Advanced Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

It is easy for dive skills to get rusty and to lose confidence when you have not dived for a while. With the SSI Scuba Skills Update, we will get you back in the water and diving with ease in no time. This scuba refresher course allows you to review and practice scuba skills you learned in your Open Water Diver program, under the guidance of an SSI Professional. This is a great course to take just before a dive holiday, so you spend less time worrying about your skills and more time admiring the marine life. If you are a non-certified Open Water Diver student, a Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your dive skills before your open water training dives. With no fixed course duration, you can take your time and focus on the skills you need help with.

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You will be in confined water and well looked after by your instructor, so you can enjoy those first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba recognition card and undoubtedly want to go diving again. Endless scuba diving adventures are waiting for you and this course is where it all begins. Start today!

Using online learning, confined and open water dives, the SSI Scuba Diver program is a perfect foundation to become a confident and safe diver. You will learn all you need to scuba dive in open water up to 12 meters deep with an SSI Professional. In this program, you will complete almost half of the Open Water Diver course training and can upgrade your certification easily. You just need to complete the remaining academic and confined water sessions, plus two open water training dives.

In this specialty program, you will gain the advanced skills and knowledge you need to safely and confidently navigate underwater. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, how to leave and return to a designated point, plus basic navigation patterns. You will also be taught how to combine navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All of which hones your underwater observation skills, improves your dive safety and helps you to get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you all you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mixture of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most from 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 choose. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for some advanced training, making it the next logical step to take in your dive education.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an 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. Night Diving in Phuket at Kata Beach starts at 6 pm and takes no more that 4Hour, remarkably the best shore dive in Phuke 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 Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. The SSI Rescue Diver Course is a challenging, rewarding 2-3 day program focused on accident prevention and emergency management. It teaches vital skills like self-rescue, managing stressed/unconscious divers, and handling underwater emergencies, typically combining pool training with open water Course Overview & Details Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent), valid CPR/First Aid certification (within 24 months), and minimum age (usually 12-15). Duration: Generally 2-3 days. Components: Knowledge development (often eLearning), confined water/pool sessions, and open water rescue exercises. Key Skills: Panicked diver response, underwater search, surfacing unconscious divers, and in-water rescue breathing You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents, and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive. The SSI Perfect Buoyancy course is a specialized one-day program designed to enhance a scuba diver's control, comfort, and efficiency underwater. It is suitable for certified Open Water divers (10+ years old) looking to improve their buoyancy, reduce air consumption, and protect the marine environment. Course Overview & Structure Duration: Typically 1 day. Dives: 2 Open Water training dives. Components: Knowledge development (theory) and in-water skills. Location: Usually conducted at local reefs or calm, sandy, shallow bays for training. Key Skills & Learning Points Perfecting Buoyancy: Achieving neutral buoyancy, including hovering effortlessly for at least 60 seconds. Weighting & Trim: Determining the exact weight needed and distributing it for optimal body position (trim). Breathing Techniques: Using lung volume to control movement rather than relying solely on the BCD. Streamlining: Adjusting gear to reduce drag. Hovering & Position: Practicing hovering in various positions, including vertical and horizontal. Benefits Better Air Consumption: Improved, relaxed, and efficient breathing leads to longer, more enjoyable dives. Increased Safety: Better control prevents uncontrolled ascents and descents. Environmental Awareness: Less contact with the sea floor and reef, protecting fragile marine life. Confidence: Increased comfort in the water. Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in every diving situation. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With better buoyancy skills, you will soon be able to hover with ease and take the underwater photographs you dream of!