Course overview

Get certified faster with the PADI Scuba Diver course in Komodo, a sub-certification of Open Water Diver that qualifies you to dive to 12 metres under the supervision of a professional. You complete the first portions of the Open Water programme, building core skills in calm water and on sheltered park reefs. It suits divers short on time who still want a recognised certification to dive Komodo.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble, check and use scuba equipment
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Manage basic buoyancy and air monitoring
• Dive safely with a professional or divemaster
• Respond to common underwater problems
• Apply skills on sheltered reef dives

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior Scuba Diver under 15)
• Able to swim and comfortable in water
• No prior diving experience required
• Diver medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

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 confined water

   Complete the first knowledge sections and practise core skills in calm, confined water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives and certification

   Complete two training dives at sheltered park reefs, then certify as a PADI Scuba Diver.

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