Course overview

Get a recognised entry-level scuba rating over two days with a PADI Basic Diver style programme at Kovalam, learning the fundamentals in the warm Arabian Sea. After sheltered confined-water practice you make guided dives on the Kovalam reef to around 12 metres under professional supervision. It is a great first step that credits toward full PADI Open Water certification.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use basic scuba equipment
• Breathe comfortably and equalise underwater
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Maintain basic buoyancy and finning technique
• Apply core safety rules and dive signals

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior certification required
• No swimming certification required
• Reasonable health; a short medical questionnaire is completed beforehand

What's included · What's not

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Basics and confined skills

   Learn the fundamentals and practise key scuba skills in sheltered shallow water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Make guided dives to around 12 metres over the Kovalam reef and complete the rating.

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