Course overview

Refine your control in the water with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy certification in North Malé Atoll. Over two dives on calm house reefs you fine-tune weighting, trim and breathing so you glide effortlessly above the coral — protecting the reef, saving air and improving every dive on the atoll's channels and drop-offs.

What you’ll learn

• Determine and fine-tune your exact weighting
• Achieve horizontal trim and a streamlined position
• Hover motionless and control depth with your breath
• Position weights for balance and reduced drag
• Move efficiently to conserve air and protect coral

Prerequisites

• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Minimum age 10
• Completion of a diver medical questionnaire; physician sign-off if required

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
   Pre-dive theory

   Complete the knowledge development and dive-planning material before the in-water sessions, online or at the dive base.
2. Day2
   Weighting & trim

   Cover buoyancy theory, fine-tune your weighting and practise trim on a calm house reef.
3. Day3
   Hovering & control

   Master motionless hovering and breath control over the coral, then certify.

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