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The Sea After Dark.
SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver.

Dive the same sites you know, then watch them transform completely after sunset. Cuttlefish hunt, octopus forage, and lobster emerge from the rock. The SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver course gives you the torch skills, navigation techniques, and buddy communication protocols to dive confidently in low-light conditions.

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€265+€94SSI eLearning
Total all-inclusive: €359
✓SSI eLearning licence: €94
✓Course fee inc. full equipment: €265
✓3 dives over 3 evenings
✓Primary and backup dive torch
✓SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver certification
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10
Min Age
OW Diver
Prerequisite
5
Max Students
3
Night Dives
2
Evenings
30m
Max Depth
Course Overview

A completely different world below the surface.

The SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver specialty is one of the most rewarding courses available to certified divers. The skills are practical, the dives are genuinely unlike anything you have done in daylight, and the marine life behaviour at night around Malta's rocky coastline is extraordinary.

Malta's calm, sheltered bays make night entry and exit straightforward. Sites like Cirkewwa and the Sliema seafront are established enough to be familiar from day dives, but the experience after dark is completely different. Visibility remains excellent due to the clarity of the Mediterranean, and on some evenings bioluminescent plankton is visible in the water column.

  • Primary and backup torch handling and communication signals
  • Navigation in low-visibility and low-light conditions
  • Buddy communication and team procedures at night
  • Recognising and observing nocturnal marine life including cuttlefish, octopus, moray eels, lobster, grouper and nudibranchs
  • Emergency procedures specific to night diving environments
  • Planning and executing independent night dives after certification
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SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver

diveshack Malta, SSI Diamond ITC

Level Specialty
Max Depth 30m
Dives 3 night dives
Duration 3 evenings
Min Age 10
Prerequisite Open Water Diver
Certified by SSI (Scuba Schools International)
Recognises Any Night Diver or Night and Limited Visibility certification from a recognised RSTC member training agency
What You Will Cover

Three dives. Two evenings.

All dives take place after sunset, run by your diveshack instructor from our Sliema base. The SSI eLearning is completed at your own pace before the first evening. Each dive builds progressively on the skills and confidence developed in the previous session.

Dive 01

Sheltered Introduction

Evening 1

Your first night dive takes place in a sheltered, familiar site. The focus is on torch handling, buddy communication in low light, and getting comfortable with a fundamentally different sensory experience underwater.

  • Primary torch operation and beam control
  • Standard night diving hand signals
  • Tank-bang and light signals for buddy communication
  • Entering and exiting the water at night
  • Buoyancy control without ambient light reference
  • Pre-dive torch check procedures
Sheltered bay entry
Dive 02

Night Navigation

Evening 2

The second dive moves to open water and introduces navigation in low-light conditions. Using compass bearings and natural landmarks visible under torchlight, you plan and execute a return navigation route with your buddy.

  • Compass navigation in low-light conditions
  • Natural navigation using torchlight
  • Dive planning specific to night conditions
  • Managing task-loading in low-visibility
  • Observing nocturnal marine behaviour: cuttlefish, octopus, lobster
  • Backup torch deployment and handover
Open water navigation
Dive 03

Independent Night Dive

Evening 2

The third dive is led by you. Your instructor follows at distance as you and your buddy plan, brief, and execute the dive independently. This is the dive that earns your certification.

  • Independent pre-dive planning and briefing
  • Self-managed navigation and air monitoring
  • Emergency procedures in a night environment
  • Controlled ascent and surface signalling at night
  • Post-dive debrief and certification assessment
Instructor-supervised independence
SSI eLearning

The SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diver digital materials are completed at your own pace before Evening 1. The eLearning covers low-light physics, equipment considerations, dive planning, emergency procedures, and marine biology relevant to night diving. Access is via the SSI app on any device. The eLearning licence (€94) is included in all pricing tiers.

Pricing

Course options

All tiers include the €94 SSI eLearning licence. Equipment tier includes primary dive torch.

All Inclusive
Night and Limited Visibility Course
€265+€94SSI eLearning

Total all-inclusive: €359

  • ✓SSI eLearning licence (€94)
  • ✓Full equipment and primary torch
  • ✓3 night/limited visibility dives
  • ✓SSI certification card
  • ✓diveshack instructor
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Private Instruction
€530+€94SSI eLearning

Total all-inclusive: €624

  • ✓SSI eLearning licence (€94)
  • ✓Everything in standard course
  • ✓Dedicated one-on-one instructor
  • ✓Flexible scheduling
  • ✓Priority site selection
  • ✓Personalised debrief
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POA

Discounts available for 3 or more divers

  • ✓SSI eLearning included for all
  • ✓Full equipment for every diver
  • ✓Dedicated group instructor
  • ✓Flexible group scheduling
  • ✓Group rates confirmed on enquiry
  • ✓Private debrief session
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All prices include VAT · 50% deposit required to book your place · Balance due on Day 1 · See FAQ for cancellation policy

FAQ

Night diving questions

If you book the Course + Equipment or Private tier, a primary dive torch is included in the price. We also provide a backup torch for each diver. If you book the Course Only tier, you need to bring your own primary torch with sufficient battery life for the dive. We recommend a minimum 1000-lumen canister or hand torch. Contact us before booking if you are unsure whether your torch is suitable.
Yes, provided you meet the prerequisites: Open Water certification. The first dive takes place in a sheltered, familiar site to build confidence before progressing on subsequent evenings. Malta's calm, sheltered bays make night entry and exit considerably easier than many other dive locations. Your instructor remains close throughout all three dives, and group sizes are capped at five students.
Night diving around Malta's rocky coastline gives you a completely different view of the underwater world. Cuttlefish are frequently seen hunting small fish in shallow water. Octopus leave their lairs to forage after dark. Spiny lobster emerge from rocky crevices. Moray eels are more active and visible at night. Grouper and bream are often seen resting in crevices, and nudibranchs are more readily spotted when you slow down and scan carefully with a torch. Bioluminescent plankton is occasionally visible in the water column on clear, dark evenings.
Each evening session begins after sunset, which in Malta ranges from around 19:30 in winter to 20:45 in summer. We brief you at the site approximately 45 minutes before the first dive entry. Each evening session typically runs for around two hours. Exact start times are confirmed with you when you book, based on sunset time for your chosen dates.
We use sheltered shore-entry sites around the Sliema and St Julian's coastline, which are well-suited to night diving and familiar to our instructors in all conditions. Cirkewwa is sometimes used for the more open navigation dive on a later evening. Exact site selection depends on conditions and group experience. You will receive a full dive briefing before each session.
Cancellations made more than 7 days before your course start date receive a full refund minus the SSI eLearning licence fee (€94), which is non-refundable once the digital access code has been issued. Cancellations within 7 days of the start date are non-refundable. We are happy to move your booking to another date at no charge provided you give at least 48 hours notice. Contact us by WhatsApp or email to reschedule.
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Locationdiveshack, Sliema, Malta
Duration3 evenings after sunset
Group SizeMax 5 per instructor
Price from€265 course + €94 eLearning
Deposit50% to book your place
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