DIVING CENTER SARACEN

The Open Water Diver course is your international certification and is the first level of diving certification that qualifies you to dive up to 18 mt anywhere in the world also it is ISO certified which gives you scores in case of competitions in the armed forces and school and university credits. The course includes 5 training sessions in a confined (pool) or delimited (sea) environment where you will learn all the skills that will make you master underwater for example you will learn how to empty a mask underwater, manage your buoyancy, handle emergency situations, etc., these sessions will be followed by 4 more in open water (sea) where you will practice what you have learned in the confined or delimited sessions in dinghy dives where we will take you dive after dive to the depth of 18 mt. To this program of practical activities we will insert theoretical/practical workshops for knowledge development and you will study through digital material that we will provide you with through an app that you can download to a smartphone and/or tablet. The cost of the course is €500 and includes all the dives described above, equipment rental, training materials and final certification....you will not have any other additional expenses. Payment can be made by cash, credit card or bank transfer and if you want you can also defer the cost of the course in installments at no additional cost to you!

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You will be in confined water and well looked after by your instructor, so you can enjoy those first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba recognition card and undoubtedly want to go diving again. Endless scuba diving adventures are waiting for you and this course is where it all begins. Start today!

The decompression course is structured in 1 confined dock class where you will learn all the skills of the course and 4 open water dives where you will practice ascents up water column, decompression management, gas changes, and many other skills.

SSI Specialty Decompression Diving will teach you how to dive beyond the limits of no decompression. You will learn how to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 40 m, with limited decompression, using your Total Recreational Diving System and a single stage tank. You will learn and propver how to effectively use the functions of your dive computer, including gas change, gas integration, reserve time, and ascent time. The use of these computer functions will become second nature, allowing you to safely conduct decompression-limited dives without hours of dive planning. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore wonderful deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being restricted by traditional no-decompression limits. The opportunities to expand your diving adventures just got bigger!

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, as well as shorten your surface intervals. So you can spend more time diving and shorten your surface interval! In this course you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge, learning how to plan and dive safely with air mixtures enriched up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification. The course includes 2 open water dives

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a complex of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn how to safely plan and complete your deep diving adventures and how to use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. Upon completion, you will have your SSI Deep Diving 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 training.

Become a Diving Instructor with us and turn your passion into a job! In November we are waiting for you for the SSI Instructor Course at the Diving Center Saracen - Isola delle Femmine (PA) A unique opportunity to: ✅ Join the largest network of SSI diving centers in Italy ✅ Access concrete job opportunities in our centers in Sicily ✅ Grow professionally guided by certified Instructor Trainers