Course overview

The SSI Scuba Diver certification is a fast-track credential perfect for a short Pondicherry trip, earned in roughly two days. You'll dive the warm Bay of Bengal to 12m under supervision, building real skills on the reefs and fish-aggregation sites off India's east coast.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba gear
• Perform key safety skills
• Dive to 12m under supervision
• Control buoyancy
• Follow safe-diving procedures

Prerequisites

• 10 years or older
• Comfortable in water
• Good general health

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 pool

   Work through digital modules and confined-water skills.
2. Day2
   Sea dives

   Complete two supervised dives to 12m on Bay of Bengal reefs.

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