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The SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program allows you to gain new, interesting and practical experience. You can choose five dives individually from a variety of specialties without having to take a full course in those specialties. If you are not sure how you want to develop as a diver, the SSI Advanced Adventurer course is the best way to improve your diving skills and experience and to find out which specialties might interest you. If one of the dives is from the Deep Diving section, you will extend your depth limit to 30 meters. Your dives will of course be credited if you decide to complete one or more of the specialties. If you choose the right five dives, you can extend your depth limit at the same time. Would you like to know more?Just get in touch with us! We will be happy to help you.

Maybe you want to take the next step and share your enthusiasm for diving with those who have stayed behind on the surface, or maybe you just want to capture and preserve your favorite underwater moments, and you've already marveled at the fantastic fauna and flora and the tectonic diversity that the underwater world has to offer. But how do you explain your enthusiasm for it to your friends and family? Taking underwater videos and/or photos is the perfect way to capture your great diving experiences and adventures in sound and vision, and as with any new piece of equipment, diving with an underwater camera requires additional training. You need to understand how to dive safely with your camera system, what to consider when interacting with your subjects and what effect light, visibility, etc. have on a perfect shot.In the SSI Photo and Video Specialty you will learn the skills to dive safely with an underwater camera. In addition to the correct use and handling of your camera system, you will learn everything about digital photography underwater and also how to correctly compose a shot and then edit it digitally.All courses are also offered outside of the published dates. Would you like to know more about this course? Just give us a call with no obligation. We look forward to seeing you!

Have you ever seen someone lose their mask or fins when they jumped into the water? Or have you ever been asked if you can help retrieve a small object that has gone overboard? Oceans, rivers and lakes are often in motion and things are sometimes lost or deliberately hidden underwater. Finding and recovering such objects is an exercise for advanced divers. It requires thorough planning and careful consideration. Without proper preparation, a search can take much longer than it should or even fail completely. The majority of divers do not even have the slightest idea where to start a search and recovery operation or how to organize one. That's why you need special training that open water divers and many advanced divers don't have. You can find more information on our website or simply give us a call with no obligation. We look forward to seeing you!

Haven't we all unintentionally been underwater alone - not diving solo. How often has your buddy been out of reach or you've been so distracted while taking photos that you've lost your buddy? Although normally diving with a buddy team partner, there may be reasons why experienced divers choose to dive solo (e.g. underwater photography). It is more common to be involuntarily separated from your buddy while diving. During the SSI Independent Diver course you will learn about the potential risks of solo diving and develop the necessary skills and abilities to dive independently, responsibly, autonomously and safely, while becoming a stronger buddy partner or team member on your dives. You will practise how to help yourself in different situations and learn how to adjust and check your equipment for solo dives. you can find more information on our website or simply give us a call without obligation. We look forward to seeing you!

How does your instructor or dive guide manage to find their way back to the exit without signs, a navigation device or similar aids and wouldn't it be a huge gain in comfort and safety to be able to do so?During the Open Water Diver program you have already learned the basics of underwater navigation, but most people simply dive after the dive pro. Knowing where you are at all times is extremely important for your safety and well-being underwater. Good navigation skills will enable you and your dive buddy to navigate safely from the beginning to the end of the dive.You can find more information on our website or simply give us a call with no obligation. We look forward to seeing you!

Have you ever noticed that even your familiar surroundings look different at night or in poor visibility? And I'm sure you know that animals that are on land during the day sleep at night, but who or what is on the move then? dives with limited visibility can be an adventure both during the day and at night! Night dives allow you to discover things you will never see during the day. Many sea creatures hide in bright light or sleep during the day and only become active at night. Many corals also only feed at night and so the reef appears completely different at night than during the day, but no less attractive. you can find more information on our website or simply give us a call with no obligation. We look forward to seeing you!

Occasionally you see more and more divers who no longer dive with one or two tanks on their back (backmount), but carry the tanks on their side (sidemount). But why do they do this and are there any advantages over the other system? sidemount diving was developed by wreck and cave divers, for whom the most hydrodynamic position possible was important in order to fit through narrow and small passages. In the meantime, more and more divers are discovering the advantages of this diving style, which is characterized by more relaxed buoyancy control and better freedom of movement without the tank on the back. As this system requires different handling than conventional systems, it is important to learn how to use the sidemount system correctly and safely. For more information and a no-obligation consultation, simply give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you.

Diving accidents have many causes and stress and subsequent panic are the last two in the chain of potential triggers, so what should a responsible diver look out for in themselves and others before diving without being know-it-all or judgmental? Is it possible to recognize potentially dangerous situations before they arise and defuse them in advance? How do I behave correctly if something is wrong with my diving partner or a stranger? How do I deal with problems on the surface or underwater with myself or others? How do I and others deal with stress and what do I do if stress turns into panic? You can find more information on our website or simply give us a call with no obligation. We look forward to hearing from you!

You are a recreational diver and want to extend your no-decompression limits without having to start technical diving and buy new equipment. Then the SSI Decompression Diving course is just right for you. This course introduces you to diving with accelerated decompression using your recreational diving equipment and an additional stage. The key points of the course are a maximum depth of 40 meters, a maximum of 40% Nitrox and 15 minutes of decompression time, and upon successful completion of your training you will receive the SSI Decompression Diver certification, your ticket to the world of diving with decompression stops. This certification allows you to dive independently accompanied by a dive buddy to a recommended depth of 40 meters and perform an accelerated decompression of up to 15 minutes with a maximum of 40% Nitrox. The course that builds on this course can be found under Extended Range Nitrox Diving. For more information and a non-binding consultation, just give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you.