Trash-Free Thursday
Dive with a purpose
Every Thursday our team heads out and clears whatever rubbish we can find on the reef and in the water.
Want to help? Ask us about joining a cleanup dive.
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The SSI Advanced Open Water takes you from 18m to 30 metres and opens up new kinds of diving. You do five adventure dives: 2 mandatory ones (deep diving and navigation) plus 3 electives you pick from a menu of nine specialties.
There are a few short theory sessions with SSI digital materials, but most of the learning happens in the water. Every dive gets its own briefing and debrief, so by the end you've sampled five different sides of diving and have a good idea which one you want to chase next.
Two dives are mandatory. The other three are yours to pick from the elective list.
We choose the site on the day based on conditions, tides, and the electives you've picked. Every site is at Grandé Island, 30 minutes from Candolim.
Coral gardens, moray eels, snappers, parrotfish. The primary training reef — gentle conditions and rich marine life.
British-era vessel thick with soft coral. Resident groupers, blue-spotted stingrays, moray eels. Light-zone penetration possible.
Rocky pinnacle with currents and pelagics. Eagle rays, drift diving. One of Goa's most dynamic dive sites.
Protected bay, very gentle. Nudibranchs, pipefish, seahorses. Ideal for skill-focused dives without current distraction.
Shallow reef for long bottom times. Macro life — nudibranchs, ornate ghost pipefish. Great for photography and hover practice.
Your Advanced Open Water opens up the deeper, more varied dive sites:
Here's what actually sets us apart, minus the marketing fluff.
Pro-grade gear serviced every 100 dives or 6 months, not when it fails. MK25/S620 regulator, Hydros Pro BCD, Aladin Sport dive computer. You train on the same kit our working instructors use.
Your instructor always knows where you are underwater. No crowded groups. If a skill needs more practice, you get the time, not whatever's left over after 8 other students.
We teach both agencies at the same location, so you can pick the certification that fits your future dive plans. You get honest advice, not a push toward whichever we sell more of.
Proper briefing rooms, clean rinsing stations, a structured course schedule. The difference between a real dive school and a beach shack matters when you're doing a multi-day certification course.
Sail Rock for the deep dive. Suzy's Wreck for wreck electives. Bounty Bay for photography and buoyancy. Our instructors dive these sites every week and know which one fits which elective best.
All three are 5 adventure dives with a deep dive and a navigation dive. Here is how they compare at FlyingFish.
| At FlyingFish, Goa | SDI Advanced Adventure Diver | SSI Advanced Open Water Diver You are here | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price at FlyingFish | |||
| Course price | ₹19,800+ GST ₹1,980 less than SSI · ₹7,128 less than PADI | ₹21,780+ GST | ₹26,928+ GST |
| Pay online to book | ₹5,000, rest at the centre | ₹5,000, rest at the centre | ₹10,000, rest at the centre |
| The course | |||
| Adventure dives | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Required dives | Deep and navigation | Deep and navigation | Deep and navigation |
| Your choice | 3 electives | 3 electives | 3 electives |
| Deep dive limit | 30 m | 30 m | 30 m |
| Deep dive in Goa | Sail Rock, about 24 m | Sail Rock, about 24 m | Sail Rock, about 24 m |
| Days | 2 to 3 Days | 2 to 3 Days | 2 to 3 Days |
| Minimum age | Advantage: 10, with parent consent | 12 | 15, or Junior card from 12 |
| Younger divers | Deep dive to 21 m | Ages 12 to 14: deep dive to 21 m | Ages 12 to 14: Junior card, 21 m |
| How you learn | |||
| Dive computer | Advantage: On every dive, an SDI rule | Used on our courses | Used on our courses |
| Counts toward specialties | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your card | |||
| Accepted worldwide | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Next step | SDI Rescue Diver | SSI Diver Stress & Rescue | PADI Rescue Diver |
| Book SDI View course | Book SSI | Book PADI View course | |
Facts from each agency's published standards, checked November 2026. Prices per person, GST extra.
Species our divers see on these sites, from the FlyingFish marine life guide.
Every Thursday our team heads out and clears whatever rubbish we can find on the reef and in the water.
Want to help? Ask us about joining a cleanup dive.
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