Coral reefs are prized among divers and rightly so; floating over a healthy reef full of vibrant life is truly magical. These precious ecosystems are fascinating and the SSI Coral Identification Specialty program is the best way to learn more about coral reefs and get the most out of diving on a reef. In this program, you will learn the skills and concepts you need to identify corals and earn your SSI Coral Identification Specialty certification.

The ocean is filled with thousands of fascinating and beautiful fish of every shape and size. Learn how to identify fish and get more out of your dives with the SSI Fish Identification Specialty program. You'll learn everything you need to identify common families of fish in the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific and Red Sea and earn the SSI Coral Identification Specialty certification.

Join the SSI Manta and Ray Ecology specialty program and you will learn how to dive with rays and identify different species of rays. You will learn how rays contribute to healthy marine ecosystems and why these precious animals need our protection. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Manta & Ray Ecology Specialty certification.

Dive into the wonders of marine invertebrates with our new SSI ecology specialty - Marine Invertebrate Ecology. This engaging course covers topics such as invertebrate evolution and the ecology of simple and complex invertebrates such as nematodes, sponges, jellyfish, sea stars, nudibranchs and cuttlefish. You will explore the connections between humans and marine invertebrates and their impact on coral reefs. Raising awareness of our world, especially in the underwater world, this program increases your environmental awareness and helps you appreciate the marine life you dive with even more! Start online today and earn your SSI Marine Invertebrates Specialty certification.

Is it your calling to save the ocean and the marine animals that call these oceans home? Does the thought of diving with whales fascinate you? Do you want to learn more about marine mammal ecology, biology and conservation? The SSI Marine Mammal Ecology program introduces you to the wonders of these amazing creatures. Dive into the world of whales, dolphins and seals to discover this amazingly diverse group of marine animals. In this program, you will learn what distinguishes marine mammals from land mammals, discover where they live, explore their physiology and how to identify different species. You'll also learn about marine mammal conservation - a great way to help save the ocean.What are you waiting for? Start taking SSI Marine Mammal Ecology online today!

Sea turtles are some of the most beautiful animals you will ever dive with. You'll want to dive with them even more after completing the SSI Sea Turtle Ecology Specialty program. This program teaches you the skills and knowledge you need to recognize and identify common species of sea turtles, describe their history and role in marine ecosystems, and threats to their survival. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Sea Turtle Ecology Specialty certification.

Many people fear sharks, but these charismatic and intelligent fish are essential to healthy oceans and they are truly amazing to dive with. In the SSI Shark Ecology program, you will learn how to safely dive with sharks and discover how sharks and their behavior are misunderstood. It is a perfect course for shark enthusiasts and for divers who have a fear of sharks but want to overcome them. You will earn your SSI Shark Ecology Specialty certification and undoubtedly become an avid shark diver.

This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

React Right is SSI's first aid course and provides the training needed to be a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible program, you can choose which topics you want to cover, including first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about emergency oxygen delivery while diving and the basics of automatic external defibrillators (AED). Using a combination of theory 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 can act as a first aider: administer first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Get your SSI React Right Brevet. Get started today!

This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to feel truly comfortable underwater. You, too, deserve an SSI Open Water Diver certification!

When you become an SSI Level 1 freediver, you open the door to worldwide freediving opportunities. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines (online) training, pool/shaded-water sessions and open-water dives to help you become a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can freedive with a buddy in open water to depths of 20 meters and explore a variety of stunning underwater ecosystems around the world. Get started online today.

Want to get acquainted with the underwater world. Come to our pool for an introductory dive. After a clear explanation, you will go underwater with one of our instructors and get to know the underwater world. This worldwide recognized certification is the best way to start your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

The SSI Extended Range Foundations program offers all divers the opportunity to expand their advanced diving skills in a workshop setting. Learn more about using technical equipment with any full dive system you are certified for, and build on your basic skills to master buoyancy, trim, fin techniques, positioning and communication. The Extended Range Foundations program provides additional training to existing certifications to increase diver confidence and control in the water. All training dives are completed in a pool/conditioned water environment at a depth of less than 12 meters / 40 feet. Upon completion of this program you will obtain the SSI Extended Range Foundations certification.

As a Nitrox diver, you can extend your bottom times or safety margins and, of course, shorten surface intervals—so you can spend more time exploring the dive sites you love most and less time waiting! In this program, you’ll learn new skills and expand your diving knowledge while learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures containing up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you’ll earn the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

The Dive Guide program is the first step of an exciting journey. Learn to safely guide certified divers in a variety of environments and conditions. By giving dive briefings, performing site evaluations and leading dives you will become a confident Dive Guide in no time. Start your diving career as a professional Dive Guide here or continue on for Divemaster.

Diving in currents opens up a world of new dive sites and you will often see the most spectacular marine life. Dive from shore and you'll discover simplicity just by walking down the beach and explore your favorite dive sites with ease. But waves, tides and currents can affect a dive and your safety if you don't know how to deal with them. The SSI Waves, Tides and Currents Specialty will improve your diving skills and understanding so you can safely and confidently enjoy diving in changing environments. You will gain a better understanding of dynamic open water environments and learn about the environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You'll also practice diving from the shore, in currents or in rivers to earn this specialty certification. Get started today!

In this specialty program you will gain the skills and knowledge you need to safely and confidently navigate underwater. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, how to depart from and return to a designated point including basic navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine these navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All this enhances your underwater observation skills, improves your dive safety and helps you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

Night diving requires different skills than daytime diving. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you need to become a safe and confident night diver. This program will equip you with all the knowledge and skills you need to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility. With a combination of online learning and open-water diving, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use special equipment and communicate easily with your buddy at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to go night diving with confidence!

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty is the best way to improve buoyancy and get the most out of every dive. Buoyancy is an essential diving skill but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. With the Perfect Buoyancy specialty, you will learn advanced skills and techniques so you can master your buoyancy faster and enjoy more relaxed diving adventures. In this fascinating program, you'll also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in any situation. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With improved buoyancy, you'll soon be able to float even easier, take the underwater photos you dream about and explore the ocean effortlessly.

The SSI Decompression Specialty teaches you how to dive beyond non-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and execute to a maximum depth of 40 meters with limited decompression using your recreational diving equipment and a single decompression cylinder. You will learn and practice how to effectively use the functions of your dive computer such as gas switching, gas integration, time-to-reserve and time-to-surface. Using these computer functions will become second nature, allowing you to make safe dives with limited decompression without spending hours on dive planning. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being limited by traditional non-decompression limits. The possibilities for expanding your diving adventures have only increased!

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty teaches you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters through a mix of theory and open water diving. You'll learn how to plan and make your deep diving adventures safe and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of 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 want. This SSI specialty is also a requirement for other advanced courses making it the next logical step to get your Deep Diver certification.

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

Stress and Rescue

Night Diving & Limited VisibilityNight diving requires different skills than daytime diving. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you need to become a safe and confident night diver. This program will equip you with all the knowledge and skills you need to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility. With a combination of online learning and open-water diving, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use special equipment and communicate easily with your buddy at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to go night diving with confidence!

Live your dreams become an SSI Dive Instructor.If you are a Divemaster of a dive organization, you can join the SSI ITC.

As a Divemaster you may assist the instructor with training.

The Assistant Instructor certification is the next step after becoming a Divemaster and another step on your path to becoming a dive instructor. It gives you valuable teaching experience. You will practice briefings, teach theory and teach in the water. If you want to continue your career as a diving professional you can complete the Instructor Training Course, pass an Instructor Evaluation and thus become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

Extend your diving opportunities as an instructor

Extended Range Nitrox Instructor in configuration double set

Start Today - You must be a Divemaster or equivalent to participate in SSI's 3-step Instructor Training. The training process begins with participation in the combination Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC), you will participate in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10-day training program entitles you to teach independently in several key SSI programs such as Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and gain valuable teaching experience between courses, the 3 parts can also be taken as separate steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) back-to-back at your own pace and with a flexible schedule.

The Assistant Instructor certification is the next step after becoming a Divemaster and another step on your path to becoming a dive instructor. It gives you valuable teaching experience. You will practice briefings, teach theory and teach in the water. If you want to continue your career as a diving professional you can complete the Instructor Training Course, pass an Instructor Evaluation and thus become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

Become a Scuba Instructor and live your passion To join the SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) you must be a certified Divemaster or have an equivalent qualification. This comprehensive program is part of SSI's

Become a Scuba Instructor and live your passion To join the SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) you must be a certified Divemaster or have an equivalent qualification. This comprehensive program is part of SSI's

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for the sport of diving by completing 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 of experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You’ll be certified as a Dive Guide after successfully completing the Divemaster program. If you want to turn your passion into a career by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, certifying instructors, or becoming an instructor yourself, the next step is the Divemaster Upgrade, which requires a minimum of 60 logged/verified dives. Upgrade directly to Divemaster or at a later time by studying the Science of Diving materials on your own and passing the Digital Final Exam, which will make you an SSI Professional. There are thousands of job openings worldwide for the next generation of highly talented divers.

Instructor Training Course

Becoming an SSI Specialty Instructor is easy. Continue your training as an instructor by signing up for a Specialty Instructor Seminar for each specialty you want to teach. You can also teach the specialty you are interested in with an experienced specialty instructor or request an experience-based verification application and send it directly to SSI. Give more specialties to automatically earn the Advanced Open Water Instructor certification.

Do you have a diving license, but have never dived in Holland or Zeeland? If you want to experience that, then this is the place to be. There is a lot to see under water and one of our Dive Professionals will explain the site and other useful tips that make diving a pleasure. Together with the guide, a "local" who knows what you see, you go into the water and discover the most beautiful spots of the dive site. Of course, you can also make two dives on the same day.

???????? Wreck Diving in Croatia | Week 41, 2027 ????????In week 41 of 2027, we’ll travel with Aqua Explorers to Croatia for a week full of impressive wreck dives in the Adriatic Sea!It may seem far off, but to make this trip possible, we need to reserve our spots well in advance. There is room for a maximum of 8 divers, so once it’s full, it’s full.⚓ What’s on the schedule?During this week, we’ll do 10 wreck dives, including at:• HMS Coriolanus | 17 to 29 meters• Maona | 30 to 36 meters• Giuseppe Dessa | 30 to 35 meters• SS Varese | 20 to 42 meters• John Gilmore | 28 to 40 meters• SS Hans Schmidt | 28 to 42 meters• Baron Gautsch | 28 to 41 metersThe specific wrecks depend on factors such as weather conditions and local scheduling.???? Cost: approximately €850 to €1,000 per personIncluded:???? Accommodations????️ Catering???? 10 wreck dives????️ Single 15-liter dive tank???? NitroxNot included: decompression gases and travel expenses. Travel expenses are split among participants based on transportation and occupancy.Due to the depths and nature of the dives, this trip is intended for experienced and appropriately certified divers. We will review your experience and certification with you in advance to ensure they are suitable for the planned dives.???? Interested in joining us? Contact us to let us know you’re interested. With a maximum of 8 participants, we’re keeping the group intentionally small.More information about the wrecks:https://www.stranici12.com/wrakduiken-in-kroatie/???? info@aqua-explorers.com???? 06-23518862Let’s go on an adventure together to the shipwrecks of the Adriatic Sea! ⚓????

Enjoy a relaxing diving weekend at Boschmolenplas in Panheel (Netherlands) with the MC-Divers dive center. This former quarry lake is one of the most popular freshwater dive sites in the Benelux countries and delights divers with excellent visibility, varied underwater attractions, and an impressive variety of fish.Underwater, you’ll find, among other things, an Apache helicopter, the Santa Maria, steep walls, and numerous other attractions.

XR FoundationsThe XR Foundations course is your first step into the world of technical diving, where we lay the foundation for further technical training. In this hands-on course, we’ll delve deeper into equipment configuration and get in the water to practice various finning techniques and horizontal trim. Additionally, team diving and the associated communication are key components of this course.The XR Foundations course gives you a solid foundation to build upon. For some XR courses, such as XR Cavern Diving and XR Wreck Diving, the XR Foundations course is a mandatory prerequisite.

At the end of the summer season we would like the pools we love to dive in to be left clean. So that fish have as little contact as possible with plastic and other waste left behind by tourists/ day trippers.

Enjoy diving among tropical fish in the beautiful diving tower in Beringen (Belgium) Todi at Sportoase. The water temperature is 24C, the depth of the diving tower is 10 meters, and there are 1000s of fish swimming around you. It is fantastic to be able to keep your diving skills up to standard here, especially in the colder winter months.

Recreational Avelo Diver (RAD) Course – Learn to dive the way it’s meant to beThe Recreational Avelo Diver course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience.During this training, you’ll learn not only how the system works, but especially how it feels. From your very first dive, you’ll notice the difference: greater stability, fewer distractions, and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

Diving beneath a thick layer of ice, a single ascent to the surface, communicating with line signals, and an experience you won’t soon forget. Does that sound like something for you? Then read on! This will take place during a weekend Ice Diving trip at the Weissensee in AustriaHow much does it cost?For €995 per person, you’ll receive:The SSI Ice Diving Specialty with a Dutch instructorAll-you-can-dive from Friday at 9:00 a.m. to Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (after earning your certification)Gas BlendsRope, ice hole, and sealingHeated room for warming up and having lunchHeated changing rooms2 nights at Guesthouse Wassermann / Mauthner2 breakfast buffets at Guesthouse Wassermann / Mauthner3 lunches at the dive centerFriday: stew / soupSaturday: Winter BBQSunday: pasta2 diners at Guesthouse Wassermann / MauthnerNon-alcoholic beverages at the dive center (water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea)Cake and small snacks throughout the dayA cozy mulled wine evening with cookies (of course, only after diving ????)Are you already an Ice Diver?Have you already earned your Ice Diving Specialty? Then of course you’re welcome to join us for a whole weekend of diving under the ice!

Especially for KYMO members, we have a club dive today

A fun day has been organized especially for club members

We have a training session especially for club members