Course overview

PADI Scuba Diver is a streamlined certification ideal if you are short on holiday time in South Ari Atoll, qualifying you to dive to 12m under a professional's supervision. You complete part of the Open Water course and can upgrade later on the atoll's warm reefs.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • PADI eLearning (first three knowledge sections)
  • Three confined-water sessions
  • Two open-water training dives
  • All equipment for the course
  • PADI Scuba Diver certification card
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The PADI Scuba Diver pathway

PADI Scuba Diver is a subset of Open Water using PADI eLearning, certifies diving to 12m with a pro, and upgrades easily to full Open Water; a PADI card is issued.

Where you'll dive in South Ari Atoll

Training uses South Ari's calm house reefs to 12m, where warm water and great visibility make learning relaxed. Even at supervised depth the reef is alive with coral, schooling fish and the occasional turtle or reef shark.

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