Course overview

Earn a recognised entry-level rating with the SSI Scuba Diver certification in Raja Ampat, covering the first stage of the full Open Water program. You complete the digital academics, confined-water sessions and open-water dives to 12 metres in the calm shallows near Mansuar Island, with an easy upgrade path to Open Water Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and maintain scuba equipment
• Master core skills including mask clearing and regulator recovery
• Equalise and control descents and ascents
• Hold basic neutral buoyancy
• Dive under SSI professional supervision
• Apply essential dive-safety and planning procedures

Prerequisites

• No experience or swimming certification required
• Minimum age 10
• Comfortable in the water
• Complete a medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

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
   Academics and confined water

   Complete the SSI digital theory and confined-water skill sessions.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Make supervised open-water dives to 12 metres near Mansuar Island and certify.

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