Advanced Open Water Diver

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! This course requires one pool/confined water session. If applicable, the date and time for the pool session will be organised upon registration, prior to your open water diving days. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request. This course spans a minimum of two open water days. Therefore, you will be diving both days of the weekend associated with your course.

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. This is the third part, of a four part training course. Part three consists of two open water dives, with one of our highly experienced instructors. During your open water dives, you will demonstrate all the basic scuba and Dry Suit skills that you have previously performed during the pool sessions. You will be required to complete 4 Open Water Dives in order to become a certified SSI Open Water Diver. The remaining two open water dives will be covered in Part 4 of this course. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water dives is available upon request.

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. We conduct our open water sessions in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water session is available upon request.

Diving in currents opens up a world of new dive sites that often host the most spectacular marine life. Go shore diving and you will discover the simplicity of just walking off the beach and exploring your favourite dive sites with ease. But wave, tides and currents can impact your dives and affect your safety if you do not know how to handle them. The SSI Waves, Tides and Currents specialty will enhance your dive skills and understanding, so you can enjoy diving in different environments safely and with confidence. You will gain a better understanding of dynamic open water environments and learn about the environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You will also practice diving from shore, in currents or in rivers to earn the specialty certification. Get started today! We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

The SSI Snorkel Diver program is the best way to learn how to snorkel and develop your confidence in the water, allowing you to go snorkelling and explore the mesmerizing landscapes and wildlife of the aquatic world. You do not need to be a proficient swimmer to participate in the Snorkel Diver program, and there is no minimum age to join. You just need to be comfortable in the water, able to maintain your buoyancy, and ready to begin the adventure of a lifetime! We conduct our open water sessions in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water session is available upon request.

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. Included in the price is a 4-hour pool session, with one of our highly experienced instructors, that covers: Equipment introduction, dry skills, and the underwater skills required to become a certified SSI Scuba Diver. You will also receive all the eLearning material necessary to complete the SSI Scuba Diver Course. As we use dry suits for teaching in the UK, due to the climate, this pool session also covers the skills necessary to use a dry suit. Dry suit 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 date and time for this pool session will be organised upon registration, prior to your open water dive day. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

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. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water session is available upon request.

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. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

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. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

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. This course requires one pool/confined water session. If applicable, the date and time for the pool session will be organised upon registration, prior to your open water diving days. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request. This course spans a minimum of two open water days. Therefore, you will be diving both days of the weekend associated with your course.

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. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive. 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! We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

In this fascinating program, you will learn all the skills you need to safely and confidently conduct search and recovery dives. You will be taught how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans and equipment such as lift bags, lines and reels. By developing your search and communication techniques and practicing searches in a dive team, you will become a confident search and rescue diver in no time. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Search & Recovery specialty certification. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

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. This is the final part, of a four part training course. Part four consists of two open water dives, with one of our highly experienced instructors. During your open water dives, you will demonstrate all the remaining basic scuba and Dry Suit skills that you have previously performed during the pool sessions. Once you have completed part 4, you will become a certified SSI Open Water Diver and a certified SSI Dry Suit Diver. We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water dives is available upon request.