Stoney Cove

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive. There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of academic and confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth of 30 meters. You will also get to practice your wreck diving skills during open water training dives. All of which will ensure you can enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

The SSI Full Face Mask Diver course is designed to introduce you to the skills used in diving with a full face mask. Includes doning, bail out techniques Includes - Mask Hire Must be a certified diver to take this course.

In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn all you need to go single or two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving up to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. With no heavy tank on your back, you’ll be more comfortable in the water and find your streamlining and trim improve effortlessly. By using less energy you may reduce your gas consumption so you can make the most of your dive time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to your valves and more redundancy as well, sidemount diving offers safety and peace of mind. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing advantages of this dive style. You learn all the skills and knowledge you need to safely and comfortably dive with a single or two-cylinder sidemount equipment configuration.

The SSI Drysuit Speciality allows you to experience UK Diving or cooler climates and some of the amazing sites we have around our amazing coastline as well as just extending your diving season.If you want to see the spectacular and prolific aquatic life often found in cooler water climates you'll need to stay warm and that means a dry suit. Yes you can dive here in the UK in a wetsuit but in winter months when the visibility is generally better why not take advantage of it.Diving in a drysuit, provides you with the means to extend the UK diving season, stay warm and dry, but does change your buoyancy characteristics so this is a great course to learn all aspects of drysuit diving including looking after, packing away, weighting and streamlining of your equipment and the differences between the types of drysuits available.What do I need to start the SSI Dry Suit Diving Speciality?SSI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organisation)Minimum age: 10 years oldMask and SnorkelWhat Will I do During the SSI Dry Suit Diving Speciality?Prior to your one day in open water diving in a drysuit you will complete some pre-reading using the SSP App.Undertake a confined water session where you will Be taken through how to get in and get out of a drysuit corrected and be correctly fitted Be taken through how to care for your drysuit and to pack it away ready for transportation to and from the pool Complete Buddy Checks and shown the additional checks when you and your buddy are drysuit diving During the pool session, you will Complete Weight Checks Review and learn correct Equipment Streamlining Learn to vent the drysuit Get lots of practising swimming around in your drysuit along with gaining the understanding of how air migrates around your suit when driving Emergency procedures just in case you lose controlOnce the skills have been mastered in the pool then you will spend one day in open water undertaking two dives putting all of those skills into practiseThroughout your time with us, you will be able to ask any questions you have to your professional dive team who have spent many hours drysuit diving.Drysuit diving takes time to master, but with our expert tips and techniques you will avoid the common problems and potential hazards that people occur because they do not attend this type of trainingWhat Materials will I use during the SSI Dry Suit Diving Speciality?As part of our course you will be provided with the SSI Dry Suit Elearning for you to read and complete the required knowledge reviews which will be reviewed with your Instructor.How Long will the SSI Dry Suit Diving Speciality Take?Over and above the pre-read, you will attend one confined water session and one day in open water (the published date is for the open water element)Any Other Costs?Not included is the entrance fees for the open water site and personal travel costsWhat is my next adventure after the SSI Drysuit Diver?Come diving in the UK or on any of our trips, after all that is why you qualified as a diver to go diving, have adventures and make friends - yes?DatesOn 'booking' this course, we will release the elearning materials via the SSI app.Dates advertised ARE THE OPEN WATER DATES, confined water training required BEFORESSI Drysuit Diver and Navigation SpecialityComplete both the Dry suit and Navigation specialities on the same day, consisting of three dives. These specialities have overlap of skills

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 Decompression Diving Specialty will teach you how to dive beyond the no-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 40 meters with limited decompression using your recreational total diving system and a single decompression cylinder. You will learn and practice how to effectively use your dive computer features, including switching gases, gas integration, time-to-reserve, and time-to-surface. Using these computer functions will become second nature, enabling you to safely conduct dives with limited decompression without hours of dive planning. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore stunning deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being restricted by the traditional no-decompression limits. The opportunities to expand your diving adventures have just got bigger!

Underwater photography has some challenges not found on land, but with the SSI Photo & Video specialty program, you will soon learn how to capture your amazing underwater experiences. This program provides the in-depth knowledge you need to dive with an underwater camera and properly use, maintain and store your equipment. You will develop your skills and learn techniques to take underwater images and video safely and easily, plus perfect your diving abilities while using your underwater camera system. Learn how to take high quality images that you can share with everyone and earn your SSI Photo & Video specialty certification. Get started today!

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive. There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of academic and confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth of 30 meters. You will also get to practice your wreck diving skills during open water training dives. All of which will ensure you can enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

The SSI CCR Extended Range program builds upon skills and techniques learned as a basic rebreather diver by increasing depth, duration, introducing decompression, and adding more complex skills. Training is available using rEvo CCR rebreathers. SSI has developed this unit-specific program to use trimix as the breathing gas to reduce gas density and increase diver safety. Your CCR Extended Range certification qualifies you to conduct decompression dives to a maximum depth of up to 40 meters using a trimix diluent. Take your diving to the next level with the exciting world of rebreathers. Get started online today!Facts and Training StandardsAmount of Academic Sessions - 8Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions - 1Amount of Open Water Sessions - 6Maximum Training Depth -40 m / 130 ftSuggested duration (h) - 40