Deeper water asks more of you, and this PADI Deep Diver course gives the planning, gas management and buoyancy control to dive with confidence down to 40 metres. Over two days and four training dives from Port de Sóller the work covers buddy contact, closer air watching, and how depth changes thinking underwater. Your instructor stays close through every briefing and descent so the extra depth feels earned, not rushed.
Morning briefings on land cover how nitrogen, gas use and orientation change once the shallows are behind you, then four supervised dives put that plan in the water. Site choice, turn pressures and signals are agreed before the first descent so the extra depth is introduced in measured steps, with your instructor watching how the suit compresses and how buddy contact holds as the site drops away.
The second day stretches planning and comfort closer to 40 metres, with debriefs between dives on buoyancy, gas and buddy contact. You will log each dive while the details are still fresh. Once the knowledge work and all four dives are signed off, PADI Deep Diver certification is processed so the new depth limit can sit on your card.
Port de Sóller sits in a deep horseshoe bay on Mallorca's northwest coast, with the Tramuntana mountains behind the harbour and open Mediterranean water beyond the headlands. Deeper sites off this coast give a real water column to work with, which is exactly what this specialty needs.
Briefing, kit checks and the boat all start from the same compact harbour. The bay is sheltered enough for a calm start, then you motor out to deeper water once the plan is set.
You already hold a scuba certification and feel comfortable in open water. Solid basic buoyancy and the habit of following a dive plan with a buddy make the deeper work much smoother.
Bring that card and a logbook so readiness for deep training can be confirmed. If you are unsure whether a current qualification is enough, tell us so we can check before day one.
Daily boats, guided dives, snorkel trips and courses from beginner to professional all leave from the same harbour. We have been on Mallorca's northwest coast for more than thirty years, based in Port de Sóller, and we hold a five-star PADI standard that shows in how the day is briefed and how the kit is kept. Safety and small groups are how we stay useful in deeper water as well as on a first boat morning.
The skippers and instructors already know the reefs, caves and open water off this bay, so site choice is local and honest. Hospitality is part of the welcome, and the team still likes sharing the Mediterranean. Ask if you want a tailored day with the boat and crew to yourselves.
Gas management, buddy contact and buoyancy at greater depth sit at the heart of the two days. Land briefings come first, then four supervised training dives put the plan into practice.
By the last ascent the extra depth should feel planned rather than surprising, with clearer turn pressures and a calmer way of staying with a buddy.
Two days and four dives make up the course, with around ten hours of structured training across that window. Morning briefings come first, then the boat leaves the harbour.
Exact daily finish times depend on site choice, sea conditions and how the debriefs go. The shape of the two days is confirmed before you arrive.
You'll meet us at the harbour in Port de Sóller. Briefing and kit checks happen here before the dives.
Anyone staying in Sóller town or further along the coast should allow time for the harbour road and for parking nearby. Arrival notes follow once the place is confirmed.
You need an existing scuba certification before day one. This is not a first-time diving experience.
Bring a certification card and logbook so we can see what has already been logged. If the current qualification sits on the edge of what deep training needs, we say so before day one.
PADI Deep Diver is the card you earn once the knowledge work and all four dives are signed off. That records training to 40 metres.
Keep the logbook up to date during the course. The new qualification sits alongside the existing card and is recognised wherever PADI credentials are accepted.
Pack swimwear, a towel and a warm layer for the boat, plus sun protection and any personal medication you need. Your existing certification card and logbook come too.
Anything else needed is confirmed before the first morning. Valuables that are not needed for the dives are better left at the accommodation.
Deep training needs a settled sea. If the forecast or the harbour look wrong on the morning, there will be no forced 40-metre day. The dives move rather than going ahead in poor conditions.
A message goes out as soon as a day has to shift. The two-day plan can flex when the water column is not safe to work in.
Specialty groups stay tight so buoyancy, gas and buddy contact can be watched on every descent. Nobody is sent to 40 metres as part of a loose crowd.
Groups stay small so the instructor can watch every student. That keeps buoyancy, gas and buddy contact in view on every descent.
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À propos du centre
Port de Sóller
For more than thirty years we have welcomed divers and ocean lovers to the northwest coast of Mallorca from our base beside the harbour in Port de Sóller. As a five-star PADI dive centre we run daily boat trips, guided dives, snorkelling excursions and a full programme of courses for complete beginners through to professionals, with a strong focus on safety, small groups and looking after the marine environment.
Our skippers and instructors know the local reefs, caves and open-water sites intimately, and we also offer private charters and tailored VIP experiences when you want the boat and crew to yourselves. Whether you are earning your first certification, refreshing rusty skills or joining a family-friendly dolphin or snorkel tour, you will find warm hospitality, well-maintained equipment and a team that loves sharing the Mediterranean underwater world.
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