PADI Adaptive Specialty Techniques Instructor

In this program of courses, you will first participate in the PADI Adaptive Scuba Diver program where you will increase your awareness of divers' varying abilities, and explore adaptive techniques to apply while diving or freediving with a buddy with a disability.

The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course provides PADI Professionals with practical techniques and approaches proven to be effective when teaching and assisting divers with physical or mental challenges. This requires taking the time to explore abilities with student divers and to discover together how each diver can comfortably enjoy scuba diving and/orfreediving using adaptive techniques.

To qualify to teach the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty, an individual must be a teaching status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or PADI Freediver Instructor) or higher.