Course overview

Refine your control in the water with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty on Ambergris Caye, perfect for hovering effortlessly over the delicate corals of the Belize Barrier Reef. Off San Pedro you fine-tune weighting and trim so you glide above the reef without contact, conserving air and protecting the fragile ecosystem.

What you’ll learn

• Determine perfect weighting for your gear and exposure suit
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and stable trim
• Hover motionless in any position
• Streamline equipment to reduce drag and effort
• Use breath control for fine buoyancy adjustments
• Move over reef without contact or silt disturbance

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Buoyancy dives

   Weighting and trim assessment, then two dives practising hovering, streamlining and breath control over the reef off San Pedro.

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