Course overview

Get SSI Open Water Diver certified in Dahab, where the sheltered Lighthouse and Mashraba bays make learning relaxed and the Red Sea's clarity shows off Anthias, parrotfish and resident turtles on your very first dives. SSI's free digital learning means you can start the theory before you even arrive.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment
• Master essential and emergency skills
• Control buoyancy and trim
• Plan dives with a computer
• Dive with a buddy to 18m

Prerequisites

• 10+ years old
• Able to swim and float
• Health questionnaire

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
   Digital Theory & Confined Skills

   Work through SSI modules and practise skills in a calm bay.
2. Day2
   Open-Water Dives 1-2

   Dive the Lighthouse reef applying core skills.
3. Day3
   Open-Water Dives 3-4

   Build to certification depth at Mashraba or Eel Garden.

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