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PADI Adaptive Support Diver course with a dive guide assisting a diver underwater with Dive Desk Male' and the Maldivian Academy of Diving Himmafushi in the Maldives.
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Master techniques to create inclusive diving experiences for every adventurer.

Inclusive diving in action.

Adaptive Support Diver

⌛ Age 10+       🕗 1-2 days       🗓️ Begin Anytime       📍2 Locations

Course Details

Increase your awareness of divers’ varying abilities and develop adaptive skills to create more inclusive dive experiences. This course teaches techniques you can apply while scuba diving or freediving with a buddy who has a disability, helping you become a more supportive and confident dive partner.
🔸Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent, minimum age 10.
🔸Time: 1–2 days (2 dives)
🔸Certification: Master buoyancy control to dive efficiently, protect marine life, and enjoy precise, effortless movement underwater.

What To Expect

🔸Understand common adaptive techniques for diving
🔸Learn how to support buddies with varying abilities
🔸Practice role-playing scenarios in confined and open water
🔸Build empathy and teamwork skills
🔸Receive your PADI Adaptive Support Diver eCard on completion.

What Is Included

✅ Knowledge development through eLearning
✅ 2 open water dives
✅ Instructor-led adaptive skills training
✅ Certification fee (diver level only - excludes instructor level)

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📍Dive Desk Male' & Maldivian Academy of Diving Himmafushi

📩info@divedesk.mv · 📲+960 7979098

Our Locations

Dive Desk logo – PADI 5 Star Dive Center in Male', Maldives.

📍 Male', Capital City

PADI Five Star Dive Centre

Maldivian Academy of Diving logo – PADI 5 Career Development Center in Himmafushi, Maldives.

📍 Himmafushi, North Male' Atoll

PADI Five Star Career Development Centre

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