Course overview

Short on time in Pondicherry? The PADI Scuba Diver certification is a streamlined subset of Open Water, earned in about two days and letting you dive the Bay of Bengal to 12m under professional supervision. It's the ideal first credential for travellers exploring Pondicherry's reefs.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and use scuba equipment
• Perform essential safety skills
• Dive to 12m with a professional
• Manage buoyancy and basic navigation
• Plan simple supervised dives

Prerequisites

• 10 years or older
• Comfortable in water
• Reasonable health

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 eLearning sections and confined-water skills in the pool.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Make two training dives to 12m on Bay of Bengal reef sites.

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