Advanced courses

Deeper into diving – the next steps beyond Open Water

Congratulations! – For making your first giant stride into becoming an Open Water Diver. Maybe you are now addicted to the ocean and feel the need to do some more dives or perhaps explore diving further and deeper! If so, as an Open Water Diver you may consider enrolling on the Advanced course (five dives–minimal theory), a nitrox course or even a specialty course like the Digital Underwater Photographer or Shark Diver. Alternatively, if you feel you would just like to make a couple of more dives, then our pricelist “Simply Diving” can be found at the end of this folder.

Nitrox courses

Do you think nitrox is some strange gas for hard core technical divers who dive deep into the abyss? In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Nitrox is simply enriched air – i.e. more oxygen, less nitrogen and therefore you have the advantage of extended no decompression time. This provides great safety advantages for every diver and in addition, for some dives it is very rewarding to use some of that extra no deco. time to stay a bit longer at depth (i.e. on the Hammerhead dive). We now offer combination Open Water Diver + Nitrox and Advanced + Nitrox courses. Combine your Nitrox course within your Advanced or Open Water course.

The SSI Advanced Adventurer or PADI Advanced course

Do you already have your Open Water Diver certificate, but would like the freedom to dive a bit deeper (i.e. the Hammerhead Shark dive) or are you interested in learning more about a special area of diving such as night diving, underwater photography, our amazing marine life or keen to improve your buoyancy and air consumption? The Advanced course is just five dives and is great fun with minimal theory.

• Duration: min. two days;
• Price: check our current pricelist, including 5 dives, certification, required materials.

Refresher course

Already a certified diver, but life has been busy lately and you have not dived for year or two (or even more)? No problem. We do regular refresher courses for people just like you to ease you back into diving with a few basic exercises and a nice, shallow dive in a beautiful ocean. Usually we dive on our house reef.

• Duration: Approx. 2 hours;
• Price: check our current pricelist.

Specialty courses

We offer a wide range of SSI and PADI specialty courses so you can learn more about a specific area of diving that may particularly appeal to you. A few great specialties especially for the Maldivian environment are: Enriched Air Nitrox, Digital Underwater Photography, Wave, Tides & Currents, Fish ID, Shark, Underwater Naturalist, plus many others such as Wreck, Night and Deep.

• Duration: Specialty courses include zero to four dives depending on the individual specialty;
• Price: check our current pricelist, including required student materials, instruction and certification.

SSI Stress and Rescue or PADI Rescue Diver course (on request)

A challenging and rewarding course, but still great fun. Increase your confidence as a diver, improve your awareness about the diving environment and gain some experience in emergency management and prevention.

• Duration: min. three days;
• Price: check our current pricelist, including certification and required materials.

SSI Dive Guide course (on request)

Dreaming about leaving the office and swapping your business suit for a wetsuit, then the SSI Dive Guide course is an excellent choice and your first step to becoming a dive professional!

• Duration: min. two weeks;
• Please enquire for prices and availability.