DIVER CITY SCUBA STORE

What You Learn

• Teamwork is essential for ice diving so, during one classroom session, you’ll start by learning the roles and responsibilities of support personnel, tenders and safety divers.
• You also discuss types of ice, site selection and preparation, the effects of cold, emergency procedures and handling equipment issues.

During three closely supervised ice dives, you’ll practice:

• Using specialized ice diving equipment and safety lines. Signals and communications along with line tending and line-securing techniques.
• Handling problems and safety diver procedures.

Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask us about earning credit.

To enrol in the PADI Ice Diver Course you must be;

• an Adventure Diver or higher certified (from any certifying agency)
• 18 years or older
• in good physical health (medical clearance may be required)
• have a minimum of 20 logged Scuba dives

• Dive 1 from the specialty course can be credited as an "Adventure Dive" towards your Advanced Open Water Diver certification

All standard SCUBA equipment is required, including

• Mask, fins*
• Environmentally sealed Regulator (with alternate air source and gauges)
• Dive Computer
• BCD
• Weight system
• At least one audible emergency signalling device
• Exposure protection suitable for the environment.

Full equipment rental packages are available for an additional fee.

*We recommend that each diver has at a minimum their own mask and snorkel.