Course overview

Earn your PADI Open Water Diver certification in Komodo and qualify to dive independently to 18 metres anywhere in the world, trained in one of Indonesia's most spectacular marine parks. You build core skills in calm, sheltered water before applying them on gentle reef sites like Siaba Besar, where turtles cruise the shallows. You finish a certified diver ready for a lifetime of adventures.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble, check and use scuba equipment safely
• Clear your mask, recover your regulator and manage your air
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and control your position
• Plan dives with tables or a computer and dive with a buddy
• Respond to common problems and ascend safely
• Apply skills on real Komodo reef dives

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior Open Water Diver; depth limits apply under 15)
• Able to swim and comfortable in water
• No prior diving experience required
• Diver medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory and confined water

   Complete the knowledge reviews and practise the core skills in calm, confined water.
2. Day2
   First open-water dives

   Apply your skills on the first two training dives at sheltered park reefs such as Siaba Besar.
3. Day3
   Final dives and certification

   Complete the remaining training dives, demonstrate the skills and certify as a PADI Open Water Diver.

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