge of the challenges and techniques of deep diving.
- It teaches how to handle specific deep diving emergency situations, which improves the diver's overall safety.
Main Contents:
- Deep Dive Planning: How to plan deep dives, using dive computers.
- Gas Management: How to manage air consumption at greater depths and how to use appropriate gas mixtures.
- Physiological Considerations: Understanding the effects of deep diving on the body, including nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness.
- Use of Specialized Equipment: Familiarization with the additional equipment that may be required for deep diving, such as extra tanks, redundant regulators, and diving lights.
- Emergency Procedures: How to handle specific deep diving emergencies, including emergency ascents and the use of safety equipment.
Includes:
- Boat transfer to the diving sites, air tanks, weights and an Instructor from Dive Center Portobelo.
It includes the equipment and everything necessary for the practical course.
