Course overview

Earn the world's most popular dive certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course in Pondicherry. Over four days you'll progress from pool to the Bay of Bengal, diving to 18m among parrotfish, stingrays and the reefs that make Pondicherry one of India's standout dive bases.

What you’ll learn

• Dive independently with a buddy to 18m
• Plan dives and use dive tables/computers
• Master all core scuba safety skills
• Control buoyancy and navigate
• Assemble, maintain and use equipment

Prerequisites

• 10 years or older (Junior Open Water under 15)
• Able to swim and float
• Reasonable health

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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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

   Complete eLearning and the first confined-water skills sessions.
2. Day2
   Confined water

   Finish remaining pool skills and dive-planning practice.
3. Day3
   Open-water dives 1-2

   Apply skills on the first two Bay of Bengal training dives to 18m.
4. Day4
   Open-water dives 3-4

   Complete the final dives and certification requirements.

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