They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.

Take This Course If You Want to

• Improve your buoyancy control
• Dive with less weight
• Reduce your air consumption

Learn How to

• Achieve neutral buoyancy
• Hover effortlessly
• Use the right amount of weight

Scuba Diving and Neutral Buoyancy

Buoyancy control is essential to becoming a confident, relaxed diver. Being perfectly balanced allows you to float effortlessly, use air more efficiently and deftly approach skittish marine life to get a closer look.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.

Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.

• eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
• If you have an eLearning discount code use it here!

AT THE DIVE SHOP

With Your Instructor

Determine how much weight you need and where to place trim weights to streamline your body position. During two dives you’ll fine-tune your weighting during buoyancy checks and master neutral buoyancy with inwater practice.

• Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
• Total time commitment: 1-2 days
• Minimum age: 10 years or older