Skip to content

PADI Specialties

Follow what fascinates you

Recreational PADI specialties deepen one skill or interest: depth, wrecks, light, photography, conservation.

The specialties below are part of the PADI catalogue. We confirm which ones we can run, and when, on request.

Skills and safety

Buoyancy, gas, equipment and self-reliance.

  1. 01Enriched Air (Nitrox) DiverDiving with oxygen-enriched air for more time underwater.
  2. 02Peak Performance BuoyancyFloat effortlessly and use less air.
  3. 03Equipment SpecialistKnow your gear inside out.
  4. 04Emergency Oxygen ProviderKnow how to give oxygen after a diving injury.
  5. 05Self-Reliant DiverPlan and dive independently, with a redundant air source.
  6. 06Full Face Mask DiverDiving with a full face mask.
  7. 07Dry Suit DiverStay dry and warm in cold water.
  8. 08Sidemount Rec DiverCylinders at your sides, for more freedom.
  9. 09Multilevel DiverDives across several depth levels.
  10. 10Altitude DiverDiving in mountain lakes.
  11. 11Adaptive TechniquesDiving adapted to every diver.

Torchlight, the reef wall, the stillness inside.

Exploration

Deeper, further, after dark.

  1. 12Deep DiverDeeper, safely.
  2. 13Wreck DiverSunken history, explored with respect.
  3. 14Night DiverThe sea you never see by day.
  4. 15Cavern DiverEntering the cavern, with daylight always in sight.
  5. 16Drift DiverLet the current carry you.
  6. 17Boat DiverDiving from a boat, from briefing to giant stride.
  7. 18Underwater NavigatorAlways know where you are and how to get back.
  8. 19Search and Recovery DiverFind and recover lost objects.
  9. 20Diver Propulsion VehicleFurther, with an underwater scooter.

Imaging

Underwater photography and video.

  1. 21Digital Underwater PhotographerBring the sea home, in photographs.
  2. 22Underwater VideographerStories filmed underwater.

The more you know, the more you see.

Nature and conservation

Understand and protect what you see.

  1. 23Underwater NaturalistUnderstand what lives around you.
  2. 24Fish IdentificationRecognise the fish you see.
  3. 25Coral Reef ConservationHow reefs work and how to protect them.
  4. 26PADI AWARE SpecialtyThe ocean's problems and what you can change.
  5. 27AWARE Shark and Ray Conservation SpecialtySharks and rays, understood and protected.
  6. 28Dive Against DebrisEvery dive can clean the sea a little.

Write to us and we'll tell you when the next session starts and what it involves.

Questions? Contact usBook & Check-in

Cookie settings

Choose what we may use. You can change your choice at any time from the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of the page. Cookie policy.

Cookie settings
Strictly necessaryAlways on

Remembers your cookie choice. Without it, the site could not remember your decision.

Shows the Google map on the contact page. When it loads, Google receives your IP address and may set its own cookies.