Course overview

Master the single most useful skill in diving with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty in Malta and Gozo. Around the islands' wrecks, walls and Comino's tunnels, precise buoyancy keeps you safe, efficient and gentle on the marine environment. You earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy certification and dive with noticeably more control.

What you’ll learn

• Set correct weighting and balance
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and horizontal trim
• Hover steadily in any orientation
• Use breath control for fine adjustments
• Conserve air through efficient movement
• Navigate wrecks and caverns without contact

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• 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 & hovering

   SSI academics plus buoyancy dives at a clear Gozo or Cirkewwa reef refining weighting, trim and hovering, then certification.

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