Description
Gilboa Quarry: PADI Deep Specialty - April 2026 by Dive Right in Scuba
Course Start Date / Time: April 25 & 26
Who Is This Course For?
Advanced Divers Looking to Earn their PADI Deep Speciality.
Course Overview
- 1. Develop your practical knowledge of deep diving.
- 2. Increase your diving skills.
- 3. Help you plan, organize and make deep dives.
- 4. Improve your diving ability and provide you with additional supervised experience.
- 5. Encourage you to participate in other specialty training
Learning Objectives
Skills You Will Learn
Student divers will develop the techniques involved in deep diving within recreational limits – between the depths of 18 metres/60 feet and 40 metres/130 feet – while avoiding disturbing delicate aquatic life.
Knowledge Topics Covered
- Deep Diving Overview
- Deep Diving Equipment
- Deep Diving Techniques
- Gas Narcosis and Decompression Sickness
Certification Earned
PADI Deep Diver Certification
Prerequisites
Required Certifications or Prior Skills
- PADI Adventure Diver
- DRYSUIT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Minimum Age Requirement
15 years old
Physical Requirements
Signed medical Waiver with Doctor’s Signature if required
Additional Requirements
- Cold water experience
- Solid Buoyancy Control
- Positive Attitude
Course Structure & Timeline
- 1. Complete eLearning before the first day of class
- 2. Knowledge Review on site
- 3. Four Open Water Training Dives (Saturday - 3 Dives, Sunday - 1 Dive)
Saturday
- 9:00 am Check In at Front Desk
- 9:30 am meet at campsite for Knowledge Review
- 10:30 am - Begin Training Dives 1-3
- 5:00 pm Debrief / Wrap Up
Sunday
- 9:00 am Check In at Front Desk
- 9:30 am Meet at campsite for Dive Briefing
- 10:00 am Dive 4
- 12:30 pm Debrief and Pack Up
Equipment Requirements
What’s Included
eLearning Materials
What’s Not Included
Diving Equipment, Air Fills, Entrance Fees
Student-Provided Equipment
- Underwater light (REQUIRED)
- Slate with pencil (REQUIRED)
- Fins, mask and snorkel
- 2 Compressed gas cylinders
- Buoyancy control device (BCD)
- Primary regulator and alternate air source with SPG
- Weight system and weights
- Adequate exposure protection appropriate for local dive conditions. (Drysuit temps in low 40s upper 30s)
- At least one audible emergency surface-signaling device (whistle, air horn, etc.).
- Dive computer
Additional Notes
- Gilboa Quarry Day Pass - $40 (each day)
- Air Fills - $10 Each
- Nitrox Fills - $12 Each
These dives will be cold. Cold water increases the risk of Narcosis and Decompression Sickness. By training under these conditions, students will be prepared to perform deep dives in the cold waters of Lake Michigan. This experience and certification will open a wider range of wrecks to explore with Double Action Charters and beyond. Please consider following this course with a PADI Wreck Diver Specialty to maximise your Midwestern diving potential.
Bring at least 2 cylinders, fills are available on site. Be sure to bring everything you need, as there is no rental gear available at Gilboa Quarry.
Housing: Divers will need to book their own overnight accommodations. Gilboa Quarry offers campsites and bunks at a very affordable rate. The Drury Inn in Findlay, OH, offers a special discounted rate for Gilboa Divers - just mention the “Gilboa Rate”. Motel options may be more affordable.
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