PADI Confined Water Dive 2 will be your next experience after passing Confined Dive 1. During Confined Dive 2 you will be focussing mostly on the scuba mask skills to get ready for deeper water skills.
A lot of Dive Instructor will first teach dive 1 and go straight into teaching dive 2, but in some cases you might come back a few days later to complete confined dive 2.
More confidence in PADI Confined Water Dive 2
Dive 1 was all about getting used to breathing underwater and feeling relaxed while scuba diving. PADI Confined Water Dive 2 is all about focussing on more advanced scuba skills like the PADI Mask Removal and Replacement skill. Confined Dive 2 also prepares you for Confined Dive 3.
Scuba Mask Skills during Confined Dive 2
Some new scuba diver students worry a bit about the mask clearing skills, especially the Mask Removal, Replacement and Clearing skill. This is not needed as the skills are simple if you stay relaxed and don’t overthink. We wrote some great tips on how to clear a scuba mask here.
First we recommend you to stay relaxed and know that you are in shallow water, so you can always stand up if you don’t like the skill. Slowly take off your mask and then when you are ready put it back on. The mask will now be full of water. To clear this you just breath into your mouth and then out of your nose while slightly looking up.
All PADI Confined Water Water Dive 2 Skills in order
- Dive Equipment Assembly
- Put on dive equipment using proper technique
- Buddy Check
- Giant Stride Entry
- Buoyancy Check at the Surface
- Clear a Snorkel Using Blast Method
- Snorkel to Regulator Exchange
- Snorkel for 50 Meters (with a buddy)
- 5 Point Descent (with a buddy)
- Fin Pivot LPI
- Fully Flooded Mask
- Mask Removal & Replacement
- Mask Removal & Replacement for 1 Minute
- Air Depletion & Signal
- Air Check
- 5 Point Ascent
- Exit Using the Ladder
- Dive Equipment Disassembly
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You will be practicing a lot of scuba mask clearing skills during Confined Dive 2. We recommend you to get your own to ensure the best seal for your face. We recommend these 3 great scuba diving masks:
Scuba Pro SYNERGY Mask
Beuchat Maxlux Mask
Mares Liquid X-Vision Mask
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