Course overview

Get back in dive shape before exploring Coron's wrecks with the SSI Scuba Skills Update, ideal for certified divers returning after a break. You review key theory through SSI's digital platform and re-practise core skills in calm, shallow water at warm 27-29C before a guided check dive on a sheltered site such as the Lusong Gunboat. It is the confident way to restart your diving in Coron.

What you’ll learn

• Refresh core dive theory and safety procedures
• Re-practise mask clearing, regulator recovery and buoyancy
• Review dive planning with a computer or tables
• Rebuild underwater comfort and confidence
• Re-familiarise yourself with your equipment
• Prepare to dive Coron's wrecks safely again

Prerequisites

• Existing scuba certification (SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent)
• Recommended for divers inactive for 6 to 12 months or more
• Diver medical self-declaration; some conditions need doctor sign-off
• Comfortable returning to the water

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
   Knowledge & skills refresh

   Work through the SSI digital knowledge review, refresh core skills in shallow water, then make a guided check dive on a sheltered site such as the Lusong Gunboat to confirm readiness for Coron's wrecks.

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