Course overview

The SSI Scuba Diver certification in Alor offers a quicker path to a recognised qualification by covering the core Open Water skills in a condensed format. You complete confined-water training and open-water dives on sheltered Alor reefs, certifying you to dive to 12 metres with a dive professional and with the option to upgrade to full Open Water Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment
• Perform core skills such as mask clearing and regulator recovery
• Control buoyancy underwater
• Use hand-signal communication
• Descend and ascend safely to 12 metres
• Dive comfortably under supervision

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (junior certification for younger divers)
• No experience or swimming certification required
• Basic comfort in water
• Able to complete a diver medical questionnaire
• Willingness to learn core safety skills

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 & confined skills

   Work through the SSI digital academics and practise core skills in confined water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Complete two open-water training dives on a sheltered Alor reef to earn your SSI Scuba Diver certification.

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