Dive Guide/Divemaster

Choosing and purchasing your own diving equipment is probably the biggest and most important investment you’ll make as a diver, but it’s easy to make a mistake. We want you to put together the diving equipment that’s best for you and know how to care for it properly. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of your investment and enjoy safe, worry-free dives for many years to come. The SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty is the best course for learning everything about selecting, maintaining, and properly storing your diving equipment. Working with an experienced and certified SSI Professional, you’ll gain detailed information about the components of your Total Diving System and develop a fundamental understanding of your diving equipment. By performing preventive maintenance on your gear, you’ll maximize its performance and longevity.

SSI Dive Guide is a program that provides divers with the skills to safely guide other divers through dives. Dive Guide training is the first step in becoming a professional dive instructor. During training, participants learn how to plan and organize dives, properly use and maintain dive equipment, explore dive sites and ensure the safety of divers. They also learn how to assess and improve the diving techniques and skills of other divers. The Dive Guide training includes theoretical lessons, practical exercises in the pool or confined water and dives in open water. Participants must meet certain requirements to complete the training and receive the Dive Guide certificate. After completing the training, Dive Guides can assist instructors in conducting courses, organize and conduct dives for certified divers and lead divers on dive sites. They can also work as assistants on dive trips or in dive centers. Dive guide training is a great way for divers to expand their skills, improve their diving experience and share their passion for diving with others.

With the SSI Try Scuba course you can experience your first unforgettable breaths underwater. With an instructor at your side, you can dive in confined water without any worries and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba certification card and can hardly wait for your next dive. Because there are countless diving adventures waiting for you and this course is just the beginning. Start today!

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty course is the best way to improve your buoyancy and experience perfect dives. Buoyancy control is one of the most important diving skills, but as any experienced diver will tell you, it takes time to perfect. In this course, you will learn advanced buoyancy skills and techniques to help you master your buoyancy faster. By improving your water position and optimizing your buoyancy control, you can reduce your air consumption and increase your bottom times. In this fascinating course you will also learn new skills to protect the underwater world, which can always be used. At the end of the course you will receive the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. Well-balanced, you will soon be gliding calmly through the water, taking the underwater photos you've always dreamed of or simply enjoying the weightlessness.

Diving skills easily become rusty and after a while you lose confidence in your own abilities. An SSI Scuba Skills Update will get you back in the water and back to your old strength in no time at all. In the refresher course, you repeat and practise the diving skills from your Open Water Diver program under the guidance of an SSI professional. However, a scuba skills update is not only a relaxed way to refresh your diving skills, but often also a prerequisite for resuming diving training after a break. If you don't want to worry about your skills on your diving vacation and would rather enjoy the underwater world instead, take the course shortly before your trip. The course is also ideal for Open Water Diver students to consolidate their diving skills before open water dives. The flexible course duration allows you to take your time and concentrate on your weaknesses.

As a dry suit diver you can dive warm and comfortable in cold waters all year round. Only dry suit diving opens up the special underwater landscapes of cold water to you: dives on the icebergs in the remote Arctic or fascinating places teeming with life despite the cold. Dry suits are also great if you dive several times a day. Instead of struggling to get out of the cold, wet wetsuit each time, the dry suit diver simply leaves his suit on. The best way to dry suit dive is the SSI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. Here you will gain the necessary knowledge and learn all the skills you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. This includes how to use the special equipment and how to deal with difficult situations and problems with the dry suit. At the end of the course you will receive the SSI Dry Suit Diving Specialty certification.

Take an Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty course if you want to shorten your surface intervals and extend your dive time. You'll spend more time exploring your favorite dive sites instead of waiting! With this course you will expand your diving knowledge to plan safe dives with enriched air mixtures up to 40% oxygen. After completing the course you will receive an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox certification for 40%.

The SSI Dive Guide program teaches divers the skills needed to safely lead other divers on dives.The Dive Guide training is the first step on the path to becoming a professional dive instructor.During the training, participants learn how to plan and organize dives, use and maintain diving equipment properly, explore dive sites, and ensure the safety of divers.They also learn how to evaluate and improve the diving techniques and skills of other divers.The Dive Guide training program includes theoretical lessons, practical exercises in the pool or confined open water, and open-water dives.Participants must meet certain requirements to complete the training and receive the Dive Guide certification. Upon completion of the training, Dive Guides can assist dive instructors in conducting courses, organize and lead dives for certified divers, and guide divers to dive sites.You can also work as an assistant on diving trips or at dive centers. The Dive Guide course is a great opportunity for divers to expand their skills, enhance their diving experience, and share their passion for diving with others.The Divemaster is a certification programTo earn the Divemaster certification, you must be an active Dive Guide and have completed the Science of Diving course.

The Assistant Instructor is the next logical step after the Divemaster on your way to becoming an Instructor. It gives you the chance to gain valuable teaching experience, practice dive briefings, teach theory lessons and take over practical dive training. If you want to advance your career as an SSI Professional, you can complete the Instructor Training course, pass the Instructor Evaluation and qualify as an Open Water Instructor.

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!

Do you dream of working as an instructor and traveling the world? With this globally recognized certification, you can work in over 130 countries - wherever SSI Training Centers are located. This in-depth course provides you with everything you need to become an SSI Open Water Instructor. Once you are certified, you can train new SSI divers, teach Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue courses and train dive guides. Your opportunities are almost limitless, so start your diving career now!

This certification is recognized worldwide and is the best way to become a qualified diver on an adventure that will last a lifetime. The combination of personalized instruction and practical training sessions ensures that you gain the skills and experience of a confident, safe diver. At the end of the course you will receive the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best course to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to recognize stress, avoid accidents and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water training, you will be well and safely prepared to deal with emergency and rescue situations. After completing the course, you will receive the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty certification.