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The SSI Technical Extended Range Diving course builds on the skills and techniques you learned as an SSI Extended Range Trimix Diver. During this course, you will go beyond no-decompression limits by increasing your dive depth and duration. Using technical equipment and an XR Sidemount or Twinset Total Diving System, the Technical Extended Range Diving course provides enthusiastic underwater explorers with the training necessary to independently plan and conduct mixed-gas dives with unlimited decompression down to a depth of 60 meters. Upon completion of this course, you will receive the SSI Technical Extended Range certification.

This certification is recognized worldwide and is the best way for a trained diver to embark on an adventure that will stay with you for a lifetime. The combination of personalized instruction and hands-on training ensures that you acquire the skills and experience of a confident, safe diver. Upon completion, you will receive the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

As a drysuit diver, you can dive in cold waters all year round while staying warm and comfortable. Only dry suit diving opens up the unique underwater landscapes of cold water to you: dives among icebergs in the remote Arctic or fascinating places teeming with life despite the cold. Dry suits are also great when diving multiple times a day. Instead of struggling to get out of a cold, wet wetsuit every time, dry suit divers simply keep their suits on. The best way to get into dry suit diving is the SSI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. Here, you’ll gain the necessary knowledge and learn all the skills to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. This includes handling the specialized equipment as well as learning how to deal with challenging situations and problems involving the dry suit. At the end of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Dry Suit Diving Specialty certification.

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to discover some of the world’s best dive sites and the most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. Through a balanced combination of classroom sessions and open-water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need to know for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You’ll learn how to plan and conduct your deep-diving adventures safely and how to get the most out of your deep dives using dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and can explore the most beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for other advanced training courses, making it the next logical step in your diving education.

The SSI Extended Range Foundations course offers you the opportunity to expand your already advanced diving skills in a workshop-style setting. You’ll learn more about using technical equipment in conjunction with the Total Diving Systems for which you’re already certified. Building on your basic skills, you’ll perfect buoyancy control, trim, finning techniques, positioning, and communication. The Extended Range Foundations course is supplemental training to existing certifications and is designed to increase the diver’s confidence and control in the water. All training dives are conducted in a pool or confined open water environment at depths greater than 12 meters. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Extended Range Foundations certification.

The SSI Extended Range Nitrox course offers you a thorough introduction to the concepts, techniques, and procedures required for planning decompression dives with nitrox. Designed as a standalone program or as a stepping stone to becoming an SSI Extended Range Diver, this enriched air diving course teaches the fundamental skills required for all future technical courses. It prepares divers to plan and conduct dives with decompression limits up to a maximum depth of 40 meters using an XR sidemount or twin-tank configuration. In addition, this advanced Nitrox course teaches you the techniques and procedures for using breathing gases up to 100% oxygen for decompression.

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best way to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You’ll learn how to recognize stress, prevent accidents, and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and providing emergency care. Through a combination of pool and open-water training, you’ll be well and safely prepared to handle emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty certification.

The SSI Science of Diving Specialty course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. The course serves as the foundation for most SSI Professional courses as well as for some Extended Range courses, and is an essential component for deepening your diving expertise. You can earn your SSI Science of Diving Specialty certification online from home. Upon completing the course, you’ll be halfway to the coveted SSI Divemaster certification and will receive your Science of Diving certification.

Do you want to get the most out of your dive time and have real fun underwater? Then discover diving with a DPV/dive scooter. In this course, you’ll learn the skills and procedures needed to safely plan and conduct these types of dives. You’ll learn the specific precautions for using dive scooters/DPVs, how to maintain contact with your dive buddy, monitor your other equipment, and safely enjoy this new diving experience with the DPV! Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Scooter/DPV Diving Specialty certification and will be able to dive to depths of up to 30 meters with a dive scooter/DPV.

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty course is the best way to improve your buoyancy and experience perfect dives. Buoyancy control is one of the most important diving skills, but any experienced diver will tell you that mastering it takes time. In this course, you’ll learn advanced buoyancy skills and techniques so you can master your buoyancy more quickly. With improved body positioning and optimized buoyancy control, you can reduce your air consumption and extend your bottom time. In this fascinating course, you’ll also learn new skills for protecting the underwater world that you can use anytime. Upon completion, you’ll receive the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With perfect buoyancy, you’ll soon be gliding calmly through the water, taking the underwater photos you’ve always dreamed of, or simply enjoying the feeling of weightlessness.

Night dives require skills that are very different from those needed for daytime dives. The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty course is the best way to learn everything about night diving and practice the techniques needed to become a safe and confident night diver. In this course, you’ll gain all the knowledge and skills needed to dive safely and comfortably at night or in conditions of limited visibility. Through a balanced mix of online learning and open-water dives, you’ll learn how to use specialized equipment, master proper entry and exit techniques, and discover how to communicate with your dive buddy at night and in limited visibility. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to dive into the darkness with confidence.

In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn everything you need to know for recreational sidemount diving with one or two tanks to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper.Sidemount diving is already a common practice among wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now more and more recreational divers are discovering its benefits. You don’t carry a heavy tank on your back, you feel more comfortable in the water, and you improve your hydrodynamics and buoyancy control. You expend less energy, can reduce your gas consumption, and thus make the most of your dive time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to the valves, and greater redundancy, sidemount diving offers safety and satisfaction.This is the best sidemount diving course for discovering and enjoying the enticing benefits of this diving style. You’ll learn all the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and comfortably with a single- or double-tank sidemount setup.

Take an Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty course if you want to shorten your surface intervals and extend your dive time. This way, you’ll spend more time exploring your favorite dive sites instead of waiting! This course will expand your diving knowledge so you can plan safe dives using enriched air mixtures with up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox certification for 32% or 40%.

This specialty course teaches you the knowledge and advanced skills you need for safe and confident underwater navigation. You’ll learn how to use a compass correctly, natural navigation techniques, estimating distances, leaving and returning to a specific point, and simple navigation patterns. You’ll also learn how to combine navigation techniques to optimize your diving experience. All of this sharpens your observational skills underwater, increases your dive safety, and helps you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

The Assistant Instructor course is the next logical step on your path to becoming an Instructor, following the Divemaster course. It gives you the chance to gain valuable teaching experience, practice dive briefings, teach theory lessons, and lead practical dive training. If you want to advance your career as an SSI Professional, you can complete the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation, and qualify as an Open Water Instructor.

Have you always wanted to experience what it feels like to explore the underwater world in complete silence and without any distracting bubbles? With our introductory dive / compact course, you’ll have the opportunity to dive deep into the world of rebreather diving.260.00 per day