Basic Freediver

This specialty program will provide you with the knowledge and advanced skills you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You will learn how to properly use a compass, natural navigation techniques, distance estimation, leaving and returning to a specific point, and simple navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine navigation techniques to optimize your diving experience. All of this will contribute to improving your underwater observation skills, increasing your safety while diving and getting the most out of every dive. Upon completion of the course, you will be certified as an SSI Navigation Specialty.

The sea is full of dive sites, but many of the best ones can only be reached by boat. If you want to discover these incredible dive sites, become an SSI boat diver. It's the best way to learn how to dive safely and confidently from a variety of boat types. As a boat diver, you can explore offshore dive sites that attract schools of pelagic fish and marine megafauna not found closer to shore. You can experience exciting diving on a safari boat anywhere in the world, fill your day with diving away from the crowds and sail along with the sunset. SSI's Boat Diving Specialty program, which includes online instruction and open water diving, is the best way to get it all in. This program will teach you all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from boats, including smaller passenger vessels and liveaboards. Earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification. Get started today.

Choosing and buying your own dive gear is probably the biggest and most important investment a diver will make, and it is very easy to make mistakes. Our wish is that you assemble the optimal dive gear and know how to take care of it properly. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of your investment and enjoy safe and trouble-free dives for many years to come. The SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty Course is the best way to learn all about selecting, maintaining and properly storing your dive equipment. Working with an experienced and trained SSI professional, you will learn in detail about the components of your complete diving system and gain a foundation for understanding it well. By following the basic principles of preventive maintenance, your equipment will make your dive gear serve you well and long.

Diving in caverns and cenotes opens up a new dimension of confined space diving with a veil of mystery, while giving you a glimpse into the exciting world of cave diving. As an SSI Cavern & Cenote Diver, you will learn how to use cave diving equipment, gas management concepts, and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern and cenote dives. The SSI Cavern/Cenote Diving program provides divers with the training necessary to independently plan and execute limited penetration, no-decompression dives in natural environments, to a maximum depth of 30 meters or a linear distance of 40 meters, using specialized equipment in confined spaces and procedures with an equally or more qualified buddy.