Course overview

Refine the single skill that improves every dive with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty in Mauritius. Practising in the sheltered Flic-en-Flac lagoon and on calm west-coast reefs, you fine-tune weighting, trim and breath control so you hover effortlessly, protect the coral and use less air. It is a short course that pays off on every dive afterwards.

What you’ll learn

• Determine and fine-tune your ideal weighting
• Achieve horizontal trim and a streamlined position
• Hover motionless in any orientation
• Use breath control for subtle depth changes
• Move efficiently to conserve air and energy
• Approach reefs and marine life without contact

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior) or 15 for full certification
• PADI Open Water Diver or qualifying certification
• 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 training dives

   Weighting, trim and hovering refined across two dives in the calm Flic-en-Flac lagoon and reef, then certify.

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