Coral Identification - Ecology 2026

This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

React Right is SSI's first aid course and provides the training needed to be a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible program, you can choose what topics you want to cover, including first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about emergency oxygen delivery while diving and the basics of automatic external defibrillators (AED). Using a combination of theory and practical training scenarios, this program will give you the tools and confidence you need for emergency response. By the time you are certified, you can act as a first aider: administer first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Get your SSI React Right Brevet. Get started today!

In this fascinating program you will learn all the skills you need to safely and confidently conduct search and salvage dives. You will learn how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans and equipment such as lifting balloons, lines and reels. By developing your search and communication techniques and practicing search in a dive team, you will become a confident search and salvage diver in no time. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Search & Recovery Specialty Brevet.

As a Nitrox diver you can increase your bottom times or safety margins and of course shorten surface intervals - so you can spend more time exploring the dive sites you love most and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge while learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures containing up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty teaches you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters through a mix of theory and open water diving. You'll learn how to plan and make your deep diving adventures safe and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of 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 want. This SSI specialty is also a requirement for other advanced courses making it the next logical step to get your Deep Diver certification.

XR FoundationsThe XR Foundations course is your first step into the world of technical diving, where we lay the foundation for further technical training. In this hands-on course, we’ll delve deeper into equipment configuration and get in the water to practice various finning techniques and horizontal trim. Additionally, team diving and the associated communication are key components of this course.The XR Foundations course gives you a solid foundation to build upon. For some XR courses, such as XR Cavern Diving and XR Wreck Diving, the XR Foundations course is a mandatory prerequisite.

Welcome to the Nudibranch Ecology course, where you will explore the world of sea snails in seven detailed sessions. Begin with their classification and habitats, then learn about their locomotor, sensory and respiratory systems. Discover their complex reproductive strategies, relationships with other marine organisms, feeding habits and crucial role in ecosystems. Explore their defense mechanisms and interactions with humans and highlight their importance for research and conservation. This course deepens your understanding of these extraordinary creatures, perfect for marine biology enthusiasts, students or the curious. Join us and uncover the secrets of nudibranchs.

This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

Recreational Avelo Diver (RAD) Course – Learn to dive the way it’s meant to beThe Recreational Avelo Diver course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience.During this training, you’ll learn not only how the system works, but especially how it feels. From your very first dive, you’ll notice the difference: greater stability, fewer distractions, and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

In this specialty program you will gain the 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 depart from and return to a designated point including basic navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine these navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All this enhances your underwater observation skills, improves your dive safety and helps you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

Night diving requires different skills than daytime diving. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you need to become a safe and confident night diver. This program will equip you with all the knowledge and skills you need to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility. With a combination of online learning and open-water diving, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use special equipment and communicate easily with your buddy 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!

Without heavy equipment, freediving gives you the ultimate freedom to move easily underwater. It is the purest form of diving and gives you an incomparable feeling of oneness with the ocean. In the Try Freediving program, you will try freediving in sheltered water and discover why freedivers truly love their sport. Join us today and discover your inner freediver.

Coral reefs are prized among divers and rightly so; floating over a healthy reef full of vibrant life is truly magical. These precious ecosystems are fascinating and the SSI Coral Identification Specialty program is the best way to learn more about coral reefs and get the most out of diving on a reef. In this program, you will learn the skills and concepts you need to identify corals and earn your SSI Coral Identification Specialty certification.

In this sidemount course you will learn everything you need to make recreational sidemount dives with one or two cylinders to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. Without a heavy tank on your back, you'll feel more comfortable in the water, and you'll find that your streamline and trim improve effortlessly. Because you use less energy, you can reduce your gas consumption so you can get the most out of your dive time. With better control over your buoyancy, easier access to your valves and more redundancy, sidemount diving offers safety and peace of mind. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing benefits of this diving style. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and comfortably with a sidemount equipment configuration with one or two cylinders.

When you become an SSI Level 1 freediver, you open the door to worldwide freediving opportunities. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines (online) training, pool/shaded-water sessions and open-water dives to help you become a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can freedive with a buddy in open water to depths of 20 meters and explore a variety of stunning underwater ecosystems around the world. Get started online today.