Course overview

Master your hover with the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty at Khao Lak. Focused dives on the local reefs refine your weighting, trim and breathing control so you move efficiently and protect the coral, essential skills for the moderate currents and pristine reefs of the Similan Islands.

What you’ll learn

• Set up correct weighting for your gear
• Achieve neutral buoyancy and level trim
• Streamline equipment to cut drag
• Control depth with breathing alone
• Hover motionless and conserve air
• Dive reef-safe by avoiding contact

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (junior) / 15 for the specialty
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Basic open-water comfort
• 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, trim & hovering

   Cover buoyancy theory and refine weighting, trim and hovering on two guided dives at a calm local reef near Khao Lak, then certify.

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