Course overview

The SSI Scuba Skills Update on the Perhentian Islands brings inactive divers back up to speed before they explore the reefs and wrecks. After a digital knowledge review and a skills refresh in the calm shallows off Long Beach, you complete an easy guided tune-up dive on a gentle coral site to rebuild your confidence.

What you’ll learn

• Refresh core dive theory and safety procedures
• Re-practise essential skills and buoyancy control
• Review dive planning and air management
• Restore comfort and confidence in the water
• Re-familiarise yourself with equipment

Prerequisites

• Existing SSI (or recognised) scuba certification
• Suited to divers who have been inactive for a while
• Complete a brief medical questionnaire before diving

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
   Review and tune-up dive

   Digital knowledge review and a skills refresher in the shallows off Long Beach, followed by a relaxed dive on a gentle coral reef.

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