The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to dive for the first time. You will be in sheltered water and well cared for by your instructor so you can enjoy those first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of diving. By the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba certification and will undoubtedly want to go diving more. Endless diving adventures await you and this course is where it all begins. Let's get started today.

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!

Welcome to the Nudibranch Ecology course, where you will explore the world of sea snails in seven detailed sessions. Begin with their classification and habitats, then learn about their locomotor, sensory and respiratory systems. Discover their complex reproductive strategies, relationships with other marine organisms, feeding habits and crucial role in ecosystems. Explore their defense mechanisms and interactions with humans, highlighting their importance for research and conservation. This course deepens your understanding of these extraordinary creatures, perfect for marine biology enthusiasts, students or the curious. Join us and uncover the secrets of nudibranchs.

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 what 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 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!

Without heavy equipment, freediving gives you the ultimate freedom to move easily underwater. It is the purest form of diving and gives you an incomparable feeling of oneness with the ocean. In the Try Freediving program, you will try freediving in sheltered water and discover why freedivers truly love their sport. Join us today and discover your inner freediver.

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!

Many of the best dive sites in the ocean are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high amounts of life and give you the chance to immerse yourself in history as you dive. Nothing beats wreck diving, and the SSI Wreck Diving Specialty teaches you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of theory and water sessions, you will be taught how to safely make non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, to depths of 30 meters. You will also practice your wreck diving skills during open water dives. All this ensures that you can confidently enjoy wreck diving and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will receive your SSI Wreck Diving Specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today.

SSI has designed the Computer Diving program to familiarize certified divers with the features and benefits of using a dive computer. By understanding and knowing how to use all the features of a dive computer, you will not only increase your dive safety, but also make planning and executing your dive easier. The SSI Computer Diving program explores the features and capabilities of different dive computers and explains how to use these features before, during and after your dive. Often, divers buy a computer and use it only for the basic information. Get the most out of your investment by learning how to use your dive computer to its full potential. Start your SSI Computer Diving specialty online today!

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.

The program is designed and intended for the use of trimix as breathing gas to reduce inert gas narcosis and increase diver safety. An air/ntrox option is available for those areas where helium is not accessible. You will learn the techniques and procedures for using trimix and nitrox mixtures up to 100% oxygen for accelerated decompression.

The SSI Extended Range Nitrox program provides a thorough introduction to the concepts, techniques and procedures required when planning decompression dives with nitrox. Designed as a stand-alone program or as a stepping stone to becoming an SSI Extended Range diver, this nitrox program provides fundamental skills that form the basis for all future technical programs. Using an XR Sidemount or Twinset Total Diving System, this program prepares divers to plan and execute limited decompression dives to a maximum depth of 40 meters/130 feet. In addition, this advanced nitrox diving course teaches the techniques and procedures for using breathing gases up to 100% oxygen for decompression.

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.

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.

Night diving requires different skills from diving during the day. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you will need to become a safe and confident night diver. In this program, you will be provided with all the knowledge and skills you need to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. With a combination of online learning and open water training dives, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with your buddy easily 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 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.

If you can't decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You'll try Deep Diving and Navigation plus 3 more specialty programs of your choice before completing a full specialty course. It's 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 following this program you have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty courses at any time in the future and make your Advanced Open Water Diver training eligible for this.

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.

Underwater photography has some challenges you won't find on land but with the SSI Photo & Video Specialty program you will quickly learn how to capture your amazing underwater experiences. This program provides everything you need to dive with an underwater camera and gives you the in-depth knowledge you need to properly use, maintain and store your equipment. You'll develop the skills and techniques needed to safely and comfortably take underwater photos and videos, and perfect your diving skills while using your underwater camera. You'll learn how to create high-quality images that you can share with everyone. Of course, you'll also earn the SSI Photo & Video Specialty certification.

As a Divemaster you may assist the instructor with training.

Extend your diving opportunities as an instructor

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

Extended Range Nitrox Instructor in configuration double set

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 certificates 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 upon successful completion of the Divemaster program. If you want to make your passion your profession by guiding certified divers, Ecology Program

Start Today - You must be a Divemaster or equivalent to participate in SSI Instructor course and be at least 18 years old.

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.

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 certificates 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 upon successful completion of the Divemaster program. If you want to make your passion your profession by guiding certified divers, Ecology Program

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

A weekend to Zealand to explore the dive sites in the Oosterschelde. For this weekend it is important that you have or are willing to get the Waves, Tides and Currents Specialty.

Period: 19.06.2026 - 21.06.2026BenefitsAccommodation: 2 nights in a double room (without meals)Alternative: Camping pitch available on request.Dive package: 2 day tickets for the dive site Boschmolenplas.Important notes on equipmentRental equipment: This is not included in the offer.Booking: Please reserve the required rental equipment directly after registration by e-mail to info@mc-divers.de.Pick-up: The equipment will be picked up on 18.06.2026 directly at the Mc-Divers dive center in Rottenberg.Tank filling: Possible on site at Boschmolenplas (not included in the price).Highlights of the BoschmolenplasUnderwater attractions: Submerged objects such as an Apache helicopter, a pirate ship, boats and various statues.Visibility & Fauna: Excellent water quality with visibility of up to 12 meters; occurrence of pike, perch, sunfish and sturgeon.Infrastructure: Comfortable benches, filling station, dive store and restaurant with outdoor terrace.Versatility: Depths up to 30 meters; ideal for beginners, experienced divers and apnea divers.

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.

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.

The Avelo course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience, where you learn not only how the system works, but how it feels. From the first dive you will notice the difference: more stability, less distraction and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

The Avelo course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience, where you learn not only how the system works, but how it feels. From the first dive you will notice the difference: more stability, less distraction and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

SSI Stress & Rescue Diver - Register now!Ready for the most fun dive training after your Open Water Diver? The SSI Stress & Rescue Diver course teaches you to prevent problems, recognize stress and act effectively in emergency situations. You will become a safer, more confident and better buddy.* Theory: June 11 & July 2, 2026* Pool: 12 June & 5 July 2026* Surface dives: in consultation with students and instructorsThis course is ideal for divers who want to take their skills to the next level and take on more responsibility underwater.Interested or questions? Contact the store or sign up directly!Tel: 079-5937081E-mail: info@startduiken.nlBecome the diver who can help others!