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SCUBA SKILLS UPDATE
A Scuba Skills Update provides you with the opportunity to review and practice necessary scuba skills that you learned in your original Open Water Diver program under the guidance of an SSI Dive Professional. The Scuba Skills Update is often a required for continuing your diving training after a long period of time away from the sport. You will be issued an SSI Scuba Skills Update recognition card.
ADVANCED ADVENTURER
This program allows you to experience five different open water dives from five SSI Specialty programs without requiring you to complete the entire Specialty. If you are unsure of your next step, this is the perfect way to advance your dive skills and experience, and to identify which Specialty programs interest you. You will earn the SSI Advanced Adventurer certification after completing this program.
Attention: The Advanced Adventurer certification is not counted towards the AOWD Recognition. To achieve one or more specialty certification(s) for the AOWD, you may decide to complete one or more of these specialties. Your dives from the Advanced Adventurer course will of course be counted
Minimum Age: | 10; 12 if Deep Diving dive is included |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver Note: Max depth is 30m /98 ft if Deep Diving dive is included. |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Not more than 5 |
Open Water Dives: | Not more than 5 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Varies |
Suggested Duration:
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6 – 10 hours
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ENRICHED AIR NITROX
The SSI Enriched Air Nitrox program will teach you how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Diving with enriched air can increase your no-decompression limits, increase your safety, and reduce the required length of your surface intervals when compared to air. You will earn the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification after completing this program.
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver if in-water training is included |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | Optional-2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Optional |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
Specialized Equipment: | Knowledge Program |
DEEP DIVING
Many exciting dive sites are located in deeper water. Without proper training, this kind of diving puts you at risk. The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will give you the ability to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters, and is a prerequisite for some advanced training. You will earn the SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification. after completing this program
Minimum Age: | 15 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | 1 |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | 3 |
Maximum Training Depth: | 40 meters / 130 feet |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
NIGHT DIVING AND LIMITED VISIBILITY
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Some of the ocean’s most amazing creatures only come out at night, so your dive doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down. You will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate and dive with a buddy at night or in limited visibility. You will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification after completing this program.
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | 2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Varies by age |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
BOAT DIVING
The ocean is filled with dive sites, but many of them cannot be reached from shore. This program gives you the skills and knowledge required to safely dive from a boat, allowing you to get the most from your underwater opportunities. You will earn the SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification after completing this program.
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | 2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Depends on diver’s age |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
PHOTO & VIDEO
This program teaches you the skills needed to dive with an underwater camera, and provides the in-depth knowledge and experience required to properly use, maintain and store your equipment. Our goal is help you capture your amazing underwater experiences. You will earn the SSI Photo & Video Specialty certification.
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 1+ |
Open Water Dives: | Optional – 1 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Varies |
Suggested Duration: | Varies |
NAVIGATION
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably navigate underwater during a dive. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, basic navigation patterns and how to leave and return to a designated point. You will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification after completing this program
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online Learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | 2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Varies with age |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
PERFECT BUOYANCY
Do you want to increase your buoyancy control, minimize your breathing gas consumption, or move effortlessly above the ocean floor? The SSI Perfect Buoyancy program teaches you the skills and techniques needed to maximize your dive experience, increase your comfort in the water, and get the most from your equipment. You will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online Learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 1+ |
Open Water Dives: | Optional -1 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Optional |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
SEARCH & RECOVERY
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely plan and conduct search and recovery dives. You will learn about search patterns, specialized dive plans, underwater communication, and how to recover small to medium-sized objects using specialized equipment like lift bags. You will earn the SSI Search and Recovery Specialty certification after completing this program.
Minimum Age: | 12 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 1 mandatory before open water dive |
Open Water Dives: | 2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | Varies with age |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
SCIENCE OF DIVING
This program provides an in-depth and detailed study of physics, physiology, decompression theory, the aquatic environment and diving equipment. It is required training for most SSI Dive Professional programs, as well as some Extended Range programs. You will earn the SSI Science of Diving Specialty certification after completing this program
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver if in-water training is included |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | Optioinal |
Maximum Training Depth: | Optional |
Suggested Duration: | 12 – 20 hours |
Specialized Equipment:
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Knowledge Program
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EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES
The SSI Equipment Techniques teaches you how to choose, maintain and store your Total Diving System. This ensures performance and increases the longevity of your equipment. You will earn the SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty certification
Minimum Age: | 10 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Referral Diver if in-water training is included |
Academic Sessions: | Online learning |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
Open Water Dives: | Optional |
Maximum Training Depth: | Optional |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
Specialized Equipment: | Knowledge Program |
INDEPENDENT DIVING
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive without a designated dive buddy. You will learn about self-reliance, proper equipment maintenance, and the special considerations and rescue techniques required to dive independently. You will earn the SSI Independent Diving Specialty certification after completing this program
Minimum Age: | 18 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
Academic Sessions: | 1 |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 1 Optional |
Open Water Dives: | 2 |
Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meter / 100 feet |
Suggested Duration: | 6 – 10 hours |
DIVER STRESS & RESCUE
Stress is a major cause of diving accidents and negatively impacts rescue situations. This program teaches you the skills and knowledge required to recognize and deal with stress, prevent accidents and properly deal with emergency situations encountered by divers. You will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification after completing this program
Minimum Age: | 12 |
Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver Students must have proof of current training within two (2) years of First Aid and CPR |
Academic Sessions: | 2 |
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 2 (+1 Optional) |
Open Water Dives: | 3 |
Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 100 feet |
Suggested Duration: | 10 – 15 hours |
Cost: 350.00€
REACT RIGHT
React Right is SSI’s emergency training program, consisting of the following basic components: Primary Assessment, First Aid & CPR Skills, Primary Stabilization Techniques, and includes two optional components: Oxygen Administration in Diving Emergencies and Automated External Defibrilation Basics. Students who complete this program earn the SSI React Right specialty certification
Minimum Age: | 12 |
Certification Prerequisites: | None |
Maximum Training Depth: | Knowledge Program |
Suggested Duration: | 8-12 hours |