Course overview

The PADI Deep Diver specialty in Muscat extends your range to 40 metres so you can explore the deeper reef walls and pinnacles of the Daymaniyat Islands and Fahal Island. Across four dives you learn deep-dive planning, gas management and how to recognise and manage narcosis in Oman's clear offshore water. You certify as a PADI Deep Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Plan deep dives to a maximum of 40 metres and manage no-decompression limits
• Monitor air consumption and gas reserves at depth
• Recognise and respond to nitrogen narcosis
• Set up and use a safety stop and contingency procedures
• Manage buoyancy, time and ascent rates on deep profiles
• Plan for the effects of colour loss and reduced light at depth

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15
• PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Comfortable in open water and with buoyancy control
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Planning & first deep dives

   Cover deep-diving theory and gas management, then complete the first two dives on Daymaniyat reef walls.
2. Day2
   Toward 40m & certification

   Complete the final dives progressing toward 40m with narcosis and ascent drills near Fahal Island, then certify.

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