Course overview

Finish your certification in the Maldives with a PADI Referral on Maafushi, completing the open-water dives of your Open Water course in warm 27-30°C water after doing the theory and confined-water work back home. Crossovers from other recognised agencies are also welcomed. You complete the remaining open-water dives on South Malé Atoll sites such as Maafushi Corner and certify in paradise.

What you’ll learn

• Apply skills learned at home in real open-water conditions
• Complete the open-water training dives of your course
• Build buoyancy and navigation in atoll conditions
• Adapt confined-water skills to ocean diving
• Plan and conduct dives with a buddy to certification depth
• Transition smoothly from another agency's standards (crossover)

Prerequisites

• Valid PADI referral paperwork (theory and confined water completed elsewhere, usually within 12 months)
• Or a comparable certification for crossover assessment
• Minimum age 10 (Junior) or 15 depending on certification
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician where indicated

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
   Review & open-water dives 1-2

   Confirm your referral paperwork, then complete the first open-water dives on atoll sites such as Maafushi Corner.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives 3-4 & certification

   Finish the remaining open-water dives and skill assessments to complete your certification.

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