Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: Taking a Refresher Course would be a good idea in case it has been more than a year since you have dived. By doing that, you will be able to revisit standard scuba diving skills and procedures one more time.

Answer: After completing the PADI skin diver course, you will have gained the basic skills and techniques needed to enjoy skin diving safely. With your newfound experience, you can explore the beautiful underwater world in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. You can join guided skin-diving tours to discover new dive sites and experience diverse marine life. You can also rent or purchase your equipment and go on solo or buddy dives. If you want to further improve your skills, you can take more advanced PADI courses, such as the Open Water Diver Course, to gain the ability to dive deeper and stay underwater for longer periods.

No, the PADI Project Aware course is specifically designed for scuba divers. However, there are other environmental courses offered by PADI that are open to non-divers, such as the Project Aware Specialty course.

Answer: You can start diving from the age of ten years. There is not any upper age limit on learning scuba diving in the Andaman Islands as long as your physical and mental health is good. However, there are certain medical conditions because of which you may not be allowed to dive. But these conditions are more common among old people.

Answer: The PADI Underwater Videographer course is offered by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). It is designed to teach you how to capture high-quality underwater videos using the right equipment and techniques. It covers topics such as camera handling, shooting techniques, lighting, and editing. The course is ideal for scuba divers who want to document their underwater adventures or for those who want to pursue a career in underwater videography. It is a great way to learn how to capture high-quality underwater video footage and is suitable for both experienced and novice photographers

Yes, the minimum age requirement for the PADI Project Aware course is 12 years old.

Answer: Both (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) PADI and Scuba Schools International (SSI) are quite similar in content and application. However, with SSI, there is a little cost advantage as you are not required to purchase any study material, except for the divemaster program.

Answer: If you are a scuba diver and are at least 10 years old, you can pursue the PADI underwater videographer course. Note that you will need to be a certified scuba diver to take the course. This means that you will have completed a scuba diving certification course, such as the PADI Open Water Diver course. The course is also suitable for you if you have experience with photography or videography on land, even though you are new to underwater photography. Some level of experience with underwater photography or videography is ideal but not a requirement. While you do not need to have any special skills or abilities to take this course, it is important to be comfortable and confident in the water, as well as have good buoyancy control. The course will also require you to carry and operate heavy camera equipment, so you should ideally be physically fit to carry heavy equipment underwater.

Yes, you need to have basic swimming skills and be comfortable in the water to take the PADI Project Aware course. You should be able to swim at least 200 meters without stopping and tread water or float for 10 minutes.

Answer: Your ears hurt because of the water pressure on the eardrums. However, you can control this by learning and applying simple techniques to equalize your ears to the surrounding pressure while undergoing your scuba diving course.