Course overview

SSI's Diver Stress & Rescue course on Neil Island builds your ability to spot, prevent and manage diving emergencies in the island's gentle, low-traffic bays. The relaxed Andaman setting lets your instructor run repeatable scenarios until your responses become second nature.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Diver Stress & Rescue digital academics
  • Stress-recognition and prevention theory
  • In-water rescue skill exercises, repeated to mastery
  • Open-water rescue scenarios
  • Emergency-management planning
  • SSI digital Diver Stress & Rescue certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Rescue Diver pathway

SSI Diver Stress & Rescue focuses on preventing problems before they escalate, delivers theory free through the SSI digital app with performance-based repeatable sessions, and certifies with an SSI digital card.

Where you'll dive in Neil Island

Training uses Neil's sheltered reefs such as Coral Safari (5-20 m) and the shallows near Nemo Reef, where the calm November-May conditions and 27-30C water suit repeating scenarios. Deeper practice runs in the 18-30 m range.

Prefer a different certifying agency?PADI Rescue Diver in Neil Island →

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

Flights and accommodation aren’t part of the course price, here’s how to book them around your dates.

Getting there

Fly into Port Blair (IXZ) · 1-3 hours from India.

Where to stay

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