Course overview

The SSI Wreck Diving specialty in the Ari region introduces survey and exploration of sunken structures in warm, clear Maldivian water. Soft corals and schooling fish colonise these reef-edge wrecks, an atmospheric contrast to south-ari-atoll's open channel dives.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Wreck Diving digital materials (free)
  • Repeatable skill sessions on reel and buoyancy work
  • Wreck specialty dives over two days
  • Site survey and exploration techniques
  • SSI Wreck Diving digital specialty certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Wreck Diver pathway

SSI Wreck Diving provides free digital materials and repeatable performance-based sessions you run until skills are mastered, counts toward SSI Specialty Diver recognition, and issues a digital card.

Where you'll dive in South Ari Atoll

Region wrecks rest around 18-30m and often sit in light current, so steady buoyancy matters. The structures act as artificial reefs that host glassfish, groupers and roaming jacks against the deep blue.

Prefer a different certifying agency?PADI Wreck Diver in South Ari Atoll →

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 Malé (MLE) · 3-4 hours from India.

Where to stay

Hotels and stays near the dive sites, compare rates and book direct.

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