DIVE AGAINST DERBIS

Duration

1-2 Days

Experience

Open Water Diver

Min Age

12 years old

Who should take this course

Do you want to make a difference on every dive but are not sure where to begin? Gain the knowledge and skills to activate your inner citizen scientist by taking the Dive Against Debris® Specialty. You’ll learn to complete Dive Against Debris surveys under the guidance of Deep Blue Divers PADI Instructor and help keep your local dive sites healthier by removing trash.

If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 12 years old, you can enroll in the Dive Against Debris Specialty course.

What will you learn

Your training starts in the classroom by learning:

  • About marine debris, the damage done, what it is, where it comes from and how divers are part of the solution.
  • How to establish a Dive Against Debris® survey, the survey frequency, sites, profiles and equipment. Also the use of photography and knowing what to leave behind.
  • How to make your survey count. The five easy steps to report the debris you’ve removed to maximize each survey’s benefits.
  • How to join the global Project AWARE movement of scuba divers protecting our ocean planet.

During your one open water dive, you will conduct a Dive Against Debris® survey, including weighing, sorting, recording, disposing and reporting your marine debris to Project AWARE.

Get credit! The dive of this PADI Specialty Diver Course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your Deep Blue Divers PADI instructor about earning credit.

What scuba gear will you use

Beyond using basic scuba equipment, you will want a slate to record what you see. Deep Blue Divers will provide you the rest equipment as a bag net, gloves, garbage bags and etc.

What includes

Why Choose Us

Professional Instructors guide all the dives

We are certified by DAN (Divers Alert Network) Europe, which means you are insured while diving with us

We are a certified PADI 5 Star Dive Center. PADI is the world’s most popular and recognized diving organization

We are part of the Scubapro Educational Association, so you are guaranteed excellent equipment

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