Description

Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. It's a great way to explore the underwater world when you're not able to scuba dive or if scuba diving just isn't your thing. The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you how to enjoy watching life below the surface and comfortably venture underwater for short visits, whether you dive in a local freshwater lake or the big blue ocean, at home or on holiday at a dive destination.

To enroll in a PADI Skin Diver course, you must be at least 8 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and comfort in the water. No prior experience is required.

Instructor with students at a table in a thatch hut.

Académique

The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you about:

  • How to choose, adjust and use skin diving equipment.
  • Basic safety guidelines for being in and around the water.
  • Snorkeling and skin diving techniques including checking buoyancy, surface swimming, clearing water from your snorkel and performing effortless surface dives.
  • Going on an optional skin dive at a local dive site.

Langues disponibles

Pour avoir des informations sur les autres langues disponibles, veuillez contacter votre PADI Dive Center.

Equipement

Le cours PADI Skin Diver vous apprend à utiliser l'équipement de base de la plongée libre incluant un masque, un tuba, des palmes, un gilet de flottabilité, une protection thermique comme une combinaison humide et un lestage si nécessaire.

Passez par votre https://locator.padi.com" title="PADI Dive Center or Resort Locator">Centre ou club de plongée PADI pour obtenir les conseils d'un Professionnel PADI sur la plongée libre et l'équipement dont vous aurez besoin pour ce cours.

Commencer

Enroll in a course at your local https://locator.padi.com" title="PADI Dive Center or Resort Locator">PADI Dive Center or Resort, and get started earning your PADI Skin Diver certification. Ask your instructor about the PADI Discover the Underwater World video and companion piece - The Snorkeler's Field Guide. Although not required for the course, the video has great tips that will come in handy when you hit the water and the field guide covers different underwater environments along with common aquatic life.