Course overview

Some of the best dives in the Red Sea are drift dives, and SSI Waves, Tides & Currents teaches you to read and ride them around Sharm El Sheikh. Flying along the reef on the current past Ras Mohammed feels like soaring, and this specialty gives you the skills to do it safely. It unlocks Sharm's most exhilarating dive sites.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI digital waves, tides & currents materials
  • Drift training dives (typically two)
  • Current entry and exit practice
  • SMB deployment and buddy procedures
  • Repeatable skill drills to mastery
  • SSI Waves, Tides & Currents specialty digital card
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Drift Diver pathway

SSI provides free digital materials and a performance-based structure for repeating drift skills, recorded on your SSI digital card.

Where you'll dive in Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm's current-swept sites, especially around Ras Mohammed National Park, deliver thrilling drift dives where reef sharks and big schools hang in the flow. Profiles run 5-30m depending on experience, with 20-30m visibility making it easy to stay oriented at speed.

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