Course overview

Master effortless control with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty in Phuket, fine-tuning your weighting, trim and breathing on the Andaman Sea's gentle reefs. Precise buoyancy makes you safer, more relaxed and far kinder to the coral of Phuket's marine parks, while extending your bottom time. It is among the most useful specialties at any level.

What you’ll learn

• Find your correct weighting and distribution
• Achieve stable neutral buoyancy and trim
• Hover motionless in mid-water
• Streamline equipment to cut drag
• Use breathing for precise buoyancy control
• Avoid contact with the reef

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Diver medical clearance where 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
   Perfect buoyancy

   Weighting theory and briefing, then training dives on a gentle reef refining trim, hovering and breath control, leading to certification.

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