Course overview

Start diving sooner with the SSI Scuba Diver course in Cyprus, a partial certification that lets you dive to 12 metres with a professional guide. Training in the calm, shallow shelter of Green Bay, it is a great option if time is tight, and it counts directly toward the full SSI Open Water Diver rating.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment
• Perform core skills like mask clearing and regulator recovery
• Control buoyancy and move comfortably underwater
• Dive to a maximum of 12 metres with an SSI professional
• Plan basic dives with a buddy

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior certification required
• Able to swim and be comfortable in the water
• Diver medical questionnaire (doctor sign-off if needed)

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 and confined water

   Complete the first SSI digital sections and practise core skills in the shallows of Green Bay.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives and certification

   Two open-water training dives to a maximum of 12 metres, then certify as an SSI Scuba Diver.

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