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Once you've tried it we know you'll love it!
Discover a new world! Enjoy the freedom of gliding through the blue! Experience new adventures and explore undiscovered worlds. Make new friends! Diving is much easier than you might think! Be ready to enjoy a new challenge and dive into a new world!
 
TRY SCUBA DIVING - It's your chance to get wet and see what diving is all about. An SSI Dive Professional will teach you everything you need to know to be completely comfortable with the skills and equipment you will be using during your first underwater adventure.
    
Once you enjoyed your first dive, becoming an SSI OPEN WATER DIVER is truely the best way to start your serious scuba adventure. Getting started is easy! Sign up for an Open Water course or get your feet wet with the SSI SCUBA DIVER program. SSI Training is designed so that you can learn at your own pace when it is convenient for you.
 
Academic
1 Pool / Confined Water
1 Open Water Dive
     
Academic
3 Pool / Confined Water
2 Open Water Dives
 
Academic
6 Pool / Confined Water
4 Open Water Dives

 Once you have completed training you will be a certified SSI Diver. SSI certification is recognized world wide so your diving experiences will be limitless. The fun doesn’t need to stop here! Check out all of the exciting SPECIALTY COURSE programs you can get involved in. It’s your chance to move to the next level in your diving adventures. SSI will be a reliable buddy accompanying you on your way.
 
Explore the Waters in Your Back Yard.
No matter where you live, there are places full of adventure to dive. These dive sites are accessible, inexpensive, and allow you to use your knowledge, skills and equipment, and gain experience.
Explore the Waters of the World.

Travel to exotic lands and experience fascinating cultures. Seventy-two percent of the world is under water, and you have a license to explore it.
Join a Dive Club and Meet New Friends.

The best way to put your new knowledge, skills and equipment to practice is to meet other divers and travel with other divers. You can find out about local dive sites and vacation destinations. The only way to improve is to dive.
Become an “Underwater Photographer or Videographer”.
The stunning beauty of the world underwater is a photographer’s dream. With improvements in underwater photographic and video equipment it is becoming progressively easier to get good results capturing your experiences and reproducing them for yourself, your family and friends.
Continue Your Education.

Your Open Water Diver certification is only the beginning of the SSI Education System. SSI Specialty courses teach you specialized diving activities, and there are many to choose from. By combining specialties and experience you can earn SSI continuing education ratings of Specialty, Advanced Open Water and Master Diver.
Become a SSI Dive Leader.
The Scuba Schools International worldwide network is constantly growing. To keep the SSI family strong, we always need new Dive Leaders. If you are interested in sharing the adventure of diving, please talk to your SSI Instructor about becoming an SSI Dive Leader
 
SSI TRY SCUBA DIVING

Diving is much easier than you might think! Be ready to enjoy the experience and dive into a new world!
TRY SCUBA DIVING the program to begin your diving career. A well trained SSI Instructor will teach you the proper knowledge and skills required for your experience in the underwater world. At the end of this program you will experience an unforgettable dive with your SSI Instructor.
It is very simple to become an independent diver with SSI as we are one of the largest diving associations with more than 2000 Facilities in more than 90 countries – and SSI has been a leading training agency for more than 35 years. Just choose your SSI Facility at home or in a resort destination and get your adventure started...
As soon as you have finished your TRY SCUBA Program you will be awarded with your TRY SCUBA certificate – SSI and your Instructor congratulate you for this achievement.

Just ask your instructor to register you officially in the "ODiN" System. Once you are registered, you can experience and actively participate in the SSI World online.

You have been able to collect a first impression of your new recreational sports "Diving". We hope you enjoyed gliding through the endless blue with your Instructor. Now it is already time to think about your personal career in diving and the next steps. Your way to become a serious and independent diver is easy. Simply contact your your local SSI Facility to move on to the next level of training: SSI SCUBA DIVER or SSI OPEN WATER DIVER.

SSI SCUBA DIVER - TO OPEN WATER DIVER IN 2 STEPS

Learn the Basics of Diving!

Scuba Diver is the perfect course for those who do not have time to complete an entire Open Water Diver Program. The content of this program represents about half of the Open Water Diver Program. You can then complete the second half and become a certified diver at another time, anywhere that is convenient for you.

The Scuba Diver Program will be fully credited towards the Open Water Diver Program. This way you will not have to redo any part of the program twice. After a short skill update you can complete your Open Water Diver rating.

Certified Scuba Divers are entitled to go diving under the direct supervision of a Dive Leader up to a maximum depth of 40 feet/12 metres. This allows you  to have a lot of fun and gain further diving experience even without continuing your education.

At the end of the program you will receive your SCUBA DIVER Certificate indicating the successful completion of this program. This certificate entitles you to take part in guided dives all over the world. If you ever decide to continue your training and become a certified diver just contact your local SSI Training Facility for details on how to compoete your SSI OPEN WATER DIVER  rating.
SSI OPEN WATER DIVER


“I looked into the sea with the same sense of trespass that I have felt on every dive. A modest canyon opened below, full of dark green weeds, black sea urchins and small flower like white algae. Fingerlings browsed the scene. The sand sloped down into a clear, blue infinity. The sun struck so brightly I had to squint. My arms hanging at my sides, I kicked the fins languidly and traveled down, gaining speed, watching the beach reeling past. I stopped kicking and the momentum carried me on a fabulous glide.”

- Jacques Cousteau on his first scuba dive in 1943

Welcome to Your New Adventure!

Exploration, exotic locations, amazing color and beauty... these are just a few of the things you will experience in the spectacular underwater world.
Welcome to your new adventure, innerspace. Congratulations—Scuba diving is a wonderful sport for everyone! You can look forward to many memorable diving adventures in the years to come.
We want you to know we appreciate your potential selection of the SSI Training Facility, which provides Scuba Schools International training aids and standards — the finest the scuba industry has to offer. You can become an important new member of the worldwide SSI organization, and we want to do everything possible to help you love diving as much as we do.


The Open Water Diver Certification
Your ticket to the underwater world - the OPEN WATER DIVER certificate. Your SSI Student Manual, DVD and water training sessions combined will help you learn everything you need to know to start your adventure the fun and correct way. The SSI Student Manual includes study guide questions at the end of each section to help you retain your new knowledge and test your retention. During your SSI Open Water Diver training sessions you will learn all of the necessary skills and safe diving procedures to be a comfortable confident diver.
SSI Open Water Diver certification cards are recognized throughout the world. They entitle you to dive with other certified divers, enable you to purchase/rent equipment and obtain air fills anywhere you choose to dive.


The SSI Philosophy  

A reliable dive buddy is very important. That is why more and more divers choose SSI. SSI is one of the largest training organizations in the world. For over 35 years the SSI name has stood for safe and quality education with a built-in fun factor.
SSI Education is offered only by SSI authorized facilities and resorts that provide the competence and experience you deserve. Because quality and care counts, learning to dive with SSI is truly the best way to learn to dive

CONTINUE YOUR ADVENTURE WITH SSI!

SSI offers a large variety of Specialty Courses as a basis for Continuing Education Ratings. You have the choice which programs you want to go for in order to reach your personal goals in diving.
It does not matter whether you prefer to dive on holiday or at home - SSI offers the right program for everybody!
How Far Do You Want to go?
To be a diver that is completely prepared for any diving situation that may occur, you will need the experience and training gained from SSI Specialty Courses. Taking our courses is your chance to begin a journey that explores beyond the surface of diving.

Each course will provide you with the proper knowledge and skills to truly consider yourself an experienced diver. Our goal is to prepare you for the adventure that lies ahead, as well as make sure you have a good time doing it!
   
Taking a specific number of specialties and continuing your pursuit of dives allows you to earn higher levels of diver ratings. SSI’s ratings are the only ratings in the industry that combine training and experience requirements, proving that SSI ratings are truly earned.
 
SSI Advanced Adventurer    

The optional Advanced Adventurer can be the entry to continuing education, especially for those divers who cannot decide which specialty courses they want to learn. During the Advanced Adventurer Program you will have the chance to try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty in order to get a better understanding for each specialty area. Later, you can choose to complete all or just a few of  your selected speciaties through a Specialty Course by completing the second dive and finishing all academic requirements.    
SSI Specialty Diver    

SSI’s intermediate diver rating is higher than any other agency’s advanced courses. To earn the certification for Specialty Diver, you must complete 2 specialty courses and have done a total of 12 dives.
     
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver    

SSI’s Advanced Diver rating stands alone in the industry with the highest combination of diving knowledge and experience. No other agency’s advanced diver level compares. To earn the certification for Advanced Open Water Diver, you must complete 4 specialty courses and have done a total of 24 dives.   
     
SSI Master Diver    

SSI’s Master Diver rating is one of the most elite ratings in diving today. Divers that have completed this level have combined the knowledge, skills and experience to truly call themselves Master Divers. To earn the certification for Master Diver, you must complete 4 specialty courses,  Diver Stress&Rescue and have done a total of 50 dives.
     
Continue your adventure! Ask your SSI Dive Center for your personal Continuing Education options. Why wait?

SSI SCUBA SKILLS UPDATE

Recapture the feeling of total confidence after a longer period without diving by updating the skills learned in your Open Water Diver course.

Knowledge. Your Scuba Skills Update Dive Leader will review the knowledge you learned in your Open Water Diver class as well as cover any new material. You will review dive planning, dive tables and dive execution to keep you safe during future diving activities.

Skills. In the Scuba Skills Update you will have the opportunity to practice and review the scuba skills you learned in your open water diver class and learn techniques that may have changed. You will have the opportunity to refresh your memory and motor coordination, as well as practice your self-aid skills - all under the guidance of a dive leader.

Equipment. The scuba skills update is a great opportunity to re-learn your current equipment, or the perfect time to learn about and adjust your new equipment with the guidance of a dive leader.

With this type of preparation you will be able to experience more relaxed dives.

Click here to find an SSI Facility to complete your Scuba Skills Update.
SSI ADVANCED ADVENTURER

Directly after the Open Water course Advanced Adventurer is the entry to continuing education, especially for those divers who cannot decide which specialty courses they want to learn. During the Advanced Adventurer Program you will have the chance to try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty in order to get a better understanding for each specialty area.

Later, you can choose to complete all or just a few of your selected speciaties through a Specialty Course by completing the second dive and finishing all academic requirements. Choose your preferred Specialty Areas and continue your adventure right after your Open Water Diver Program!
SSI SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
 
Find out about the SSI certification levels for advanced divers
Navigation
DeepDiving
EAN / Nitrox
Boat Diving
Perfect Buoyancy
Search & Recovery
Dry Suit Diving
Night Diving
Limited Visibility
Wreck Diving
Photography
Shark Diver
Stress & Rescue
Digital Photography
Computer Diving
Altitude Diving
Equipment Techniques
Group Control

Full Face Mask
Scooter Diving
Ice Diving

CPR & First Aid
Search & Recovery
Underwater Naturalist

Waves, Tides & Currents
Semi Closed Rebreather
Advanced Nitrox / Technical Foundations

Decompression Procedures
Normoxic Trimix
Adv. Decompression Procedures

Continue your adventure! Ask your SSI Facility for your personal Continuing Education options. Why wait?

SSI SPECIALTY COURSE NAVIGATION

Have you ever asked  yourself, "How does my instructor manage to find the way back to the exit point or to the boat?"
If so, the NAVIGATION Program is what you need to learn this skill for yourself.

The NAVIGATION Program will teach you to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills. You will also learn to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time.

If you want to know more about NAVIGATION, you can buy the manual or the DVD even without  signing up for the course. ......

NAVIGATION SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Natural Navigation
•    Compass Navigation
•    Combining Natural and Compass Navigation
•    Special Navigation Situations
•    The Sport of Navigation
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the NAVIGATION course! NIGHT/LIMITED VISIBILITY or SEARCH AND RECOVERY are great add ons - both courses put your navigation skills to the test. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact  your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE DEEP DIVING

"Depth attracts a lot of divers as deep dives provide this certain kick.”

Dive in places where only a few have explored before! Get the experience of diving on a wreck below 100 feet/30 metres! To do these dives safely, you need the right skills and the right knowledge and  that is exactly what DEEP DIVING provides you.

Without proper training this kind of diving is an uncontrollable safety risk. To plan your dives properly you must first know about all of the potential risks involved in DEEP DIVING. SSI’s DEEP DIVING course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and experience required to make these types of dives safely and comfortably.

If you want to learn more about DEEP DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

 DEEP DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Your Total Diving System & Deep Diving
•    Planning Your Deep Dive
•    Your Deep Dive
•    Potential Hazards
•    Repetitive Deep Diving
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the DEEP DIVING course! WRECK DIVING or PERFECT BUOYANCY are great add ons - both courses will be used in your deep diving adventures. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY DIVING AT NIGHT / LIMITED VISIBILITY

"Diving at night means excitement, adventure and fascination all at the same time!"

The underwater world is a new and mystical world for us. While diving at night you can discover a different side of this world and you can experience it from a completely different view.

It is an unbelievable feeling to discover the mysteries held underwater when the sun goes down. With the right equipment and a powerful torch there is a lot to discover. Night diving is a whole new way to experience the underwater world.

If you want to learn more about NIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITY, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

 NIGHT / LIMITED VISIBILITY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Night vs. Limited Visibility Diving
•    Special Equipment
•    Preparing For The Dive
•    The Dive
•    Advanced Techniques
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the NIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITY course! NAVIGATION or SEARCH AND RECOVERY are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE BOAT DIVING & HOLIDAY PREPARATION

“BOAT DIVING is not just diving from a boat – it is your guarantee for a successful and relaxing first diving holiday!”

Most of the diving you will do while on vacation will take place from a dive boat.

In your BOAT DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE you will learn the right boat diving techniques, how to choose the right travel agency and diving operator when planning your vacation, what to consider when travelling with your Total Diving System. Taking a BOAT DIVING program prior to your vacation guarantees you will be ready.

If you want to learn more about BOAT DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

 BOAT DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Selecting Your Dive Boat
•    Preparing For Your Trip
•    Traveling On Your Boat
•    Diving From Your Boat
•    Finishing Your Boat Trip
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.  

Combine other specialties while taking the BOAT DIVING course! DEEP DIVING or WAVES, TIDES, and CURRENTS are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!
For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE SEARCH AND RECOVERY

"Finding treasure is something every diver thinks of more than once in his/her diving career."
Whether it’s the gold of a sunken ship, a lost ring or simply the your buddy’s dive light accidently lost, there are times in which the appropriate training to search for lost objects underwater would be beneficial.

SSI offers a structured program for SEARCH AND RECOVERY where you will learn to perform different search patterns with the help of ropes and compasses, and to plan search and recovery operations in a team. You will also learn the correct handling of one or more lifting bags in order to bring heavy objects securely to the surface.

If you want to learn more about SEARCH AND RECOVERY, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

 SEARCH AND RECOVERY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Factors That Affect Your Search and Recovery Operation
•    Planning and Organizing Your Search and Recovery Operation
•    Your Search Techniques
•    Your Recovery Techniques
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the SEARCH AND RECOVERY course! NIGHT/LIMITED VISIBILITY or NAVIGATION are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!  

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE PERFECT BUOYANCY


"Every diver wants to be a "good diver" -  Perfect buoyancy control is the first step in this direction.”

Improving your buoyancy control skills is highly recommended. Every diver who wants to improve diving skills and at the same time wants to perform active environmental protection should take a PERFECT BUOYANCY course.

Nearly every diver who wants to dive on great spots on holiday is requested to do a Check-Dive and buoyancy control is one of the essential skills that has to be performed. This isn't done to stress you out at the start of your vacation. It is done to protect the reefs you will be diving around. The destruction and harm caused by divers with weak buoyancy skills is having an impact on reefs worldwide. Additionally, perfect buoyancy control is a prerequisite for nearly all Specialty Courses.

PERFECT BUOYANCY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    The Equipment for Buoyancy Control
•    The Basic Knowlege of Buoyancy
•    Controlling your Buoyancy in the Water
•    Perfect Buoyancy Control as an Active Contribution to the Underwater World
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the PERFECT BUOYANCYcourse! DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY or WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE DRY SUIT DIVING

"When the shows become longer, the days shorter and the water gets colder – then the time for Dry Suit Diving has come.”

If you want to dive during the fall and winter in the colder climates, DRY SUIT DIVING is the course you should take. Visibility at these times of the year is usually excellent so it's a great time to get out there.

In your DRY SUIT DIVING program you will learn about the advantages of dry suit diving, different suits, valves, underwear and dry suit accessories. During the 2 mandatory dives you will apply correct dry diving techniques and demonstrate the correct care and maintenance of a dry suit.

If you want to learn more about DRY SUIT DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

DRY SUIT DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Why Dry Suits?
•    Types of Dry Suits
•    Dry Suit Valves
•    Underwear Selection
•    Dry Suit Accessories
•    Dry Suit Techniques
•    Maintenance of Dry Suits
•    Dry Suit Repairs
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the DRY SUIT DIVING course! EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES or WRECK DIVING are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!  
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE WRECK DIVING

"Diving on wrecks means diving in the past – and it is always related with a certain thrill…"

It is an unbelievable experience to see a big ship from a bird’s perspective and to glide towards the captain`s bridge. But there are also tragedies related to wrecks. Diving on wrecks is exciting and there are some potential risks too, but with the right training WRECK DIVING will become a great adventure.

During the WRECK DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE you will learn where and how to get background information on wrecks, how to locate wrecks and how to prepare for a wreck dive. During the 2 mandatory dives you will apply the correct wreck diving techniques, as well as, evaluate and avoid the potential risks while diving on wrecks.

If you want to learn more about WRECK DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

WRECK DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Selecting a Wreck
•    Wreck Diving Equipment
•    Locating the Wreck
•    Diving the Wreck
•    Advanced Wreck Diving
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the WRECK DIVING course! UNDERWATER DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY or DEEP DIVING are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

"By the time diving was difficult, photography was also difficult.”

Today these facts have changed completely. Now diving and photography with a digital camera system have become very easy.

Many of you may already have a digital camera system and a proper underwater housing. As such, it’s likely you are asking yourself how to take better pictures. Now a structured program is available to answer your digital underwater photography questions which means more fun and satisfaction in diving.

The DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Program can be learned in the pool/confined water or directly in the open water. This makes this a perfect “winter specialty” which can be done just before your diving holiday starts.

If you want to learn more about DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•     Your Entry to the Underwater Photography  
•    Your Digital Camera System  
•    Using your Camera System  
•    Taking digital pictures under water
•    Composition of your underwater pictures
•    Editing your digital pictures
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY course! PERFECT BUOYANCY or SHARK DIVER are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE COMPUTER DIVING

"Have you ever been standing at the dive site asking yourself how to correctly set your brand new computer?”

A lot of divers have been in this situation and would have done anything to avoid it. This is exactly why COMPUTER DIVING is such an important course. It is your chance to learn and understand diving computers.

Learning how to plan your dive with a table is extremely important. It is how you develop an understanding of the decompression theory. But in real life, divers do not dive a table profile. The modern diver does multi-level diving which means that the dive incorporates different depth levels. These kind of dives can only be planned with a special type of table or a dive computer. Dive computers make diving safer and easier if you know how to set and use it correctly.

COMPUTER DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    The equipment and preparation for multi-level-dives
•    Medical aspects of multi-level-dives
•    Dive Computers in comparison to dive tables
•    Emergency managment and procedures in multi-level-diving
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the COMPUTER DIVING course! ENRICHED AIR NITROX or EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES

“Your Total Diving System is like a buddy underwater who you need to be able to rely on at any time!”

Diving is more fun and more comfortable in your own equipment . The EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES program teaches you how to choose the right equipment for your needs. You will learn how to fit, adjust , maintain and make small repairs right on the spot.

If you want to know more about EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES, you can buy the manual or the DVD even without signing up for the course.

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Your Total Diving System: The Basics
•    Your Total Diving System: Scuba Equipment
•    Your Total Diving System: Specialty Training and Accessory System
•    Traveling With Your Total Diving System
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES course! DRYSUIT DIVING or PERFECT BUOYANCY are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS

“Have you ever dreamed of gliding with the current and watching sharks or dolphins at the same time?“

Adequate training in current diving is they key to this kind of experiences and therefore WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS is a must for any ambitious diver.

Anybody who wants to dive on holiday at the top spots should understand and know how to handle water movements. This can be the waves when entering from shore, or the rip current in a channel next to an island, or just the current on a dive.  

There are many things to learn about currents such as: If the current is blowing against the diver, how much current can a diver deal with? How does the diver move effectively in the current? How can somebody determine the strength of a current and plan the dive accordingly? WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS can help you answer all of these questions. It is taught in conjunction with a minimum of 2 open water dives.

WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Equipment for Waves, Tides and Currents
•    Basics of Waves, Tides and Currents
•    Procedures for Shore Dives
•    Procedures for Boat Dives
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS course! BOAT DIVING or SHARK DIVER are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
SSI SPECIALTY COURSE ENRICHED AIR NITROX

Have you ever dreamed of having longer no-decompression limits to take pictures or explore a wreck? Did you ever want to be safer while diving concerning the potential risk of decompression sickness?

Nitrox is the key. Due to the reduced fraction of nitrogen in your breathing gas, your body will have less work and the desaturation times will be reduced.

In your ENRICHED AIR NITROX program you will learn all the necessary rules for planning dives with Nitrox and using Nitrox in a safe way. An important key point in the entire program is analyzing your own tank prior to any Nitrox dive.

"Nitrox for free“ is a slogan in a lot of resorts. This means that you do not have to pay a surcharge for Nitrox, but all diving operators will want to see a valid Nitrox certificate before you can dive.
ENRICHED AIR NITROX contains optional dives and therefore it is a perfect “Winter Specialty” before your diving holiday starts. This will allow you to go diving immediately and enjoy the advantages of diving with Nitrox.

If you want to learn more about ENRICHED AIR NITROX, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

 ENRICHED AIR NITROX SPECIALTY COURSE Content:
•    Introduction to Nitrox
•    Nitrox, Your Body and the Underwater World
•    Your Total Diving System and Nitrox
•    Planning Your Nitrox Dives
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the ENRICHED AIR ITROX course! WRECK DIVING or DEEP DIVING are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
"If the Sharks die, the Sea dies!”

SSI and SHARKPROJECT have decided to actively support the positive image of sharks by founding the SHARK DIVER Program.

Experience the fascination of sharks in an unforgettable way! Divers and non-divers have the chance to find out more about sharks and to learn the correct techniques when meeting sharks. Dives are optional in this program and therefore it is a perfect “holiday-prep-specialty” before your diving vacation starts. You will be able to apply the knowledge you have gained  to future shark dives.

SSI is donating 10% of the income from SHARK DIVER Specialty Program to shark preservation. As a participant in the  program you are making an active contribution to help secure the survival of sharks.

 SHARK DIVER SPECIALTY COURSE Content
•    Fearcination Shark  
•    Biology  
•    Ecology  
•    Diving with Sharks  
•    Different types of Sharks
The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the SHARK DIVER course! DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY or WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact your local SSI FACILITY!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SPECIALTY IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES




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