Courses

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty

3 Core Principles

  • Buoyancy

  • Trim

  • Propulsion

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$1525

Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty

  • PADI PPB Specialty eLearning
  • Classroom Workshops
  • 4 Days of Private Instruction
  • PADI PPB Spec License

What you need to know

Training is priced to be run one on one with an instructor. This is to maximize safety and personalize training. Scheduling is flexible and can be done, any day, any time weather permitting. Our PPB specialty far exceeds the industry minimum standards of similar programs.

What it’s all about

Mastering Trim, Buoyancy, and Underwater Control: The PPB Course

Our PPB course is designed to elevate your diving proficiency by refining the fundamentals that truly matter: trim, positioning, buoyancy control, and finning techniques. Divers will develop efficient propulsion methods that minimize environmental impact while enhancing control and movement underwater. The course also covers equipment streamlining, situational awareness, and critical emergency protocols.

At the heart of this training is an innovative approach to achieving stability in the water column—helping you build a reliable and steady platform from which to operate. No matter what your diving goals are, this course provides a strong foundation that will serve you throughout your diving journey.

We’re deeply passionate about this class because we’ve seen firsthand how transformative it can be. It not only builds better divers—it empowers confident, capable teammates underwater.

A core element of the course includes exercises to sharpen underwater posture and core stability, such as finless hovering and propulsion drills. While fins are essential, they can mask weaknesses in technique and equipment configuration. Training without them reveals inefficiencies and encourages full-body engagement, particularly of the core, to maintain position and neutral buoyancy. This results in enhanced control, improved trim, and a greater ability to focus on your environment and team safety.

Join us and take your diving to the next level—with the skills, awareness, and control to thrive in any underwater setting.

What we will learn

  • Equipment workshop and configuration
  • How to find stability underwater
  • How to hold position underwater
  • Advanced propulsion techniques
  • Task loading
  • Sharing gas within the team
  • Proper technique for SMB deployment
  • Descents & Ascents
  • How to plan and execute your own dives

Prerequisites

  • PADI Open Water Diver
  • 15 years of age

Scheduling

If you don’t see a date that works for you please reach out to us by phone of email and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.

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