Mission Statement
Help keep your favorite dive site and local marine environment free of debris and contribute to the largest global underwater database in the world. To reduce marine debris by 50% in targeted countries by 2030, we need everyone working together at local, national and international levels. See PADI AWARE’s Marine Debris page for more information.
The primary goals of this Dive Against Debris course are to leverage marine debris surveys you and your fellow divers submit for the purposes of debris management and control, and to directly address the problem by removing debris. These actions contribute to critical scientific research that advances the PADI Blueprint for Ocean Action.
Make a difference on every dive by activating your inner citizen scientist. During the Dive Against Debris® Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn how ocean plastic and trash cleanups not only keep your local dive sites healthier, but also how to contribute to a global database that documents our planet’s marine debris problem. Under the guidance of your instructor, you’ll participate in a Dive Against Debris survey and turn your passion for the underwater world into real action.
Join the PADI Torchbearertm movement of divers protecting our ocean planet and making every dive count.
Complete Dive Against Debris eLearning, then make a Dive Against Debris survey dive, during which you’ll collect marine debris underwater. After your dive, you’ll weigh, sort, record, dispose of and report your marine debris to the PADI AWARE Foundation™ database.
Divers plan and execute a dive with a buddy to remove underwater marine debris while demonstrating appropriate judgment as to which objects should and shouldn’t be removed from the ocean. After the dive, you’ll conduct a survey by recording and reporting your Dive Against Debris data.
Divers against Debris learn how to:
- Become a citizen scientist for marine conservation
- Learn how you can truly make a difference for our oceans
- Keep your local dive sites clean from ocean plastic and debris
- Identify which objects should and shouldn’t be removed from the ocean
- Conduct a survey: Sort, record and report the marine debris you collect
- Contribute to PADI AWARE Foundation’s global database
General Inclusions on Academy Expeditions:
• Scuba Diving Experiences
• PADI Continued Education & Full Course Certificate Completion
• Conservation/Ecology projects (where applicable)
• Completed diver paperwork and pre-dive administration
• Personal Dive Instructor
• Personal 24-hour UK and Overseas Dive Centre Support
• Sunken Dreams Member(s) of Staff
• Academy Membership Renewal
• Academy Expedition My Classroom Group Forum
• Overseas Transportation & Designated Local Transfers
• Nature/Marine Park Entry Fees
• Twin Share Accommodation
• *3 meals, water & soft drinks per day (*only school/youth groups)
• On site entertainment
• Island Tours, Local Heritage Visits
General Exclusions from the Academy Expedition Package:
• Dive & Travel Insurance
• Relevant Vaccinations
• Passport applications or renewals
• Restaurant/Dining/Snacks
• Transfers to Airport
• Supporting documents that might be required by non-EU nationals
• European or Global Health Insurance Card
• Costs for medications whilst on expedition
Optional package extras on Academy Expeditions:
• Basic Scuba Equipment Rental
• Dive & Trave Essentials Kit
• Optional PADI/SSI Specialty & Recreational Courses
• Dive & Travel Insurance
• Academy Expedition Clothing
• Sunken Dreams Expedition Handbook Guide
• Expedition Photo & Video Experience Albums
For more information pleases see our Answers to Your Questions section.
Purchase personalized Course and Expedition photos, prints and memorabilia from the Sunken Dreams Photography e-Shop.