Course overview

Experience breathing underwater for the first time with the SSI Try Scuba experience in Port Blair, the gateway to the Andamans. A dive professional guides you through a few simple skills in shallow water before you explore a calm, coral-rich reef near Chidiyatapu to a maximum of 12 metres. No prior experience or certification is needed.

What you’ll learn

• Breathe underwater comfortably on scuba
• Use basic scuba equipment
• Equalise and move gently while diving
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Communicate with simple hand signals
• Explore a shallow reef under close supervision

Prerequisites

• No experience or swimming certification required
• Minimum age 10
• Reasonable general health and comfort in water
• Brief medical questionnaire completed before diving

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
   Your first dive

   Meet your SSI professional for a briefing, practise the basic skills in shallow water, then explore a calm reef near Chidiyatapu to a maximum of 12 metres.

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