Course overview

The PADI Deep Diver specialty extends your limit to 40m and unlocks Sharm El Sheikh's dramatic depths, from the SS Thistlegorm's cargo holds to the walls of Ras Mohammed where the reef plunges into the blue. Across four dives you learn to manage narcosis, gas planning and the colour shift at depth. It is the key to the Red Sea's most spectacular deep sites.

What you’ll learn

• Planning and executing dives to 40m
• Recognising and managing nitrogen narcosis
• Gas supply management and timing at depth
• Colour and light changes deep down
• Safe deep ascent and contingency procedures

Prerequisites

• PADI Advanced Open Water (or Adventure Diver with Deep)
• Minimum age 15
• Medically fit to dive

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
   Deep dives 1-2

   Introductory deep dives with narcosis and planning exercises.
2. Day2
   Deep dives 3-4

   Progress toward 40m on a deep reef or wreck, then certification.

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