Course overview

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty hones the most important skill in diving, well suited to the delicate, protected reefs of Baa Atoll in the Maldives. Through SSI's digital training and dives near Dharavandhoo, you master weighting, trim and breathing control to glide over the UNESCO-listed coral without disturbing it.

What you’ll learn

• Fine-tune weighting for your equipment and exposure suit
• Achieve stable neutral buoyancy and horizontal trim
• Control depth precisely with your breathing
• Streamline gear to cut drag and effort
• Hover and move without contacting the reef

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior) / 15
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• Basic comfort in open water
• Diver medical clearance form (physician sign-off if needed)

What's included · What's not

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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
   Buoyancy dives

   Digital theory plus training dives on local reefs refining weighting, trim, hovering and breath control near Dharavandhoo.

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