Choose A scuba Diving Course in the Andaman Islands seahawksseo.medium.com/choose-a-scuba-diving-course-in-the-andaman-islands-fff6aac85dac
If you are looking for scuba diving courses, then the Andaman Islands are the best-suited place. The Islands are surrounded by thick tropical forests, white sandy beaches, maximum dive sites, and dense marine life with multiple species of corals. It is a favorable place to opt for the best . We provide both SSI and Padi-affiliated courses that are acceptable worldwide. Havelock Island offers some of the best dive sites both for beginners and advanced scuba diver courses. A number of dive sites are available around havelock exclusively for beginners and advanced dive courses.
Popular dive sites for scuba diving courses Dive sites for basic scuba diver courses Nemo Reef (Maximum depth 7 meters), Tribe gate dive (maximum depth 12 meters), Juvis dive site (Maximum depth 12 meters) Dive sites for intermediate scuba diver courses Aquarium (Maximum depth 14 meters), Havelock Lighthouse (Maximum depth 15 meters), Turtle Beach (Maximum depth 16 meters) Dive sites for advanced scuba diver courses
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Dickson Jony (Maximum depth 30 meters), Jackson bar (Maximum depth 42 meters), The wall (Maximum depth 60 meters) Note: A 200 meters swimming test is a must in the open sea to opt for the intermediate and advanced scuba diver courses.
Some Scuba diver courses are as follows Basic scuba diver course: Basic diver course is a one-day program with one dive included. Here you learn some basic skills of underwater diving and apply them during your underwater dive. Basic costs INR 6500 per person with an SSI certification. Scuba diver course (Basic): It is a 2 days program with 2 dives included on tribe gate and Juvis dive site. The cost for the program is INR 12000 per person with an SSI dive certification. Open water diver course (intermediate level): A person can directly enroll in an open water diver course leaving behind the basic diver course. open water is a 4 days program with 6 dives included on different dive sites. The cost for the program is INR 27000 per person with an SSI dive certification. We certify you to the open water diver course for a maximum depth of 18 meters. Advanced open water diver course (Advanced level): On completion of the open water diver course, you are eligible to take admission for the advanced open water course. The advanced diver course includes 5 dives on different dive sites. The course introduces you to new depths up to 30 meters and tech you some specialized skills in diving. During the course you learn deepwater navigation, underwater buoyancy improvement, identifying marine life that lies at such depth, underwater physiological challenges, and the effects of deep diving. The duration of the course is 2 to 3 days. The cost for an advanced dive program is INR 28000 per person with an SSI certification. Deep-Sea diving: Deep diving specialty is an advanced dive program, you have to go for additional training to go to such depth and to explore marine life and coral reefs lie there. The program includes 3 dives with theory sessions and takes up to 2 to 3 days to complete. We certify you for deep-sea diving with a maximum depth of 40 meters. A diver who completed his/her open water diver course is eligible for a deep-sea diving specialty course. The cost for deep-sea diving is INR 16500 with an SSI dive certification. Night Dive specialty: Night diving specialty is a limited visibility program. The program introduces you to develop night navigation skills with dive specialized equipment and multiple communication signals. Night diving is conducted at the Nemo Reef dive site and includes 2 dives. A diver can explore night marine creatures that become active and hunt during the night while during the day they hide in corals. The program costs INR 12000 with an SSI dive certification.
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Note: The are inclusive of all taxes. Click on the link to get a detailed elaboration of multiple dive courses in Andaman. Points to Note: A person willing to go for Padi scuba diving certification for any of the above courses needs to pay INR 2000 extra per course. Everyone above 12 years of age is eligible to join scuba diving programs. Anyone who has undergone recent surgery, has high blood pressure, sugar, Asthma, breathing issues, diabetes, and taking medications is not eligible for scuba diving or scuba diving courses. The maximum depth of dive sites mentioned above is not meaning in any way that we will take you to such depths. It will depend on weather conditions, underwater strong current, and the trainer’s ability to handle underwater pressure. The actual time of each dive will fluctuate between 30 to 45 minutes.
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