Course overview

The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility specialty off Karnataka's Murdeshwar coast takes you onto Netrani Island's reef after sunset. SSI uses digital training, and you learn torchlight navigation, communication and safe night-diving procedures while meeting nocturnal hunters like octopus, cuttlefish and active morays. You earn the SSI Night Diving certification.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and conduct dives at night and in limited visibility
• Use dive lights for navigation and communication
• Maintain orientation and buoyancy in the dark
• Manage light failure and reduced-visibility procedures
• Recognise nocturnal marine life on the reef

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12
• SSI Open Water Diver (or a qualifying certification from another agency)
• Comfort with basic navigation and buoyancy
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician where required

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 & night dives

   Complete the SSI night-diving knowledge sections and briefings, then make guided night training dives on Netrani's reef to a maximum of 18 metres.

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