PADI Full Face Mask Diver Course

PADI Full Face Mask Diver Course: Experience a New Way to Dive

Discover a different way to explore underwater with the PADI Full Face Mask Diver course! Diving with a full face mask (FFM) allows you to breathe naturally through both your nose and mouth, provides extra thermal protection for your face in cooler water, and opens the door to underwater communication systems.

This specialty course is ideal for divers interested in public safety or scientific diving, those venturing into colder environments, or anyone who finds breathing through a standard mask challenging. You'll learn about:

• Different FFM Styles: Explore various mask features and components to understand what fits your needs.
• Preparation and Maintenance: Learn the techniques for preparing, diving with, and properly maintaining a full face mask.
• In-Water Skills: Practice essential skills in confined water before moving to open water.

During your two open water dives, you'll master:

• Properly preparing and checking your FFM.
• Making adjustments and clearing water from the mask underwater.
• Responding effectively to simulated out-of-gas emergency situations.

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age: 12 years old
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver certification or higher
• Equipment: You'll need your basic scuba gear, a full face mask suitable for diving, and an alternate air source. Your instructor may suggest other gear depending on the environment.

Get Credit: The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may count as an Adventure Dive towards your Advanced Open Water Diver certification, and the course counts towards your Master Scuba Diver rating!

Ready to breathe easy and explore differently? Sign up for the PADI Full Face Mask Diver course today!

Key Topics

• Benefits of FFM diving (natural breathing, thermal protection, communication potential, contaminant protection)
• Different FFM features and components
• Techniques for preparing, diving with, and maintaining an FFM
• Confined water skills practice
• Open water dives (2) covering:
  
  • Mask preparation and checks
  • Underwater adjustments and clearing
  • Simulated out-of-gas emergency response
• Prerequisites:
  • Minimum age 12
  • PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher
• Required Equipment: Full Face Mask, Alternate Air Source (plus basic scuba gear)
• Potential credit towards PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• Counts towards PADI Master Scuba Diver rating