Course overview

Explore the reef after dark with the SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility specialty in Tarkarli-Malvan. Through MySSI theory and night dives in the calm, sheltered bay you learn light handling, low-visibility navigation and how to find nocturnal marine life such as octopus, crabs and hunting moray eels.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and conduct safe night and low-visibility dives
• Use primary and backup dive lights
• Communicate with light signals after dark
• Navigate and stay oriented in low light
• Spot and identify nocturnal marine life
• Manage buoyancy and your buddy in low light

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12 (Junior)
• 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
   Theory & night dives

   Cover night and low-visibility procedures via MySSI, then make training dives after dark in the calm Tarkarli bay, practising light handling, signalling and navigation while spotting octopus, crabs and moray eels.

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