Course overview

Refine the single skill that improves every dive with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty out of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. Precise buoyancy and trim matter enormously in the Galapagos, where currents demand efficient finning and fragile rock reefs reward a careful diver. You earn the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy certification on completion.

What you’ll learn

• Fine-tune weighting for cool-water exposure suits
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and stable horizontal trim
• Hover effortlessly and control ascents and descents
• Streamline gear to reduce drag and air consumption
• Move efficiently and protect reef and marine life in current

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 & trim

   Buoyancy theory plus two dives at calm Santa Cruz sites perfecting weighting, hovering, trim and efficient finning for current.

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