Eight Acre Lake

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. Open Water Weekend: Training, Adventure & Community Join us for a dedicated open‑water training weekend at one of our trusted UK dive sites — Eight Acre Lake, Capernwray, or Stoney Cove. The final location will be confirmed closer to the date based on diver needs, course requirements, and conditions, ensuring everyone gets the best possible training environment. A Community That Dives Together At Overland Underwater, our training weekends are about more than ticking off skills. They’re a chance to connect with a supportive, welcoming community of divers who cheer each other on, share knowledge, and celebrate every milestone. Whether you're joining us for your very first open‑water dive or adding a new speciality to your logbook, you’ll be surrounded by people who want you to succeed and enjoy the journey. Expect plenty of encouragement, shared laughs, and that familiar “we’re in this together” spirit that makes our dive family so special. Courses Available: Intermidiate - Advanced Open Water Diver Specialities - Computer Diving - Decompression Diving - Deep Diver - Drysuit Diver - Navigation Diver - Night & Limited Visibility Diver - Perfect Buoyancy - Photo & Video - Search & Recovery - Wreck Diving What to Expect - A supportive, structured training environment led by experienced instructors - Tailored site selection to match course needs - Real‑world diving conditions to build confidence and capability - A fun, social weekend with a community that makes every dive memorable

Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program is the best way to become a dry suit diver and teaches you all the knowledge and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. You will learn how to use specialized equipment, like dry suits and BCs, the benefits of dry suits and how to deal with dry suit emergencies – which are unique to this type of diving. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.