Extend your depth range to 40 meters with the PADI Deep Diver specialty. Learn to plan and safely execute deeper dives on Komodo's dramatic walls, pinnacles, and current-swept sites.
The PADI Deep Diver specialty course trains you to plan and execute dives between 18 and 40 meters safely and confidently. Over 4 deep dives, you'll learn about gas management at depth, narcosis recognition, buddy contact procedures, and the physiological effects of deeper diving.
Komodo is an ideal location for deep diving training — the park's underwater walls, pinnacles, and channels offer natural depth profiles with outstanding visibility. Sites like the deep walls near Horseshoe Bay and the drop-offs at Batu Bolong provide genuine deep diving scenarios with rich marine life at every level. Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Komodo's underwater topography is ideal for deep diving training. Dramatic walls dropping to 40m+, pristine deep reef structures, and consistently good visibility make it one of the best locations in Southeast Asia for this specialty.
PADI
Specialty
2 days
Duration
40m
Max Depth
Advanced
Level
| Dive Center | Package | Price | |
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 | PADI Deep Diver Go beyond the shallows and discover what lies deeper in Komodo's waters. Over 2 days, master deep diving techniques across 3 training dives and 3 fun dives, opening up a whole new world of dive sites, marine life and underwater exploration. 2 days6 dives | $390 | Book Now |
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Instructor Experience
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Group Size
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PADI Deep Diver in Komodo
Course prices typically include all PADI learning materials, equipment use for training dives, pool sessions, and four open water dives. Your digital certification card is usually included.
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The PADI Deep Diver Specialty opens up a new world below 18 metres, teaching you to plan and safely execute dives to a maximum depth of 40 metres. Komodo's deep walls, pinnacles, and channels make it an ideal place to develop these skills. The course typically takes 2 days.
Knowledge Development
Complete the theory covering deep dive planning, gas management at depth, nitrogen narcosis recognition, safety stops and emergency decompression, and the physiological effects of breathing compressed air at increased pressure.
Deep Dives One & Two
Your first two deep dives focus on building comfort at depth. You'll practise planning a safe deep dive profile, monitoring your gas supply, performing a safety stop, and recognising the early signs of narcosis — typically at depths between 18 and 30 metres.
Deep Dives Three & Four
Your final two dives push progressively deeper — up to 40 metres. You'll practise emergency decompression procedures, buddy contact protocols at depth, and the practical skills needed to enjoy deep diving safely and confidently.
Receive Your Certification
Complete all four dives and the knowledge reviews to earn your PADI Deep Diver Specialty certification. Your certified depth limit increases to 40 metres, giving you access to Komodo's most spectacular deep sites.
Requirements — PADI Adventure Diver certification or higher (or equivalent). Minimum age 15. Must have completed a Deep Adventure Dive or equivalent. Good general health.
The PADI Deep Diver Specialty in Komodo takes 2 days with four progressively deeper dives. Komodo's dramatic underwater topography provides ideal deep diving training environments.
Day 1 — Deep Dives 1 & 2
Start with a knowledge review on deep dive planning, gas management, and narcosis. Your first two dives take you to depths between 18 and 30 metres, where you'll practise planning a deep dive profile, monitoring gas supply, performing safety stops, and recognising early signs of narcosis.
Pro tip: Monitor your gas closely at depth — you'll consume air significantly faster below 20 metres. Plan your turnaround point conservatively.
Day 2 — Deep Dives 3 & 4
Your final two dives push progressively to the full 40-metre depth limit. You'll practise emergency decompression procedures, buddy contact protocols at depth, and the practical skills needed for safe deep exploration of Komodo's walls and pinnacles.
Congratulations! You're now certified to dive to 40 metres — unlocking Komodo's deepest walls, pinnacles, and channels where pelagic encounters are most common.
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