Night & Limited Visibility Diving

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Once you book your course, our team will register you for class materials. You will receive an email with a link to your materials from the agency (SSI or SDI/TDI). Our training team can be reached at training@ecdivers.com if you have any questions about the course.

This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Night & Limited Visibility Diving can be considered any diving condition in which limited visibility adds special skills needed to safely dive, including much of our local diving! You will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with and maintain a connection with your dive team at night or under limited visibility conditions.

Why learn night and limited visibility diving?

Night diving can be a fun and new adventure all divers should experience and most dive resorts will offer opportunities to explore their home reefs at night to divers with relevant experience. a squid changing color under lights on a night dive in New EnglandAnimals that are hard to find during the day often venture out at night making this the best time to see, and photograph, certain creatures. There is also a fun unique atmosphere to night diving and not to mention many people love to dive after work but have to struggle to get in the water while the sun is still out. Why not just night dive!

Along with that, the skills learned in night diving are similar to the ones we use in limited visibility diving environments much like some of the dives that we experience here in New England. So even if you don’t have much interest in night diving these same skills will make you a much more comfortable and confident New England diver as well.

Diver illuminating a fish with a light during a night diveThe Night Diving Course teaches standard light signals, general light use, limited vis navigation, and other useful tricks for comfortable diving under low light conditions. Sign up today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why train with ECD?

  • We use small ratios to ensure you have plenty of instructor attention. Our max for a night diving course is 4 students per instructor
  • This is a full specialty including 2 dives, not just one “try dive”, so you have plenty of time to develop comfort and competence
  • The course also covers Limited Visibility diving so you’ll get tips and tricks for day diving in NE as well as night dives
  • Our course has a separate academic session (via zoom) with an instructor so your dive time can be spent in the water diving

 

When does the class run?

Night Diving consists of a Classroom zoom and two open water dives on a Saturday evening.  Make sure to get a lot of sleep the night before as this class usually runs late! The course runs in the summer months (July and August typically)

Before Class

Before attending your class you will need to complete some paperwork. The forms will be emailed to you for your review and can be completed by Eversign prior to your class.

Before enrolling in a class, you should take time to read and review the Diver Medical Statement Participant Questionnaire. The first page has If you have any YES answers on that page, review the associated section on the second page. If you have any YES responses on page 2 you’ll just need to get a doctors’ sign-off (on the Physicians Approval to Dive form) before you can participate in ANY in-water activities. It’s important to note if a physician’s signature is required, only a medical doctor’s (MD or DO) signature will be accepted per agency rules (no NP or PA signatures).

This class also has a helpful online training component hosted by SSI. Please complete your online training prior to your classroom session. If you have not already registered with SSI, look for an email from divessi.com. You can access online training materials, certification cards, and more at my.divessi.com or the MySSI app on your iPhone or Android.

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If you have any questions give us a call at the store on 617-277-2216 or shoot us an email training@ecdivers.com.

  • Students must be 12 years or older.
  • This course is only available for certified divers.
  • Clear medical history or MD sign-off form if necessary.
  • The student must provide their own Mask, Fins, Snorkel, and Dive Lights. All other equipment can be rented or is provided.
  • Students must have been diving within 2 years of the course start date and have some cold water diving experience.   Our guided dive program will prepare you for taking this course if you haven't been diving in a few years.

A diver hovers over an aggregation of northern puffer on a night dive off Gloucester, MA, (Cape Ann)

Private courses are set up slightly differently than regular night diving courses. The beginning process is the same – you’ll still be required to fill out the same paperwork but you won’t be tethered to our schedule. Instead, you can find out whenever works best for you and let us know so we can get the sessions scheduled – we can even schedule your pool training outside our normal pool hours*. Make sure to let us know in advance, as we have to rent the pool and make sure it doesn’t conflict with any other activities going on that day. If you do use the pool when we have it rented that’s perfect! There will be other people in the pool but you (or your group) will be working privately with your instructor.

*Additional fees (such as pool rental fees) may apply

Private Scheduling is done through our training department at Training@ecdivers.com.

Private Pricing:

1 Person $390 per person | $390 total 3 People $250 per person | $750 total
2 People $300 per person | $600 total 4 People $210 per person | $840 total

 

The Night Diving course has an in-water portion that requires a full set of gear. If you have your own gear, we suggest making plans to carry all of that gear along with you.

Required Gear

  • Scuba quality Mask, Fins and Snorkel
  • A well-maintained regulator appropriate for use in New England*
  • Buoyancy Compensator /Backplate and Wing*
  • Dive Computer*
  • Tank*
  • Weights*
  • Exposure protection appropriate to the temperates at Depth in New England*
  • Underwater Light for communication and navigation (1000+ lumen narrow beam recommended)
  • Locator Light (aka tank light)

*You can rent these items through ECD.  However, availability fills quickly and spots are not guaranteed! We recommend registering and reserving rental equipment at least 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE!

Student Discounts

We offer a 10% discount* to all of our actively enrolled students who purchase equipment through the East Coast Divers Shop as well as our famed 60-day return policy that will ensure that you are happy with everything that you buy. We appreciate your support of your local dive shop, which allows us to continue operations and offer the services that we do today, Make an appointment with an equipment specialist today!

*some restrictions apply including Santi, K01, Shearwater, cylinders, & rebreathers

Rent to Own

Students also have access to the popular Rent to Own program which means the money invested in rentals can go towards purchasing your own gear!

  • One class session via zoom.
  • Two dives during Night or Dusk.
  • Internationally trained/certified instructor
  • Agency approved on-line course work.
  • Performance of skills such as equipment use and configuration, light communication, night-time navigation, and more...
  • A digital certification card. A plastic certification card can be generated for a $40 fee.

Class Forms

Below you will find links to REQUIRED class forms. These forms must be reviewed in their entirety before participating in any ECDivers in-water program. Arrival to class with incomplete documents may result in a forfeiture of that class date. If you have any questions or need assistance in completing the class forms please email our training department at training@ecdivers.com.