Take your first real step into certified diving with the SSI Basic Diver programme in Tarkarli-Malvan. Covering the core scuba skills and a supervised open-water dive in the calm, sheltered bay beside Sindhudurg Fort, it is a stepping stone that credits directly toward the full SSI Open Water Diver certification.
SSI Basic Diver is a scaled-down certification covering the essential skills and a supervised dive; it credits directly toward the full SSI Open Water Diver rating, which extends your depth and lets you dive independently with a buddy.
Training uses the sheltered, shallow bay off Tarkarli and Malvan, beside the historic Sindhudurg Fort, where calm, shallow, clear warm 26-29C water in the post-monsoon October-to-May season, when the Konkan coast is calm and clear gives new divers a relaxed, forgiving introduction to certified diving.
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