Course overview

Begin your diving journey with an entry-level scuba experience in Komodo that introduces the fundamentals before you commit to full Open Water certification. You practise core skills in calm water and complete a guided dive on a sheltered reef under close instructor supervision. It is a gentle introduction to diving in one of the world's premier marine parks, with skills that credit toward Open Water.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and check basic scuba equipment
• Breathe comfortably and equalise underwater
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Control basic buoyancy and movement
• Use standard underwater hand signals
• Dive a sheltered reef under supervision

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior experience or swimming certification required
• Reasonable health and comfort in water
• Brief medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

What's included · What's not

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory and confined skills

   Learn the basics with your instructor and practise core scuba skills in calm, shallow water.
2. Day2
   Reef dive and progression

   Apply your skills on a guided dive at a sheltered park reef, with completed skills credited toward Open Water.

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