PADI Underwater Naturalist Course – £119

The PADI Underwater Naturalist Course is designed as an introduction to underwater species identification & to help the student develop safe & responsible interaction with aquatic life. This course is an excellent accompaniment to the PADI Underwater Digital Photography & Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty courses.

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course overview

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of diving in different aquatic environments.
• A basic overview of major aquatic life groupings (kingdoms and phyla).
• Factual information that dispels myths of potentially dangerous aquatic life.
• An overview of basic aquatic life interactions and associations.
• Responsible human interactions with aquatic life.
• Diving technique used to help preserve bottom dwelling aquatic life and minimize aquatic life disturbance.

The goals of PADI Underwater Naturalist Course training are:

• To develop the student’s interest of aquatic life forms & ecology.
• To enable the student to safely plan & conduct dives that interact with potentially harmful species.
• To encourage students to be more aware of the aquatic environment & develop diving skills that minimize damage to it.

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course duration

• A single day at the dive site.
• Presentation & review of knowledge reviews session.
• Two open water dives.

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course pre-requisites

• Must be a certified PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent.
• Minimum age 12 years [UK].

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course – Price Includes

• Standard tuition.
• PADI U/W Naturalist course manual.
• PADI certification fee.

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course – What you will need to bring

• 2 passport-sized photograph