Scuba Diving Courses in Andaman and Nicobar

Scuba diving in Andaman is a unique experience of excitement and thrill. If you want to have a formal training in scuba diving, Andaman offers you a plethora of options. Before you participate in a scuba diving course you need to answer medical statements. If you are having a health issue, visiting your doctor prior to joining any of the scuba diving courses in Andaman and Nicobar is advisable. Scroll down to know about these courses.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD)

This course teaches you breathing expertise in shallow water and theory for Scuba Diving. This is the introduction to scuba diving. In this course, you dive to depth of 40 feet. To join this course, minimum age required is 10 years and it charges you INR 3000.

Scuba Diver (SD)

If being a certified diver is your dream but you don't have good time in hand for traditional training, this course comes to your rescue. You just need to have basic skills for swimming. A blend of three sessions of theory, two open water dives, and a day of water skills is included in the course. You get to dive to the maximum depth of 40 feet. You are required to tread and float in water for a period of 10 mins with a method of your choice. You are required to swim for about 200 yards or mts with fins, snorkel and mask. In order to complete this distance, there is no set time limit and you can swim with any stroke of your preference.

You have to be at least 10 years of age to join Junior Scuba Diver and 15 years to join Scuba Diver course.

Open Water Diver (OWD)

To accomplish this course, you have to complete water skills in confined water, a mixture of five theory sessions, an introduction to equipment for diving and four open water dives that consist of skills practices. You are constantly under guidance of skilled and PADI Certified Instructors or Divemaster. In this course also you need to tread and float water as in PADI Scuba Diver course.

Junior Open Water Diver course demands minimum age limit of 10 years and Open Water Diver course needs minimum age limit of 15 years. It costs INR 16000. Junior Open Water Divers are allowed to dive till 40 feet depth and Open Water Divers can dive up to 60 feet of depth.

Adventure Diver (AD)

If you are looking forward to fabricate scuba diving skills or experience Deep Diving or Night Diving or take some underwater photographs, the Adventure Diver course is meant just for you. You have to be a Certified Open Water Diver to join this course. You can pick the kind of dive you desire from Underwater Naturalist, Boat Diver, Multilevel Diver, Deep Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, Night Diver, Search and Recovery Diver, Wreck Diver, Underwater Photography, Drift Diver and Underwater Navigator.

You can select any three dives from the above dives. You should have Open Water Diver certification to join this course. 10 years is the age for Junior Adventure Diver and 15 years is the age for Adventure Diver. In Junior Adventure Diver course 60 feet is the maximum depth to dive whereas in Adventure Diver course 130 feet is the maximum depth.

Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)

This course gives way to log in to increased number of dives and add more proficiency to scuba diving. With this course you can take up deeper dives to the depth of 60 feet to 100 feet. This course trains you in underwater navigation. You can do three more Adventure dives according to your preference. After attaining Open Water Diver Certification, you can take this course immediately.

For Junior Advanced Open Water Diver, your age should be 12 years and for Advanced Open Water Diver your age should be 15 years. INR 12000 is the cost of this course. Maximum depth of diving in this course is 21 meters or 70 feet for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver and 30 meters or 100 feet for Advanced Open Water Diver.

PADI Enriched Air / Nitrox Course

This course is fast gaining popularity for being specialty scuba diving course. The reason for its fame is that diving with enriched air (known as Nitrox as well) decreases your time of decompression. It transforms into spending increased time underwater even when you are doing cyclic dives. You also learn the methods to get enhanced time of diving with enriched air Nitrox and enriched air scuba diving gear reflections. You can pursue this course along with Open Water or Advanced Open Water Course. You should be 15 years old for this course. Junior Nitrox Diver course takes you to 70 feet depth and Nitrox Diver course takes you to 100 feet depth.

Emergency First Responder (EFR)

This course teaches indispensable skills to save life. You are trained in basic first aid, spinal injury management and also about care and avoidance for shock.

Rescue Diver (RD)

In this course you learn self rescue and rescuing others in need as well. Panicked or divers in difficult situations can be helped. You learn to identify and handle stress in other divers. You also learn management of equipment in case of a crisis. For Junior Rescue Diver you should be 12 years and for Rescue Diver you should be 15 years old.

PADI Master Scuba Diver

This course gives you greatest level in non-professional Scuba diving. If you are ardent to explore the mysterious world underwater in various corners of the world, then this course is a must for you. Minimum age for Junior Master Scuba Diver is 12 years and for Master Scuba Diver is 15 years.

PADI Dive Master

With this course, your hobby to dive will turn to be a professional. You learn to manage dive activities, about skills to motivate and assisting instructors along with students and managing a after completing this course you can help with and teach on any diving course, give assistance in planning, organizing and directing dives and guide Open Water Diver students by yourself. It costs you INR 20,000. 18 years is the minimum age to join this course.

With these Scuba Diving Courses in Andaman and Nicobar, you can gain an upper hand in flawless diving. These courses are available at various centers in Andaman like Andaman Bubbles, DIVEIndia, Island Vinnie's Tropical Beach Cabanas, Barefoot Scuba, Lacadives etc.