Name: Waves, Tides & Currents Specialty
Price: 9230 INR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (713 reviews)

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Included

SSI Waves, Tides & Currents digital kit
SMB rental + reel kit
3 drift dives at progressively challenging sites
Digital SSI Waves, Tides & Currents certification

Not included

Personal SMB (recommended for repeat drift dives, ~₹3,000)

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Getting there

Fly into Goa (GOI) · 1-2 hours from India.

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Day-by-day itinerary

Day1

Theory + 1 dive (mild drift)

Tide-table reading, current types (longshore, ripi, drift), entry/exit planning. Dive 1: gentle drift practice with SMB deployment.
Day2

2 drift dives + cert

Two drift dives at sites with stronger flow, buddy comm, exit-point identification, inflated SMB ascent. Cert end of day 2.

Frequently asked questions

Where will I use this skill?

Maldives atoll passes, Andaman drift sites, Komodo, Sail Rock, anywhere with strong tidal flow. Without this skill you can't safely dive those sites.

Prerequisite?

SSI Advanced Open Water (or 10+ logged dives). Age 12+.

Is drift diving safe?

With training and proper SMB, yes. Without, divers get separated from their boat at unpredictable surfacing points. This course is exactly the training.

What's an SMB?

Surface Marker Buoy, a tube you inflate at depth so the boat can spot you. Standard kit for any drift dive worldwide. We teach proper deployment from 5–10m.

How rough are the sites in Goa?

Goa is calm-water mostly, we use mild drift sites for the course. The skills transfer to harder destinations once certified.

What's the difference between drift and current diving?

Drift = predictable horizontal flow you ride along. Current = variable, sometimes vertical. This cert covers both, you'll be able to read site briefings (e.g. 'mild drift, slack tide window 11–11:30') and dive safely.

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