Course overview

Train as an SSI Divemaster in Pondicherry, guiding fellow divers across the warm Bay of Bengal and learning to read the conditions on sites like the Aravind Wall. The performance-based program rewards repeated practice, so you finish genuinely confident leading dives among the region's reef fish and rays.

What you’ll learn

• Lead certified divers safely on reef dives
• Build dive-guiding and supervision skills
• Demonstrate core skills to professional standard
• Support instructors during training
• Plan and brief dives in local conditions

Prerequisites

• 18 years or older
• SSI Advanced Adventurer or equivalent
• SSI Diver Stress & Rescue certification
• Current first-aid/CPR certification
• Logged dives per SSI Divemaster standards

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
   Theory and skills

   Start digital knowledge modules and skill-mastery demonstrations.
2. Day2
   Leadership workshops

   Practise briefings, mapping and guiding techniques on local reefs.
3. Day3
   Guiding internship

   Supervise certified divers under instructor mentorship.
4. Day4
   Final assessments

   Complete stamina tests and professional skill evaluations.

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