Course overview

Master your buoyancy with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty in Fiji, refining trim and air control over Beqa Lagoon's delicate soft-coral pinnacles. Across two dives you fine-tune weighting, breathing and body position so you hover effortlessly, protect the reef and extend your bottom time on sites such as Pearl Rock. It is one of the most useful skills any diver can develop.

What you’ll learn

• Determine precise weighting for your gear and exposure suit
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and stable trim
• Streamline equipment to reduce drag and air use
• Hover motionless in any position
• Use breath control for fine buoyancy adjustments
• Protect fragile soft corals through better control

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior) or 15
• PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician where required

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
   Weighting & first dive

   Refine weighting and trim, then practise hovering and fine control on a soft-coral reef such as Pearl Rock.
2. Day2
   Control & assessment

   Complete a second buoyancy dive perfecting streamlining and breath control, finishing the assessment.

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