Explore The Best Scuba Diving in Andaman for Nonswimmers

Scuba diving is the most adventurous and daring underwater sport to explore a whole new world beneath the sea surface. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are popular scuba diving gems located southeast of the Bay of Bengal. In early 2004 only swimmers were allowed to do recreational scuba diving in Andaman. The Andaman Islands were recognised worldwide after the 2004 Tsunami and the craze of scuba diving amongst nonswimmers rapidly increased over the years.

Andaman scuba diving stands out among other dive destinations due to its diverse marine ecology, incredible huge marine population, and transparent blue waters in tropical marine paradise. Seahawks Scuba Dive Shop came into light in 2017 to accommodate beginners or nonswimmers and provide the best scuba diving in Andaman. We have a skilled and experienced dive team who are specially trained to supply the best scuba diving services to nonswimmers.

Tips to conduct scuba diving in Andaman for nonswimmers

• Age limit and medical fitness for scuba diving
• Basic scuba dive training
• Actual scuba diving with a personal instructor

Age limit and medical fitness for scuba diving

The first step is to evaluate whether you are eligible for scuba diving. It is important because scuba diving is an extremely adventurous underwater sport that requires utmost care and fitness. Participants below or above the age limit recommended for scuba diving (12 to 50 years) might face minor to major repercussions due to various diving factors including underwater pressure or breathing.

On the other hand, medical fitness for scuba diving is a crucial factor that may disallow your underwater expedition.

Participants with the following medical issues are strictly prohibited from scuba diving such as:

1. Asthma
2. Diabetes
3. Blood pressure
4. Pregnancy
5. Regular medication to heal a particular disease
6. Recent surgery ( healing period 6–12 months) based on casewise
7. Strokes, blackouts, and seizures
8. Mental or physiological disbalance
9. Problems with ears, breathing, eyes, and other disabilities as notified
10. Severe seasickness and water phobia

Check the complete list in the Medical questionnaire to ensure your medical fitness for scuba diving.

Basic scuba dive training

After assessing your age limit and medical fitness for scuba diving in Andaman, you must book a diving adventure. The next crucial step is the basic shallow water training before the actual dive. Whether you can scuba dive is based on your shallow water training.

Personal instructors are assigned to teach you basic dive skills and practise them repetitively in chest-deep water. We provide adequate training time (up to 90 minutes) to ensure you don’t miss out on anything and to build confidence for a safe and smooth upcoming diving adventure.

Participants get to learn the following skills during basic scuba dive training session

1. Ear equalisation
2. Underwater breathing practice
3. Practise deep and slow breathing
4. Underwater hand signals
5. Buoyancy control
6. Water removal process from diving mask underwater
7. Underwater breathing valve removal process
8. Teaching scuba diving safety rules

Actual scuba diving with a personal instructor

After successful scuba dive training, it’s time to get underwater to explore colourful marine life. Each participant is assigned Personal instructors to conduct scuba diving adventures responsibly. Personal instructors swim for themselves and the dive buddy and cover the entire reef so that you don’t miss out on anything. Participants are allowed to dive up to a maximum depth of 12 meters.

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Popular dive sites for nonswimmers in Andaman

Tribe Gate (Oval Reef): It is a popular dive site in Havelock located around 2 kilometers from Beach-3, Govind Nagar. The dive site is known for multiple species of fish life, sea anemones, and hard corals in crystal clear waters. It has a maximum depth of 12 meters while the reef starts from 4 meters.

Turtle Beach: It is the most popular dive site amongst beginners or nonswimmers in Andaman. The dive site is 11 kilometers from Beach-3, Govind Nagar and located northwest of Havelock Island. Turtle Beach is popular for its shallow reef, transparent blue waters, spacious species of marine life, and staghorn coral reefs. The maximum depth of Turtle Beach is 10 meters while reefs start from 3 meters.

Northbay Island: It is a shallow dive site located at the shore of Northbay Island and 5 kilometers from Phoenix Bay jetty. The reefs of the dive site have a maximum depth of 7 meters which inherent incredible marine life.

Bharatpur Beach: It is a popular dive site for scuba diving activities located on Neil Island. The dive site is located close to the shoreline of Bharatpur Beach and is popular for multiple species of marine life. The marine biodiversity of sea dwellers in crystal clear waters attracts scuba diving enthusiasts to dip in.