Specialty Courses

Ice Diver Specailty Course

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Looking for one of the wildest adventures in diving? You’ve found it! But, to become a PADI Ice Diver, you’ll need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Advanced Plus or equivalent and be at least 18.

During your Ice Diver program you’ll learn the various dive techniques associated with ice diving and go on three open water dives within the light zone*.

Topics covered during the program include:

1. Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of ice diving.
2. Site selection, preparation and hole-cutting procedures.
3. Special equipment, safety lines, signals, communications, line tending and line-securing techniques.
4. Effects of cold, emergency procedures and safety-diver procedures.

*Light zone is defined as within 40 meters/130 feet from the surface, vertical and horizontal distance included.

Contact Great Lakes Divecenter, Inc. for more information.