Course overview

Master the skill that separates good divers from great ones with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty in Ambon on the Banda Sea, where delicate muck and macro sites demand pinpoint control. Through the SSI digital system you dial in weighting, trim and breathing to hover effortlessly over fragile slopes, finishing certified as a cleaner, more efficient diver.

What you’ll learn

• Find your correct weighting and distribute it for balance
• Hold flat, horizontal trim in the water
• Hover steadily using breath control
• Streamline equipment to cut drag and save air
• Approach fragile reef and muck without contact
• Adjust buoyancy precisely for observation and photography

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (junior)
• SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent certification)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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 & buoyancy dives

   Complete the MySSI buoyancy academics, then run two control dives over the gentle slopes of Ambon Bay and certify.

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