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Night Diver Specialty

See your local dive site in whole new (dive) light! Spice up your favorite dive location by exploring it at night and seeing the creatures and plants that only come out at night. You'll learn to prepare night dive activities organization, procedures, techniques and hazards. You'll also learn how to control your buoyancy, navigate and communicate at night. Since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different, you'll also get an introduction to nocturnal aquatic life. Course includes up to three open dives and requires Open Water Diver certification and a minimum age of 12.

Why PADI Night Diver?

When you go night diving you'll see a whole new world. Even your local dive site takes on a new personality at night, as many underwater creatures and plant life (different from those you see during the day) are active at night.

What do I need to start?

PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)

  • Minimum age: 12 years old

What will I do?

You'll learn night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also learn how to control your buoyancy, navigate and communicate at night. Since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different, you'll also get an introduction to nocturnal aquatic life.

How long will it take?

  • Recommended Course Hours: 12
  • Minimum Open Water Training: three dives over one day

What will I need?

  • Night-Pak, which includes manual, video and log insert

Where can I go from here?

Your Adventures In Diving Night Adventure Dive may count towards the Night Diver Specialty course at instructor discretion. In addition, the Night Diver Specialty course counts as one of five Specialty courses required for your Master Scuba Diver certification.

Become a Master Scuba Diver?

Show off your training and knowledge by receiving the Master Scuba Diver certification. This is the highest recreational diver level in the PADI system of diver education. It indicates you have received a significant amount of training and experience in a variety of dive environments. Completing this specialty brings you one step closer to achieving this sought after certification.

Our Philosophy

At Bubbles Below we are committed to encouraging the growth of not only divers but local opportunities for the advancement of the sport of SCUBA diving in the greater Northwest.

Everyone who is involved with our dive center is committed to not only a buddy system but that your buddy or student is always first. We know that:

  • Nothing in the water is as important as my buddy.
  • Keeping myself and my buddy safe means there is always another day to dive.
  • Fun and safe diving are the only way to dive.


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