How Is Night Diving Different Than Diving In The Day?
During the day we get see all those little sea creatures scurry around their little coral homes. The reef is teeming with life to entertain us for many dives. However, hidden within all that coral is a ton of life you’ll never see unless you are a Night Diver.
All The Cool Stuff Comes Out At Night
Many underwater dwellers are nocturnal. Though you may see them every now and then when the sun is up you have a better chance of getting close and personal once it’s dark outside. These creatures hunt for their food at night and hide away during the day. Night diving gives you a better chance at seeing more of them as they actively search for their meals.
Fluoro Diving: All The More Reason To Become A Night Diver
Also, being a Night Diver will let you see all the things that glow once the sun goes down. Some creatures will phosphoresce, emitting stored light. However, with the proper light system, you can see animals re-emit your light into an array of colors. This provides a totally different dive experience that will take your breath away!
How Your Night Diver Course Works
Diving at night requires a different skill set than you’ve developed for your day dives. The Night Diver class teaches you how to focus on what is within your dive light’s beam. You will learn the proper entry, exit and navigations skills required to dive at night. During three dives you will learn how to handle your light and learn new communication techniques. Also, you'll spend some time practicing buoyancy by feel as it differs than having full sight of your surroundings. Finally, you’ll work on identifying how plant and animal life is different and how night affects their behavior.
The Night Diver course makes a perfect addition to your Master Scuba Diver rating!
Where Are The Best Night Dives?
Check out PADI Travel NIGHT DIVING: THE 10 BEST DIVE SITES IN THE WORLD to learn about some of the most out of this world dives on this planet!
