Course overview

Master effortless hovering with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty in Pondicherry, gliding over the Bay of Bengal's reefs without disturbing the coral. Precise buoyancy extends your dive time and protects the stingrays, reef fish and corals that make Pondicherry's sites special.

What you’ll learn

• Achieve neutral buoyancy and trim
• Hover in multiple positions
• Optimise weighting and breathing
• Streamline equipment
• Reduce reef contact and air use

Prerequisites

• 10 years or older
• SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

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 hovering

   Refine weighting and practise hovering over a local reef.
2. Day2
   Trim and streamlining

   Perfect trim and streamlining over Bay of Bengal structures.

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