Performance Diver

It’s a two-day gateway course into GUE training, designed to help certified divers improve their basic skills—particularly buoyancy, trim, propulsion, and team diving—while introducing nitrox theory, gas planning, and GUE-standard procedures.

This course is ideal for newly certified divers, divers from other agencies who want to enter the GUE system, and anyone who feels their original training didn’t give them enough time to develop real comfort and control underwater.

No. This course is specifically designed to welcome non-GUE divers into the system, while maintaining high instructional quality and performance-based outcomes.

Performance Diver is a lower-commitment entry point. It gives you time to master foundational skills and experience GUE standards before committing to Fundamentals. It also includes nitrox training and access to GUE's online learning platform.

You’ll work on trim, buoyancy, propulsion (including backwards kick), gas sharing, situational awareness, ascent protocols, and team diving procedures—all while using a GUE-standard configuration.

Yes. You’ll receive nitrox training as part of the Performance Diver course. This includes theory, gas analysis, and planning dives with enriched air.

You’ll use a GUE-standard configuration with a single or double tank setup, long hose primary, necklaced backup, backplate, and minimalist wing. Wrist compass, backup mask, and SMB are not required for this course.

You’ll be eligible to join GUE’s full suite of recreational courses—including GUE Fundamentals. You’ll also leave with greater confidence, control, and a new understanding of what high-standard diving can be.