PADI Advanced Snorkeler (Skin Diver)
Develop advanced snorkelling, skin-diving, and breath-hold skills while building confidence and comfort in the underwater environment
Duration
1 day, 2 dives
Max Depth
5 mt / 16 ft
Level
Recreational Skin Diving
Next Step
Discover Scuba® Diving / Open Water Scuba Diver
Overview
The PADI Advanced Snorkeller (Skin Diver) course develops the foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary to safely and comfortably conduct breath-hold dives using mask, fins, and snorkel equipment.
This course expands beyond basic snorkelling by introducing:
- breath-hold diving techniques,
- duck dives,
- underwater swimming,
- equalisation procedures,
- and efficient skin-diving movement.
Students develop practical capability in:
- underwater breath-hold exploration,
- skin-diving descents,
- buoyancy awareness,
- finning efficiency,
- and watermanship skills.
At N9BO℠, this course is conducted in a relaxed and supportive environment, focusing on:
- safety,
- confidence-building,
- proper technique,
- and enjoyment of the underwater world.
The course is ideal for:
- ocean enthusiasts,
- aspiring freedivers,
- scuba divers wishing to improve watermanship,
- and travellers seeking greater confidence in the water.
Course Facts
- Course name: PADI Advanced Snorkeller (Skin Diver) Course
- Level: Recreational Skin Diving
- Minimum prerequisites: Minimum age 8, Comfortable in the water
- Ratio: Maximum of 8 students per instructor (small groups recommended for quality training)
- Configuration: mask, fins, snorkel,exposure protection suitable for local conditions, and optional weight systems for advanced skin-diving exercises. (All equipment is provided by N9BO℠)
- Depth / environment: Maximum depth 5 metres / 16 feet, Swimming pool, Confined water, Calm tropical open water environments, Shallow reef sites, Skin-diving and snorkelling locations
- Format: Knowledge development + confined-water skill practice + breath-hold exercises + open water skin dives
- Duration: Typically completed in 1 day (Minimum 2 dives)
What You’ll Learn
- Learn: breath-hold diving principles, equalisation techniques, underwater safety procedures, efficient movement techniques
- Practice duck dives, snorkelling techniques, underwater swimming, breath control, surface recovery procedures
- Conduct: confined-water skill sessions, breath-hold exercises, and open water skin dives
- Develop water confidence, underwater comfort, breath-hold capability, and overall watermanship
- Explore shallow underwater environments, reefs, and marine life through supervised skin-diving activities
Prerequisites
- Be at least 8 years old.
- Comfortable in the water.
- Basic swimming ability.
- Be medically fit for diving.
FAQ
Skin diving combines:
- snorkelling,
- breath-hold diving,
- and underwater swimming without scuba equipment.
It allows divers to:
- descend beneath the surface,
- explore underwater environments,
- and improve overall watermanship skills.
Training dives are conducted within safe recreational skin-diving limits to a maximum depth of 5 metres / 16 feet.
No.
This course focuses entirely on:
- snorkelling,
- breath-hold techniques,
- and skin diving without scuba equipment.
Yes.
Students learn:
- breath control,
- equalisation,
- duck dives,
- underwater movement,
- and safe breath-hold procedures.
Students often continue into:
- PADI Freediver,
- Discover Scuba® Diving,
- Open Water Scuba Diver,
- or advanced ocean-based activities.
Ready to Improve Your Watermanship Skills?
Whether you want to become more confident underwater, improve your snorkelling ability, or prepare for future diving or freediving training, our team will help you develop safe and effective skin-diving skills in a relaxed tropical environment.
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