Course overview

Master effortless control with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty in Komodo, where fine-tuned weighting and trim let you hover beside coral and hold steady in current. You learn to glide efficiently, conserve air and move with control. You finish certified as an SSI Perfect Buoyancy diver.

What you’ll learn

• Set your ideal weighting and body trim
• Achieve and maintain neutral buoyancy
• Streamline equipment to cut drag and air use
• Use breathing for precise buoyancy adjustments
• Glide efficiently and avoid reef contact
• Stabilise position in current

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (junior certification)
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• 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 and trim

   Refine weighting and trim, then complete the first dive practising hovering and control.
2. Day2
   Control and certification

   Sharpen breathing control and streamlining on the second dive, then certify as an SSI Perfect Buoyancy diver.

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