PPB
The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty is important for several reasons:
Better Buoyancy Control: Buoyancy control is one of the most crucial skills for divers. It allows divers to move effortlessly underwater, conserve energy, and minimize their impact on the environment.
The Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty focuses on refining buoyancy skills, including proper weighting, breath control, and fin techniques. Mastering these skills leads to better control and stability underwater.
Improved Air Consumption: Proper buoyancy control helps divers achieve neutral buoyancy, where they neither sink nor float. When a diver is neutrally buoyant, they use less energy to move around and can maintain depth without constant adjustments. This results in improved air consumption, allowing for longer and more enjoyable dives.
Environmental Awareness: The Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty emphasizes the importance of environmental awareness. Divers learn how to avoid touching the fragile marine life and damaging the underwater ecosystem. By mastering buoyancy, divers can hover effortlessly over delicate coral reefs or aquatic life without causing harm.
Safety: Good buoyancy control is essential for safety underwater. It helps divers avoid accidental contact with hazardous objects, reduces the risk of entanglement, and enables quick and efficient ascents and descents. Proper buoyancy skills also contribute to better control in emergency situations.
Photography and Videography: For divers interested in underwater photography or videography, buoyancy control is paramount. Stable buoyancy allows photographers to frame shots easily, avoid camera shake, and focus on capturing stunning images without disturbing the surroundings.
Overall, the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty is important because it enhances diver safety, reduces environmental impact, improves air consumption, and allows for a more enjoyable and rewarding diving experience. It is a valuable skill set that all divers should strive to master.
The program
What you will experience:
knowledge reviews
2 open water dives
Prerequisites
Students must have at least their PADI (Junior) Open Water completed (or a comparable certification from a another recognised dive organisation)
Price
The price for PPB speciality is 5.000 THB.