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Altitude Diver

Specialty

This course is designed to be an introduction to altitude diving and to help the student diver develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for altitude diving. Any time you’re diving 1,000 feet or more above sea level, you’re altitude diving. If you want to safely explore the hidden world of a mountain lake, the PADI Altitude Diver Specialty course is for you. The Altitude Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the rules and procedures necessary to use the Recreational Dive Planner or your personal dive computer at altitude.

Program #

RST.001

Course Fee

$150.00

Certification Agency
  • PADI
  • SDI
Certification

Altitude Diver

Prerequisites

PADI (Jr) Open Water Diver -or- equivalent

Minimum Age

10

Materials Included in Course Fee

N/A

Required Student Materials/Equipment

Full Open Water Scuba Kit
Two cylinders of appropriate breathing gas

Required Administrative Items
  • Divers Medical Questionnaire
  • IVS Model Release
  • PADI Continuing Education Administrative Document
  • PADI Liability Release and Assumption of Risk
  • RSTC Medical Statement
Classroom Sessions

1 (3 hours)

Open Water Sessions

2

Upcoming Specialty Classes

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