Course overview

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty hones the most valuable skill in diving, letting you hover, glide and trim effortlessly over Trincomalee's coral reefs. Practised in the calm waters off Nilaveli and Pigeon Island Marine Park, the dives dial in your weighting and breathing so you use less air and dive more gracefully while protecting the reef.

What you’ll learn

• Find and position your ideal weighting
• Achieve streamlined trim in the water
• Hover motionless and under control
• Use breathing for subtle buoyancy changes
• Glide efficiently to save air and energy
• Avoid contact with fragile corals

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• 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
   Buoyancy mastery

   Following a briefing on weighting and trim, complete the buoyancy dives over the calm reefs off Nilaveli and Pigeon Island before certifying.

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