The Night Diver course is designed to make divers into experienced
Night Divers. The Knowledge Development materials will inform you
of the differences between diving at day and at night. You will
learn what is important in selecting a night diving site, the equipment
requirements for safe night diving and some general night diving
recommendations and procedures.
Time
If you find it difficult to make time during your weekend to go
diving and you work Monday to Friday (as most of us do…) you
might find Night Diving will enable you to get into the water for
a satisfying dive.
Marine Life
The marine life you will see at night is quite different to that
which you are accustomed to seeing during the day. All those photosensitive
fish that are normally crammed under rock ledges are out swimming
freely around the dive site. The Sand Bass and other Senorita fish
are all asleep safely hiding under rocks making it safe for the
Crabs, Shrimp and Urchins to come out of their hiding places. Octopus,
Ells’ and Squid are more active at night making it possible
for night divers to interact with these interesting creatures. One
of the joys of night diving is looking at your favorite dive sites
in a fresh new way while interacting and observing fascinating nocturnal
creatures.
The Adventure
Re-discovering a familiar dive site by night is adventurous and
fun. It can add some excitement to your weekly routine and give
you something cool to talk about with your friends at work the next
day. Night diving is the best way to see true colors under water
with a good quality dive light. If you haven’t done that it
yet you will be amazed at the difference.
The Challenge
Whether you are diving new dive sites at night or diving at sites
you are familiar with by day, navigating your way around at night
can be challenging. Exploring new dive sites at night also offers
a challenge to experienced night divers. Even sites you dive by
day can look very different at night so your navigation skills will
be put to the test.
Dive One – Night Adventure Dive
This dive is an introduction to Night Diving focusing on appropriate
Entries and Exits, maintaining Buddy Contact, some simple Night
Diving Navigation, identifying Nocturnal Aquatic Life and Buoyancy
Control Skills. The maximum depth for this dive is 40 feet.
Dive Two – Under Water Orienteering Dive
The Underwater Orienteering Dive focuses on Under Water Night Navigation
using both compass and natural navigation techniques. The goal of
this dive is to give you practice finding your way around a dive
site at night. You will be given a map including explanations of
how to navigate around a predetermined course and collect objects
to verify that you found each checkpoint of the navigation course.
The maximum depth for this dive is 40 feet.
Dive Three – Advanced Night Dive
The Night Dive is the final dive of the Night Diver course. This
dive will be more challenging than most shore dives because we will
be able to dive to a maximum depth of 50 feet and 100 yards offshore.
In a night diving situation where you experienced primary light
failure you would use your back up light to ascend but in the lights
out exercise we will stay in the dark long enough for our eyes to
adjust to the low light so you can experience complete darkness
under water.
Price: $245
Dives:
3 Scuba Dives
(2 from the shore & 1 from the boat)
Materials:
PADI Night Diver Pak (not included)
PADI Night Diver Certification
Objectives:
Dive One Adventure DiveFocus: Nocturnal Aquatic Life
Dive Two Orienteering DiveFocus: Underwater Night Navigation
Dive Three Night Boat DiveFocus: Advanced Night Diving Procedures
Prerequisites:
Open Water Diver
The Navigation Adventure Dive is recommended
Equipment Requirements:
Primary Dive Light
Back Up Dive Light
Chemical Light Stick or Tank Light
Slate
Dive Knife
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