Course overview

Master your position in the water with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty on Kadmat Island. Across your training dives on the atoll's coral reefs you dial in weighting, trim and breath control so you hover effortlessly, save air and glide over the delicate Lakshadweep coral without contact.

What you’ll learn

• Find your correct weighting and best weight distribution
• Achieve a flat, streamlined trim
• Hover stationary in any position
• Use your breathing to make fine depth changes
• Conserve air by moving more efficiently
• Glide past reef and marine life without disturbing it

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Own or rental equipment for fitting and weighting
• 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
   Weighting, trim & dives

   Fine-tune weighting and trim, then dive Kadmat's coral reef to practise hovering, efficient finning and contact-free approaches.

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