Course overview

Earn the SSI Scuba Diver certification on Ambergris Caye, a flexible first credential that lets you dive to 12 metres with a professional on the Belize Barrier Reef. You complete confined-water training and supervised open-water dives in the clear shallows off San Pedro, with a straightforward upgrade path to Open Water Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment
• Master essential safety skills
• Control buoyancy, descents and ascents
• Communicate underwater
• Dive to 12 metres under professional guidance
• Apply basic dive planning

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• Comfortable in water and able to swim
• No prior certification required
• Complete a diver medical 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
   Theory & confined water

   Digital academics and confined-water skills in the calm shallows near San Pedro.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Supervised open-water training dives on the reef off Ambergris Caye to complete certification.

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