The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Course is the perfect class to take when we have the Niagara River and Chippawa Creek in our backyard to share with you. Go with the flow – literally – with a drift diving specialty!

Learn about the different types of drift diving environments and how to safely dive them as well as how to use some of the specialty equipment and techniques we utilize to make diving here more comfortable and safer.

Drift Diving is fun, easy on some dives and can be challenging on more advanced drifts with stronger currents that can test your gas consumption, directional awareness and confidence.

The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Course offers you a sampling of different drift diving environments and will give you experience to drift dive most places after certification.

Prerequisites:

Minimum Open Water certification. All students must have an SMB & spool. All students must be comfortable with their bouyancy and have completed atleast one dive in the last 6 months.

Fall 2025 Courses:

September 6 from 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost:

$250+HST. Includes PADI eLearning and two guided training dives. Scuba gear not included.

Training Agency:

PADI

Additional Details:

In the Niagara region, we do a lot of drift diving in the Upper & Lower Niagara River and Chippawa Creek, so you’re in luck because we drift dive at least weekly in these locations and have extensive experience and knowledge of these sites.

This course is available to divers who want to experience a range of different types of drifts under the direct supervision of your PADI Instructor and get the recognition for it in a formalized course.

Here are some popular examples of courses commonly taken by graduates of this course:

• Night Diver
• Advanced Open Water Diver
• Digital Underwater Photography
• Rescue Diver
• Underwater Naturalist
• Solo Diver

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