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This internationally recognized training program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a certified diver. Personalized training is combined with hands-on sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience necessary to be truly comfortable underwater. You will receive the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

You'll learn how to manage diving emergencies and treat injuries as a first responder with our React Right Specialty. In this emergency first aid course, you'll learn about first aid and CPR skills, stabilization techniques, oxygen administration, basic Automated External Defibrillation, and much more.

The ocean is teeming with fascinating and beautiful fish of all shapes and sizes. You'll learn how to identify fish and get more out of your dives with this program. You'll learn everything you need to identify common families of reef fish from the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and Red Sea.

Coral reefs are vital for healthy oceans and are splendid for diving – especially when you learn more about these fascinating ecosystems. SSI's Coral Identification program teaches you everything you need to know to identify common families of coral species.

Are you fascinated by the ocean? Do you want to learn more about the incredible ocean environments where you dive? With SSI's Marine Ecology Specialty program, you can become an underwater naturalist anytime and learn the exciting science of marine ecology.

The Try Dive is the perfect introduction to the incredible underwater world.With calm, crystal-clear waters for much of the year, Sesimbra is a true diving paradise in Portugal. This guided and safe experience takes place in the Prof. Luiz Saldanha Marine Reserve, one of the most biodiverse areas on the São Paulo coast. Accompanied by certified instructors, you will explore the secrets of the seabed, surrounded by marine life, rock formations, and the unique silence of the ocean.

Feel free!Freediving is a unique and intense way to experience the underwater world.Unlike snorkeling, in this guided experience you will dive deeper, stay submerged longer, and feel a profound connection with the ocean.Without the use of heavy equipment, freediving allows you to move with complete freedom underwater. It's the purest form of diving — silent, fluid, and deeply connected with nature. Ideal for those seeking to deepen their relationship with the sea, this activity is accompanied by certified instructors and includes photos of the experience, so you can relive every moment.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you all you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mixture of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most from your deep dives. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you choose. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for some advanced training, making it the next logical step to take in your dive education.

Want to extend your dive time, shorten surface intervals, and explore your favorite dive sites for longer? You'll learn everything you need to plan and dive safely with enriched air mixtures up to 40% oxygen.

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive. There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of academic and confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth of 30 meters. You will also get to practice your wreck diving skills during open water training dives. All of which will ensure you can enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

Diver stress is the leading cause of diving accidents, but it can be easily prevented and resolved. Learn how to identify stress, prevent accidents, and even diver rescue skills with SSI's Stress and Rescue Diver Specialty program. Help yourself and other divers stay safe.

Increase your knowledge of diving and gain a better understanding of your equipment, physics, the aquatic environment, and much more. After completing this diving science program, you're halfway to receiving the coveted SSI Divemaster rating.

Become a drysuit diver and you can dive comfortably all year round, anywhere in the world. It's the best way to extend your diving season, stay warm, and explore cold-water dive sites with ease.

Learn how to glide effortlessly through the ocean, increase your dive time, reduce air consumption, and much more. No matter your diving interests, having perfect buoyancy is key to success. With this essential program, you will learn everything you need to master your buoyancy.

Underwater navigation is a crucial diving skill, but it doesn't have to be difficult. You'll learn how to use a dive compass, natural navigation techniques, and much more.

Become a night diver and discover the incredible marine life that only emerges at night.

Learn how to choose, maintain, and store your diving equipment for optimal performance and durability. You will learn in-depth information about equipment maintenance and basic preventative and maintenance practices for your kit. Get the most out of your investment in diving equipment.

If you want to learn how to easily recover lost objects underwater, this course is perfect for you. You will learn everything you need to perform search and recovery dives safely and confidently, and communicate underwater so you can easily find lost items.

Do you dream of guiding certified divers underwater, or do you want to take the first step towards becoming a dive instructor? Perhaps you simply want to improve your diving skills. Whatever the reason, becoming an SSI Dive Guide is an exciting adventure. Take the first step towards receiving your Divemaster rating and learn how to organize and lead certified divers.

Do you dream of traveling the world working as a dive instructor? With this internationally recognized certification, you can work at SSI Training Centers in over 130 countries. This in-depth program gives you everything you need to become an SSI Open Water Instructor. Once certified, you can train SSI divers, teach Nitrox Enriched Air, Stress & Rescue, and create Dive Guides. The possibilities are endless, so start your diving career now!