Course overview

SSI's Diver Stress & Rescue course in Pondicherry teaches you to recognise and defuse problems before they escalate, with scenarios set on the warm Bay of Bengal reefs. The forgiving Oct-to-May conditions off Pondicherry make ideal training water for repeated rescue and tow drills.

What you’ll learn

• Recognise and manage diver stress
• Prevent accidents through good planning
• Assist and tow tired divers
• Search for and surface a missing diver
• Apply emergency-management procedures

Prerequisites

• 12 years or older
• SSI Advanced Adventurer or equivalent
• Current CPR/first-aid certification recommended

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
   Stress and theory

   Study stress recognition and prevention using SSI digital materials.
2. Day2
   Rescue skills

   Practise tows, assists and surfacing drills on local reefs.
3. Day3
   Scenarios

   Complete realistic stress-and-rescue simulations in open water.

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