Improve Your Diving Skills with PADI Specialty Courses on Malapascua
A package combining three popular PADI specialties: Underwater Naturalist, Peak Performance Buoyancy (PPB), and Boat Diver. Together, these courses make you a more knowledgeable, more comfortable, and more versatile diver. Available as a combined package or individually.
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What’s Included
Each specialty is a standalone PADI certification. This package covers all three across two to three days on the water.
Underwater Naturalist
- Learn to identify and understand marine life behaviour
- Covers responsible marine interaction
Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Fine-tune your weighting and buoyancy control
- Reduce air consumption and improve trim
Boat Diver
- Entry and exit techniques, live-aboard and day-boat procedures
- Essential for diving in the Philippines
Course Overview
Each specialty includes:
Knowledge Development
Naturalist: marine biology, species identification, ecosystem interactions, and ethical wildlife behaviour. PPB: weighting, breathing technique, and how to achieve effortless neutral buoyancy. Boat: dive boat layouts, dive flag rules, entries (giant stride, back roll), and safety procedures.
In-Water Practice
PPB includes a focused pool or shallow-water session working on hovering, trim, and air consumption. Boat and Naturalist skills are practised in open water from our dive boat.
Specialty Dives
Combined dives at Malapascua’s local reef sites — your guide will incorporate elements of all three specialties into each dive where possible, making efficient use of your time in the water.
Study Materials
Each specialty uses its own PADI manual. All three are included in the course package price.
Online or self-study options are available for all three. Completing them before you arrive will leave more time for diving.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent) required for all three specialties. Minimum age is 10. No prior specialties needed.
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PPB is particularly recommended for newer divers or anyone who has struggled with buoyancy — it’s one of the most immediately useful skills you can develop underwater.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Each specialty counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. Earn five PADI specialties alongside Rescue Diver and 50 logged dives to reach the highest recreational diver level.
Ask about which other specialties we offer that count toward Master Scuba Diver status.
Combine Courses
This three-specialty package pairs well with any other PADI course. Add it to an Advanced Open Water or Rescue Diver package for a comprehensive skill-building trip to Malapascua.
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