Gliding with the currents, watching the big pelagic fish move seemingly effortlessly up current, feeling the rush of flying underwater, is what drift diving is all about. Some of the best dives around the world are drift dives. Drift dives require slightly different procedures from diving from a moored boat.
A Drift Diver Speciality course will give you a greater comprehension of these procedures and an understanding of how to plan a drift dive. Knowing to handle currents, tides and weather will help you plan your dives more effectively.
Contents
Knowledge development
- the planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
- proper procedures for buoyancy-control, navigation and communication
- special equipment – floats, lines, reels
- site selection and overview of aquatic currents-causes and effects
- techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
2 open water dives
Duration
1 day on the boat / 2 dives.
Price
Inclusive of full equipment Local Price: 170€*
Pre Booking Course Price:140€
Certification fee: 65€
Drift Diver manual: 30 € (optional)
Requirements
Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water or equivalent Older than 12 years
*The elective Drift Dive from the Advanced Open Water Diver course may be counted towards this specialty. You may also count this Speciality certification toward one of the five required Specialities for the Master Scuba Diver certification. If you want to fly underwater….
Extra
Snacks and drinks on boat trips (payable on the boat). Money for: CD for your underwater photos, T-shirts, Sweatshirts.
Important Note
- Our boat is in Kos harbour, 50 meters away from the Dolphins roundabout. And she departs every morning, wind permit it and availability, except Sundays’ at around 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- In order for the diving trip with the boat to take place a minimum number of 4 divers is required.
- For your personal safety, all our student divers must complete a medical statement and a COVID-19 health declaration form prior to commencing our daily diving program. If none of the listed conditions apply, you sign the form and are ready to start. If any of them affect you, as a safety precaution, a physician must examine you and sign a medical form that confirming that you’re fit to dive, dated within the last 12 months.
- Recommendations for flying after Scuba Diving: For 1 dive in a day the pre-flight time is 12 hours, For multiple dives in a day the pre-flight time is 18 hours and more.
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Restrictions
- Guests who want to snorkel and or dive must know how to swim.
- In order for the diving trip to take place with the boat, a minimum number of 4 divers is required.
- Guests must be able to step on / off boat, navigate a narrow passageway to reach the front deck, climb a ladder to come out of the sea.
- Guests who present symptoms or are deemed at risk of infection (e.g. due to exposure to a Covid-19 patient in the 14 previous days) will be refused permission to board the boat.
- Guests inside the boat will have to remain at a 1.5m distance from each other. One person maximum will be allowed in inside cabin, except for families of up to 4 people, and people with disabilities traveling with companions.
- We encourage our guests to wear masks or facial coverings, to wash/sanitize their hands before coming on board and during the journey and most and — most importantly — to inform us if they do not feel well.
- The crews have been trained to respond to potential coronavirus cases,
Referrals
If you have already completed parts of your course in another location you can get your final training and certification here. Please contact us for rates.
Tips for Drift Scuba Diving
- Follow the three ‘S’ of drift diving: Surface float, Surface Supervision and Safety Sausage
- Watch that Depth Gauge like a hawk.
- Hug the Bottom