{"id":337,"date":"2019-02-05T15:37:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/?post_type=cpt_courses&#038;p=337"},"modified":"2021-05-08T20:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T20:45:08","slug":"deep-diver","status":"publish","type":"cpt_courses","link":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/courses\/deep-diver\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Diver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lure of the deep. There&#8217;s something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites while scuba diving. Sometimes it&#8217;s a wreck that attracts you below 18 metres\/60 feet, and on wall dives it may be a giant fan or sponge. Whatever it is, to scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 40 metres\/130 feet, you should take the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve earned the PADI Adventure Diver rating or higher, and you&#8217;re at least 15 years old, you can enroll in the Deep Diver course.<\/p>\n<p>Along with reviewing reasons for deep diving and the importance of knowing your personal limits, you&#8217;ll learn about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Specialized deep diving equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Deep dive planning, buddy contact procedures, safety considerations and buoyancy control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Managing your gas supply and dealing with gas narcosis..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification &#8211; ask your instructor about earning credit. You may be able to get college credit for the Deep Diver course &#8211; ask your instructor.<\/p><p><strong>Prerequisites &amp; Requirements<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Age Requirement<\/strong><\/p><p>15 years or older<\/p><p><strong>Course Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p><p>PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification)<\/p><p><strong>Time Commitment<\/strong><\/p><p>Approximately 2-4 hours<\/p><p><strong>Equipment<\/strong><\/p><p>You&#8217;ll need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/gear\/dive-computers\">dive computer<\/a> along with the rest of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/help\/gear-faq\">basic scuba equipment<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/gear\/lights\">dive light<\/a> and slate are also recommended. Your PADI Instructor or <a href=\"https:\/\/locator.padi.com\/\">local&#8221;&gt;https:\/\/locator.padi.com&#8221;&gt;local<\/a> dive center staff may suggest other gear appropriate for local deep diving.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore deeper dive sites with confidence at depths down to 40 metres\/130 ft. Learn to manage your gas supply, go over buddy contact procedures, and buoyancy control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_courses_group":[163],"class_list":["post-337","cpt_courses","type-cpt_courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_courses_group-continuing-education","post_emotion_main_cool","post_emotion_cool","post_emotion_lol"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_courses\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_courses"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_courses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_courses_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_courses_group?post=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}