The beginner’s programme lets you dive to 9mtrs/40 ft. Open Water Scuba Diver course certifies you to dive to 18mtrs/60ft. The Advanced Adventurer course certifies you to dive up to 30mtrs/100ft and doing deep speciality would open diving to 40mtrs/130ft which is the max depth for recreational scuba divers. Deeper than 40mtrs dives can be done by experienced divers after doing their technical diving courses.
The dive time varies anywhere from 25-40 mins and depends on a lot of factors like your breathing rate, the depth you are diving at, environmental conditions, etc.
Pondy has many dive sites which are about 5-20 km from the shore.
We have a beginner’s dive programme which is for two half days or one full day. The beginner’s certificate programme will take you, a minimum of two days and a maximum of five days.
Sunglasses, Hat, Towel, Swimwear or an extra set of inner garments along with some sunscreen. You will need a bag to carry back your wet clothes.
One would have to wait for 12hrs after a single dive or 18hrs after multiple dives before you can travel in a commercial plane.
No, one should avoid diving when pregnant or trying to conceive.
No, one should not be dehydrated/ hungover/ under the influence of alcohol or any other substances before a dive.