Night Diver

As the light drops out of the water, the reef changes shift. Many of the fish you dove past all day retreat into ledges and crevices, and an entirely different set of nocturnal creatures comes out to feed. Divers who have only ever seen a site in daylight are often surprised at how little of it they'd actually seen.

The NAUI Night Diver course focuses on exactly what changes after dark: dive light technique and hand signals adapted for low visibility, staying oriented and in contact with your buddy without the visual references you'd normally rely on, and managing the natural apprehension that comes with your first few night dives.

None of this is complicated, but almost none of it is intuitive the first time either, which is why it is taught as its own dedicated specialty rather than picked up informally. By your second or third night dive, most divers report it becomes one of their favourite ways to see a familiar site.