Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater, 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. 

So why do I need a course for Buoyancy?

Your buoyancy is affected by a number of things and it does not matter how long you have been diving something as a simple change of equipment can adversely affect your buoyancy.

Are you an air guzzler, than it could be down to your buoyancy?

What Do I need to Start?

  • PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
  • ​At least 10 years old
  • Mask, Snorkel and Dive Computer
  • The ambition to fine tune your diving buoyancy, a little sense of trial and error.  This course is not just for new divers but ANY diver interested in becoming a better diver.

What Will I do?

During your time with us you will
  • Expand and refresh your diving knowledge about buoyancy fundamentals
  • Complete a buoyancy clinic in the pool prior to the dives in open water
  • Improve your buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevate them to the next level whatever that next level for you is
  • Undertake a minimum of two training dives practising and applying your new or improved skills
  • Use PADI's Basic Weighting Guidelines to determine the exact weight you need, so you’re not too light or too heavy.
  • Buoyancy Check
  • Trim your weight system and scuba gear so you’re perfectly balanced in the water.
  • Learn about streamline and visualisation to save energy, use air more efficiently and move more smoothly through the water.
  • Hover effortlessly in any position – vertical or horizontal.
  • Have fun

How Long will it Take?

One confined water session - Buoyancy Clinic
One day in Open Water

What do I need to know?

Included in the course price is
  • All equipment (except those listed above), including drysuit and base layer if the holder of drysuit speciality
  • Peak Performance Manual or e-learning materials
  • PADI Processing Fees and Project Aware e-certification card

Any Other Costs?

Entrance fees for open water site and personal travel costs

Whats Next?

  1. Join our Dive Club
  2. Come Diving
  3. Go Diving
  4. Gain five PADI Specialities and apply to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver and this speciality counts as one.

Our Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality Price

£235.00

Integrate with your Advanced Open Water Certification

£130.00

Dive Rutland is a 100% AWARE Partner, which means we make a donation on your behalf to Project Aware and you get a Project AWARE e-certification card available via the PADI app
Reviewed and Updated: May 2021