Course overview

Earn a quick first credential with the SSI Scuba Diver course in Phuket, a scaled version of Open Water Diver that certifies you to dive to 12 metres with an SSI professional. Training on the Andaman Sea's sheltered, shallow reefs, it is ideal for time-pressed travellers who plan to dive guided, with a straightforward upgrade path to full Open Water.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment
• Perform core safety and emergency skills
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Maintain basic buoyancy control
• Plan a simple guided dive
• Dive to 12 metres with an SSI professional

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior)
• No prior certification required
• Comfortable in water and able to swim
• Reasonable health and a completed 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 and confined water

   Complete the SSI academics and confined-water skill sessions in calm, shallow water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Two open-water training dives to a maximum of 12 metres on a sheltered Phuket reef, then certification.

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