Course overview

The PADI Scuba Diver course on the Perhentian Islands is a streamlined certification that qualifies you to dive to 12 metres with a PADI professional, covering the first half of the Open Water programme. It is ideal for time-pressed travellers who still want a recognised credential before exploring the warm reefs off Long Beach and Coral Bay.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and operate basic scuba gear
• Perform core safety skills including mask and regulator clearing
• Maintain basic neutral buoyancy
• Dive to 12 metres under professional supervision
• Communicate with standard hand signals

Prerequisites

• No prior certification required
• Minimum age 10
• Basic comfort and ability in water
• Complete a brief medical questionnaire before diving

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

   First Open Water knowledge sections and confined-water skills in calm shallows off Long Beach.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives and certification

   Two supervised open-water dives to 12 metres on a local reef, then PADI Scuba Diver certification.

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