PADI Full Face Mask Diver

Breathe easy! You will be amazed at the comfort and ease of breathing that comes with learning to use a full face mask in the PADI Full Face Mask Diver course. Diving with a full face mask offers:

• Breathing comfort ... breathe from your nose or mouth

• Warmer diving in cold water

• Underwater communication capabilities

• Reduced exposure to pollutants

• Safety advantages

• It is fun !!

Because your entire face is enclosed in the full face mask, you can breathe from either your nose or mouth. Add a communications unit and you can communicate with your buddies while you dive !!

Course Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent

• Minimum age 12

NOTE: Student divers enrolled in a PADI Open Water Diver course may participate in full face mask training under certain conditions.

What You Will Learn

Gain the knowledge and skills to safely dive using a full face mask. During the PADI Full Face Mask Diver course, you will learn ...

• Benefits of diving with a full face mask

• Components of a full face mask

• Diving with a full face mask

• Full face mask problems & solutions

• Caring for your full face mask

Performance Requirements

PADI Full Face Mask Diver specialty course certification training is typically conducted with a classroom & confined water session, followed by open water training dives. To achieve certification, you will need to:

• Participate in a classroom training session and complete the Full Face Mask Diver Knowledge Review provided by your instructor.

• Complete Full Face Mask Diver confined water skills training.

• Complete (2) Full Face Mask Diver training dives with a PADI Full Face Mask Diver Instructor.

Course Format

PADI Full Face Mask Diver specialty courses are typically conducted with classroom session, which includes configuring & adjusting your full face mask, followed by a confined water dive.

There are two training dives, which are typically conducted at local dive sites. Your two Full Face Mask Diver specialty training dives can be completed in one day.

Course Schedule & Cost

PADI Full Face Mask Diver specialty courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please check their websites for the most current PADI Full Face Mask Diver training schedule and course costs.