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It is easy for dive skills to get rusty and to lose confidence when you have not dived for a while. With the SSI Scuba Skills Update, we will get you back in the water and diving with ease in no time. This scuba refresher course allows you to review and practice scuba skills you learned in your Open Water Diver program, under the guidance of an SSI Professional. This is a great course to take just before a dive holiday, so you spend less time worrying about your skills and more time admiring the marine life. If you are a non-certified Open Water Diver student, a Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your dive skills before your open water training dives. With no fixed course duration, you can take your time and focus on the skills you need help with. Facts and Training Standards Minimum Age 10 Amount of Academic Sessions 5 Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions 1 Maximum Training Depth 5 m / 15 ft Suggested duration (h) 2-3 Certification Prerequisites No certification prerequisites, Open Water Diver certification Sign up and get started today! Eddie Ciesla Woods & Water (813) 684-0122 124 Edwards Ave. Brandon, FL 33510 www.woodsandwaterosc.com ed@woodsandwater.biz

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. Start your scuba adventure today! Just imagine where you will go! Begin your underwater explorations by enrolling in one of our Open Water Scuba Diver Classes. This is our entry level certification course where you will learn the fundamental knowledge and skills to safely dive in open water! This course includes in-person classroom time and e-learning review, pool dives, and 4 open water certification dives held over 2 days. Times may vary for certification dives, depending on weather conditions and location. Class dates don't work for your schedule? Ask us about our private scheduling options! Equipment required We provide all scuba equipment. Each student is required to have their own personal fit items which include a scuba quality mask, snorkel, fins (boots if open heel), weights, and SMB. Wetsuits may be required in the colder months and these are available for rent or for purchase. Students are encouraged to come in to get a private fitting session to make sure all the gear fits safely and comfortably. Each student can take advantage of our student discount on purchases before and during the course.

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!

It is easy for dive skills to get rusty and to lose confidence when you have not dived for a while. With the SSI Scuba Skills Update, we will get you back in the water and diving with ease in no time. This scuba refresher course allows you to review and practice scuba skills you learned in your Open Water Diver program, under the guidance of an SSI Professional. This is a great course to take just before a dive holiday, so you spend less time worrying about your skills and more time admiring the marine life. If you are a non-certified Open Water Diver student, a Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your dive skills before your open water training dives. With no fixed course duration, you can take your time and focus on the skills you need help with.

Complete your Open Water Diver Certification by participating in an engaging experience at Vortex Springs, located in Ponce de Leon, Florida. The certification weekend encompasses the following: dormitory-style accommodations for Saturday night, lunch and dinner on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, as well as snacks, beverages, dive entry fees, instructor fees, certification card processing, and rental gear, which includes BCD, regulator setup, wetsuit, and tanks. An option to include Friday night accommodation along with breakfast on Saturday morning is also available. Throughout the weekend, participants will have continuous access to a highly trained dive instructor as they undertake their certification dives. Our Open Water Certification Weekends are designed to foster camaraderie and feature exceptional meals. Participants will obtain their open water dive certification while forming lasting friendships during this comprehensive training experience.

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!

It is easy for dive skills to get rusty and to lose confidence when you have not dived for a while. With the SSI Scuba Skills Update, we will get you back in the water and diving with ease in no time. This scuba refresher course allows you to review and practice scuba skills you learned in your Open Water Diver program, under the guidance of an SSI Professional. This is a great course to take just before a dive holiday, so you spend less time worrying about your skills and more time admiring the marine life. If you are a non-certified Open Water Diver student, a Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your dive skills before your open water training dives. With no fixed course duration, you can take your time and focus on the skills you need help with.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. Add Enriched Air Ntrix for $100 more (save $100).

React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions and practical training scenarios, this program will give you the tools and confidence you need for emergency response. By the time you are certified, you will be able to act as an emergency first responder, provide first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Earn your SSI React Right specialty certification. Get started today!

SSI Specialty Course: Diver Stress & Rescue "Be prepared for those unexpected emergencies." Join us for a Stress and Rescue course! Friday Night Academics 6pm-9pm Saturday Morning Pool Session 9am-2pm Pool Saturday Afternoon Reach Right 3pm-6pm Sunday Dives at Lake Denton 7:30am-5pm Must have 1st Aid, CPR, AED, and O2 certifications for completion. Stress is a major contributor to rescue situations and diving accidents. Through this course you will learn accident prevention, as well as how to handle problem situations if they occur. The program is about avoiding, recognizing and solving problems on the surface and underwater. You will participate in academic and in-water sessions in the pool and in the open water. As a prerequisite for certification you need to have a valid CPR & First Aid, AED, and Oxygen Administration Certifications. Ask about our Rescue Diver Bundle Package! If you want to learn more about DIVER STRESS & RESCUE, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course. Please call me with questions or for more details. The Stress and Rescue course will also make you eligible for the Master Diver level of certification! Eddie Ciesla (813) 684-0122 124 Edwards Ave. Brandon, FL 33510

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. Call to sign up today! 727-442-9931

In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn all you need to go single or two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving up to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. With no heavy tank on your back, you’ll be more comfortable in the water and find your streamlining and trim improve effortlessly. By using less energy you may reduce your gas consumption so you can make the most of your dive time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to your valves and more redundancy as well, sidemount diving offers safety and peace of mind. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing advantages of this dive style. You learn all the skills and knowledge you need to safely and comfortably dive with a single or two-cylinder sidemount equipment configuration.

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation plus a variety of 3 more specialty areas of choice before committing to full specialty training. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will experience 5 different specialties by completing one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. By taking this program you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty trainings any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation plus a variety of 3 more specialty areas of choice before committing to full specialty training. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will experience 5 different specialties by completing one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. By taking this program you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty trainings any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive. Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in every diving situation. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With better buoyancy skills, you will soon be able to hover with ease and take the underwater photographs you dream of!

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

What is Nitrox? Nitrox is a mix of Nitrogen and Oxygen gas with a higher concentration of Oxygen than standard air. Contrary to popular belief nitrox does not let you dive deeper. It is designed to let the diver stay longer at depth, maintain shorter surface intervals, and create a larger safety factor than standard air. Who should take this course? All SCUBA divers benefit from diving with Nitrox, not just advanced divers. If you are planning on multiple dives in one day or diving multiple days, Nitrox will be a benefit. Most people also say they feel better and more energized after diving on Nitrox too.

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

Freediving is the world’s fastest-growing underwater sport. Get in on the action and become a Basic Freediving Instructor! As a Basic Freediving Instructor, you will help others learn to freedive with the Snorkel Diver, Try Freediving, and Basic Freediver courses. Gain experience with this entry-level instructor rating. Once you get comfortable teaching the basics of freediving, take the next step to advance your freediving instructor career. Get started today!

Assistant Instructor Trainers prepare Assistant Instructors to teach academics and conduct in-water training. As an Assistant Instructor Trainer, you are also qualified to assist Instructor Trainers, giving you valuable experience along your scuba diving instructor pathway. When ready, you can finish the Instructor Training Seminar, allowing you to become an SSI Instructor Trainer. Start your journey to create scuba diving instructors today.

The SSI Extended Range Foundations Instructor tec diving course provides all you need to conduct the SSI Extended Range Foundations course in any equipment configuration you are certified to teach in. As an Extended Range Foundations Instructor, you will teach divers the ultimate mastery of buoyancy control, trim, and other crucial technical dive skills. You will enhance your SSI Pro career and become a knowledgeable instructor who can identify and correct the problems your students encounter. Help train the next generation of highly skilled technical divers and grow your dive career. Start this SSI diving certification online today!

This SSI Extended Range Trimix Instructor course provides all you need to organize and conduct the Extended Range Trimix course. You will learn how to train divers to independently plan and conduct decompression dives up to a maximum depth of 45 meters. This technical dive training is intended for the use of trimix as the breathing gas, to reduce inert gas narcosis and increase diver safety. An Extended Range ‘air’ Instructor certification option is also available for areas where helium is inaccessible. Grow your dream SSI Professional dive career by earning either your SSI Extended Range Trimix Instructor or SSI Extended Range Instructor certification. Start this SSI dive course online today!

The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the scuba instructor pathway. It allows you to collect valuable teaching experience, practice briefings, teach academics, and conduct in-water training. If you want to further your career as a dive professional, you can finish the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation, and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

The Instructor Evaluation (IE) is the final step of SSI’s 2-Step Instructor Training Approach Divemasters or equivalent-level professionals will have to successfully complete the Instructor Training Course (ITC) first where you’ll learn how to: • Conduct academic sessions • Lead confined water training • Teach Open Water Diver and various Specialty programs like Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress&Rescue, Perfect Buoyancy and more • Develop student management and communication skills Already an experienced instructor with another agency? You may be eligible for shortened oboarding options where you will only have to complete certain parts of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) followed by passing an Instructor Evaluation (IE). Contact an SSI Training Center near you to learn more. Already certified as an Assistant Instructor with another agency? You could continue your professional journey with SSI. Get in touch with a local SSI Training Center to explore your options.

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started are 40 verified/logged dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will be certified as a Dive Guide after successfully completing the Divemaster program. When your interest is to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster Upgrade with a minimum of 60 logged/verified. Upgrade to Divemaster right away or any time after by self-studying the Science of Diving materials, passing the Digital Final Exam which makes you an SSI Professional.

CPR, FIRST AID, AED and Oxygen Instructor Course

Being a mermaid instructor is the perfect way to go mermaid swimming and start a new career, instilling happiness and joy in all your mermaid students! SSI’s high-quality standards and personalized training make it easy to become a professional SSI Mermaid Instructor. Learn how to create safe and comfortable mermaid students and certify all mermaid student levels. Go mermaiding today!

React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions and practical training scenarios, this program will give you the tools and confidence you need for emergency response. By the time you are certified, you will be able to act as an emergency first responder, provide first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Earn your SSI React Right specialty certification. Get started today!

5-Day Assistant Instructor Program This program will bridge the gap between leadership and instruction. You’ll gain experience teaching in the classroom, in confined water, assisting in open water, and developing your presentation and evaluation skills. Upon completion of this program, you will receive the following SSI certifications: -Assistant Instructor -Perfect Buoyancy Specialty Instructor -Computer Diving Specialty Instructor -Marine Ecology Specialty Instructor -Explorers Instructor Assistant Instructor Package Includes: - Transportation to and from Fort Lauderdale or Miami Airport - 6-night accommodation at Bungalow Bay (quad occupancy, queen bunk beds) - 2 Two-Tank Boat Dives (includes tanks & weights) - 4 Lagoon dives (includes tanks and weights) - 5 Days of Breakfast and Lunch - ITC Digital Kit (includes Assistant and Open Water Instructor) - SSI Instructor Resource package (slates, rash guard, extras)

Take the final step toward becoming a professional educator with the SSI Open Water Instructor Training Course (ITC). This program prepares you to teach, evaluate, and inspire new divers while applying SSI’s educational system and digital learning platform. Upon completion of this program and the IE, you will receive the following SSI certifications: -Open Water Instructor -Perfect Buoyancy Specialty Instructor -Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty Instructor -Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Instructor -Science of Diving Specialty Instructor -Dive Guide Specialty Instructor Open Water Instructor Package Includes: -Transportation to and from Fort Lauderdale or Miami Airport -5-night accommodation at Bungalow Bay (quad occupancy, queen bunk beds) -1 Two-Tank Boat Dive (includes tanks and weights) -3 Lagoon dive (includes tanks and weights) -4 Days of Breakfast and Lunch

Florida Loberter Mini-Season, two tank dive.

Channel your inner explorer on this one-of-a-kind 2-tank fossil dive! We’ll take you to dive sites known for prehistoric treasures like megalodon teeth, fossilized bones, and ancient relics. Bring your sense of adventure—and a mesh bag! Whether you’re a seasoned fossil hunter or a first-timer, this is an unforgettable dive into the past.

Tank NIGHT Reef Dive on Hammerhead Reef in Dania Beach

Join one of our experienced dive pros on a guided dive at two different World Class Springs in a single day.

Come join us at Eddie's in Dunedin. Talk to and meet other divers! Congratulate all the divers that have completed a certification this month.

Now that we’re settled into our new home, we’re shocked by how many large lionfish are living right in our own backyard! These beautiful—but destructive—invaders don’t belong here, and they’re taking a serious toll on our reefs. Lionfish are an invasive species in South Florida, and each female can release up to 2 million eggs per year. With no natural predators here, they explode in number. They devour our juvenile reef fish—snapper, grouper, parrotfish, and others that keep our reefs balanced and healthy. The more lionfish that take over, the fewer native fish survive. Join us in helping give our reef residents a fighting chance! Every Third Saturday — Lionfish Showdown on Delta’s Splash! Whoever brings back the most lionfish when we return to the dock gets their dive for FREE. Every lionfish removed truly makes a difference. Let’s clean up the reef together!

We offer 2 tank dive charters to the vibrant reefs of Broward County, where coral cities hum with life and sea turtles cruise like unbothered locals. Conveniently located just minutes from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport, your underwater escape is practically runway adjacent.Whether you’re looking to simply get wet, earn your first certification, or level up your dive training, we’ve got the tanks filled, the boat ready, and the ocean waiting.

Join Florida Springs Scuba for our Annual Halloween Night Dive at Devils' Den Prehistoric Spring

A Dedicated Clean Up Dive!

2-Tank Night Dive. Visit some of our favorite places as we see what the night brings out on the reef.