SSI Night Diving Course & Limited Visibility Specialty seahawksscuba.in/ssi-night-diving-course
Summary: In this blog, we will discuss the SSI night diving course & limited visibility, theory and practical exercises, night dive skills, eligibility, course price and duration.
The diving sessions don’t end when the sun goes down. You should pick the SSI Night diving course to witness the incredible marine life that comes out only at night for hunting. SSI night dive & limited visibility program is specially designed to increase your knowledge base, learn different skills, and of course experience different marine life. Multiple species of sea animals keep themselves hidden in corals during the day and are active when it’s getting dark. Some ocean creatures begin their hunting during the night such as lobsters, octopuses, morays, rays, and species of barracudas or sharks. You need to learn different skills along with equipped specific types of equipment to dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Diving into the deep black water during the night is a completely unique experience. It may be unfamiliar or a bit difficult during the first-night dive, but you will get used to it and love it after a couple of dives. Limited visibility is another important factor that may severely affect your dive experience or mislead you. High water currents and sea waves usually disrupt the sand which leads to low visibility. The visibility may go down for a few meters or even centimeters. In such situations, it is essential to move on the right path and communicate or react with your buddy.
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The night diving and limited visibility specialty course are basically divided into two parts. 1. Theoretical training sessions 2. Practical training sessions
Theoretical training sessions A diver must have to prepare theory lessons before starting a night scuba dive specialty course. Theoretical case studies are online available and after registration, you can get access to it. It is the best way to prepare your course theory before visiting your diving destination. It is useful to save time for limited-time travelers.
Required Skillset for night diving or limited visibility course Underwater Navigation It is an important diving skill and helps you to navigate in the right direction underwater. Sea navigation is A dive compass is helpful to measure your direction. A dive computer is useful to measure your underwater dive depth. Perfect underwater navigation skill matters while diving in a no-visibility environment. It saves you to get lost in the water and assists you to show the exact path.
Perfect Buoyancy It is another important diving skill to manage your body weight perfectly underwater. BCD & Weight belts are useful pieces of equipment to maintain your buoyancy. A diver’s body must be in proper horizontal position and his knees must bend 90 degrees and his fins must point backward. During buoyancy, it is a must to balance your weight and center gravity around your navel. It will help you to don’t let your knees down and prevent your head from pointing downwards. Tips to improve your underwater buoyancy 1. Measure and weight yourself correctly 2. Adjust weight according to dive equipment and conditions 3. Keep your body in perfect positioning 4. Introduce yourself with your BCD 5. Practice breath control skills 6. Don’t use your hands while underwater buoyancy
Torch signals During your night dive, you have to carry two torches for safety purposes and keep your main torch turned on before entering the water. you have to light your torch downwards while descending and light the torch upwards while ascending to make sure there is no obstacle below or above you. You can move the direction of the torch towards your chest to see the darkness underwater. 2/3
Practical training sessions
After completion of the theory part, now starts the practical part which is definitely the most fun part of the course. After a brief discussion of your theoretical knowledge, it’s time to get into the water to practice your theory sessions. The course includes 2-night dives, it’s going to be a crazy feeling at first dive and you will get used to it after a while. It is important to find your buddy when the torch is switched off during the session of your night dive. One of the instructors will swim a few meters away from you. You have to find the instructor while pointing the direction of the torch towards your chest. The exercise is easy to complete and is intended to find your buddy in case the torch is switched off. Torch beam will be helpful to find your buddy provided you swim in range.
Eligibility criteria for SSI night diving specialty A person must be 12 years old and must have completed his open water diver course to join the Night diving & limited visibility specialty course. The person must be physically and mentally fit for dive and know basic swimming.
Price and duration of the course Night dive specialty course fees depend on the location wise where you dive in. The course fee for night dive specialty is INR 12000 per person for 2 dives. You have to spend at least 2 days completing your course.
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