Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms. Octopus exploring, seals hunting, hundreds of shrimp, and incredible bio-luminescence, are just some of the things you might see diving at night around Vancouver.

Completing the PADI Night Diver Course will not only open your eyes to this new type of diving but also give you the skills required to confidently and safely explore the underwater world at night.

Scuba diving at night with very limited visability requires divers to develop new skills and focus on details often overlooked in the daylight. In this course, you’ll learn and practice:

• Light handling and communication techniques

• Entering, exiting, and navigating in the dark

• Avoiding disorientation

• Controlling your buoyancy based on feel

• Staying with your buddy

• Identifying how plants and animals differ or change behavior at night

Rowand’s Reef has over 50 years of experience certifying new scuba divers. Whether it’s helping you take your first breaths underwater or giving you the tools you need to take your diving to the next level, we’re here to help and support you through your diving journey!

Whatever your experience, our instructors will work with you to ensure your confidence, comfort, and readiness. Our low Instructor-to-student ratios allow maximum contact time and our top-of-the-line rental equipment will ensure that your dives are successful and enjoyable.

Our mission at Rowand’s Reef is to provide world-class scuba training, making sure that our students have the knowledge and skills they need to be safe out in the water while also having a great time!

A drysuit is a sealed suit worn when scuba diving instead of a wetsuit to keep you warm in colder water. It works by trapping a layer of air within the suit which acts as an insulator and also helps with your buoyancy. Your body stays dry underneath the drysuit and you can also wear thermals to stay even warmer. In British Columbia, the water gets cold so you will find the vast majority of divers using a drysuit.

Because of our low water temperatures, we highly recommend that you take this course in a drysuit. They will keep you nice and warm, ensuring more comfort and enjoyment in the water. At Rowand's Reef, we carry the Aqua Lung Fusion range of drysuits. These suits contain the latest in drysuit technology and allow for a customized fit with added flexibility and buoyancy control in the water.

However, while we recommend it, you don't have to wear a drysuit if you don't want to. For those who aren't as interested in drysuit diving, we have warm 14/7mm wetsuits available for use in the ocean. These wetsuits will keep you warm in the cold waters for the most part and can be requested in place of the drysuit for use on your course.

If you want to dive in a drysuit but are not yet certified then you can gain your certification here with us at Rowands Reef. Our Drysuit Diver Specialty Courses run once a month - Click Here to find out more.

The Open Water dives will take place at our regular diving hotspot Whytecliff Park. Located just a 30-minute drive from our store, this dive site has been a favorite amongst local dive shops and divers for over 30 years! With easy access to a large sheltered bay, it provides ideal depths and protection from currents.