Course overview

Learn to ride the current with the SSI Drift Diving specialty in Phuket, a useful skill set for the Andaman Sea's pinnacle and channel sites where moving water brings in big marine life. You learn drift techniques, signalling and buoyancy at sites such as Shark Point and Racha Noi, where currents can carry you past reefs full of fish. It is an engaging addition to your SSI logbook.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Drift Diving academic modules via MySSI
  • Drift-diving training dives in current
  • Surface marker buoy and reel practice
  • Buoyancy and buddy-management exercises
  • Digital SSI training materials
  • SSI Drift Diving specialty digital certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Drift Diver pathway

SSI Drift Diving is a specialty recorded in MySSI that counts toward Specialty Diver and Master Diver recognition. It teaches the buoyancy and signalling skills needed to dive current-swept sites safely.

Where you'll dive in Phuket

Drift dives use Phuket's current-prone sites such as Shark Point, Anemone Reef and Racha Noi, where moving water in the November-to-April season brings reef sharks, barracuda and big schooling fish.

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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Getting there

Fly into Phuket (HKT) · 4-5 hours from India.

Where to stay

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