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 no classroom exams here; all 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.
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