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Have you successfully completed your Open Water Diver course and want to experience more? Then the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver course is exactly the right next step.Dive deeper, improve your buoyancy control, explore the underwater world at night, or learn to navigate safely. In the Advanced Open Water Diver course, you’ll gain valuable experience in various diving disciplines and develop, step by step, into an even safer and more independent diver.The focus isn’t on dry theory, but on what really matters: diving, experiencing, and having fun!Our experienced SSI instructors provide individualized guidance and help you develop your skills in a targeted manner. Training takes place in small groups, ensuring there is plenty of time for personal attention and to answer your questions.We conduct the Adventure Dives at selected dive sites that offer optimal conditions for the respective training content.Flexible rather than rigidWe know that work, family, and leisure time aren’t always predictable. That’s why we try to make your training as flexible as possible and accommodate individual scheduling requests whenever possible.Your next adventure is already waiting beneath the surface. Start your training now and discover new possibilities in diving!

Night dives require very different skills than daylight dives. The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty course is the best way to learn all about night diving and practice the techniques required to make you a safe and confident night diver. This course will give you all the knowledge and skills to dive safely and relaxed at night or in limited visibility conditions. In a balanced mix of online learning and open water dives, you will learn how to use special equipment, the correct entry and exit techniques and how to communicate with your dive buddy at night and in limited visibility. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to dive into the dark with confidence.

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to explore some of the world's best dive sites and most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory sessions and open water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You will learn how to plan and safely conduct your deep diving adventures and how to get the most out of your deep dives with the help of dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to 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 Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best course to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to recognize stress, avoid accidents and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water training, you will be well and safely prepared to deal with emergency and rescue situations. After completing the course, you will receive the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty certification.

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 as any experienced diver will tell you, it takes time to perfect. In this course, you will learn advanced buoyancy skills and techniques to help you master your buoyancy faster. By improving your water position and optimizing your buoyancy control, you can reduce your air consumption and increase your bottom times. In this fascinating course you will also learn new skills to protect the underwater world, which can always be used. At the end of the course you will receive the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. Well-balanced, you will soon be gliding calmly through the water, taking the underwater photos you've always dreamed of or simply enjoying the weightlessness.

This specialty course provides you with the knowledge and advanced skills you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You will learn the correct use of the compass, natural navigation techniques, estimating distances, leaving and returning to a given point and simple navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine navigation techniques to optimize your diving experience. All of this will sharpen your underwater observation skills, increase your diving safety and help you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

Discover the Seahorse, continuing education opportunities! Specialty programs are the ideal way to safely learn new skills. Specialty programs are the ideal way. Your options are limitless because SSI offers you flexibility like no other diving organization. Choose your personal combination of training and diving experience to achieve your goals in diving. Continuing education with Seahorse is flexible and can be tailored to your interests. At Seahorse, you can choose the specialty courses that match your goals. The focus is always on fun and practical diving experience. You set your own pace and become an even safer diver at the same time. Best of all, recognition with Seahorse & SSI is free! After completing your specialty programs, you will receive your SSI certification level e.g. Specialty Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver or Master Diver free of charge.

The SSI Dive Guide program is based on practical application, background information and flexibility. Dive Guides can lead dive trips and guide dives for certified divers. In addition, Seahorse gives you the opportunity to work at our dive center in Kronau. This experience is unique in our region. Only Seahorse has a fully equipped dive center with an attached lake and training center.

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 is the foundation for most SSI Professional courses as well as some Extended Range courses and is an essential part of deepening your diving knowledge. Upon completion of the course, you will be halfway to the coveted SSI Divemaster and receive your Science of Diving certification.