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 Course Overview:
If you want to fine-tune your buoyancy and soar over reefs, extend bottom time by reducing
air consumption and prolong the life of your dive equipment, the Peak Performance Buoyancy
Specialty course is for you.
Prerequisites:
Must be at least 10 years old and certified as a Junior Open Water Diver or an Open Water Diver.
 Course Activities:
You will learn how to use the Basic Weighting Guidelines to determine the correct amount of
weight. Then you will practice the fundamentals of peak performance buoyancy during two open
water dives under instructor supervision, including the buoyancy check at the surface, fine-tuning
buoyancy underwater, weight positioning for trim, streamlining and visualization.
- Classroom:
There is one classroom session. The classroom session
will cover the Peak Performance Buoyancy in the Adventures in Diving Manual, review your knowledge
review answers and prepare you for both of the open water dives.
- Independent Study:
Read the chapter Peak Performance Buoyancy in the
Adventures in Diving Manual and complete the knowledge review located at the end of the chapter.
Watch the entire Peak Performance Buoyancy DVD. You will need to turn in the knowledge review prior to certification or provide a copy of an Adventure
Log signed by an appropriate instructor if you have already done dive one in connection with your
Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
- Open Water Dives:
The 2 open water dives are done at an area lake/scuba park
or on a dive trip.
 Forms Required:
Students need to complete the three (3) forms:
Liability Release,
Statement of Understanding, and
Medical Statement
prior to entering the water.
Materials/Equipment Required:
The Peak Performance Buoyancy DVD (included in course price) and The Adventures in Diving Manual
Price of Course:
$99 - price includes Peak Performance Buoyancy DVD, certification card, picture for certification card
and two dives under the supervision of an instructor. If you have completed a Peak Performance Buoyancy
dive in connection with your Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver certification, provide us with
a copy of the Adventure Log book page signed by your instructor evidencing that you have turned in the
knowledge review and completed the dive. We will subtract $20 from the cost of the specialty.
Deposit:
$40 - Costs of materials.
 Length of Course:
If you have read the Peak Performance Buoyancy chapter in The Adventures in Diving Manual, completed
the knowledge review and watched the entire video prior to coming to class, the classroom session
should take approximately 1 hour depending upon class size.
Class Dates:
This specialty course is offered on any lake weekend or any dive trip. See our calendar
for our next lake weekend or up coming dive trip.
Related Specialties:
Project AWARE,
Boat Diver,
Coral Reef,
Deep Diver,
Drift Diver,
Dry Suit Diver,
Equipment,
Fish ID,
Multi-Level Diver,
Naturalist,
UW Navigation,
Night Diver,
Nitrox Diver,
Peak Performance Buoyancy,
UW Digital Photo,
UW Photo,
UW Search & Recovery Diver,
Wreck Diver.
How To Sign-Up:
Call us at (407) 658-4797 or you can sign up for the course online. You can come by and
pick up the materials or we can have them delivered to your home or office.
Type of Classes:
We offer the following types of classes: (1) Group Class
[scheduled classes with up to 8 others],
(2) Make Your Own Group
[for 4 or more that want to take the class together],
(3) Semi-Private
[maximum of two students],
(4) Private
[one person private].
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Dive 1:
- Assembly of weight system and use of the "Basic Weighting
Guidelines".
- Visualization practice.
- Getting in the water, buoyancy check and descent.
- Hovering - If appropriate, establish neutral buoyancy using the
fin pivot, then hover for one minute without fin movement or hand movement. During the hover practice breath
control to make minor depth adjustments.
- Buoyancy Game Add-on.
- Ascent - Ascend at a rate not to exceed 60 feet per minute. Vent
air as needed from your BCD to maintain neutral buoyancy. Perform a safety stop at 15 feet for 3 minutes.
Maintain neutral buoyancy at the safety stop.
- Post-dive procedures - Signal support personnel once on the
surface after a dive (if appropriate) and conduct a post-dive buoyancy check. Achieve comfortable positive
buoyancy using your BCD.
- Debriefing - Discuss differences between buoyancy checks at the
beginning and end of the dive .
Dive 2:
- Visualization Techniques.
- Prepare personal diving equipment. Rig weight system,
estimating amount of weight using the Basic Weighting Guidelines. Position and distribute the weight
for comfort and desired body position (trim) in the water.
- Visualization practice. Just before suiting up, take
time to visualize yourself attaining Peak Performance Buoyancy while diving.
- Conduct a pre-dive buoyancy check.
- During the dive: Demonstrate efficient fin kicks,
using long, slow strokes and gliding after each kick. Avoid all contact with the bottom - body and
equipment. Practice hovering over the bottom without kicking or hand movement. While hovering, practice
making minor depth adjustments using breath control only. Maneuver close to a nonliving portion of the
bottom (rock, sand, etc.) without touching it and then back away using neutral buoyancy with hand or
fin sculling.
- Ascent: Ascend at a rate not to exceed 60 feet per
minute. Vent air as needed from your BCD to maintain neutral buoyancy. Perform a safety stop at 15 feet
for 3 minutes. Maintain neutral buoyancy at the safety stop.
- Post-dive procedures: Signal support personnel once on
the surface after a dive (if appropriate) and conduct a post-dive buoyancy check. Achieve comfortable
positive buoyancy using your BCD.
- Debriefing - Discuss differences between buoyancy checks
at the beginning and end of the dive.
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