Marine Ecology

In this specialty program, you'll develop the advanced skills and knowledge you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You'll learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, leave and return to a designated point, as well as basic navigation patterns. You'll also learn how to combine navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All this sharpens your underwater observation skills, improves your diving safety and helps you get the most out of every dive. At the end of this course, you'll be awarded the SSI Navigation Specialty Certification. Program à la carte, contact us: other dates available

This program is the start of a lifelong adventure as a qualified scuba diver. You will receive personalized personalized training and in-water training sessions to learn and practice the skills and experience needed to not only be able to dive, but to dive with confidence. But to be able to dive with confidence and comfort. You will receive your SSI Open Water Diver license at the end of this program.

The ocean is full of dive sites, but the best ones are only accessible by boat. If you want to discover these amazing dive sites, you can become an SSI boat diver. It's the best way to learn how to dive from different types of boats safely and confidently. As a boat diver, you will be able to explore offshore dive sites that attract pelagic fish and huge marine animals that are not found near the shore. You can experience the excitement of diving on overnight trips anywhere in the world, and fill your day with off-the-beaten-path diving, and sunset cruises. Using online training and open water diving sessions, SSI's Boat Diving Specialty Program is the best way to learn. This program teaches you all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from boats, including small personal crafts and liveaboard trips. Get your SSI Boat Diving Specialty Certification. Get started today.

Join SSI's Marine Ecology Specialty Program. You will discover the exciting science of marine ecology and become an underwater naturalist. You will learn how marine organisms interact with each other and their environments, how energy flows through communities and the connections between different ocean ecosystems. With your newfound knowledge, you'll appreciate the marine life you dive into with even more. Upon completion of this program, you will receive the SSI Marine Environmental Science Certificate of Specialization.

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'll 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 dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility conditions. By combining online learning with training dives in open water, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with your buddy easily at night or under limited visibility. Upon completion, you'll earn your SSI Night and Limited Visibility Diving Specialty certification and be ready to go night diving with confidence.

Many of the best dive sites in the ocean are wrecks. These magnificent structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in living history while diving. There's nothing like wreck diving, and the SSI Wreck Diving specialization will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a confident and safer wreck diver. Through a combination of academic and confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth of 30 meters. You will also practice your scuba diving skills while diving in open water. All of which will ensure you enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will receive the SSI Wreck Diving Specialty Certificate. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

A perfect SSI buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most out of every dive. Buoyancy is an essential diving skill, but any diver will tell you that mastering it takes time. The Perfect Buoyancy Specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxing diving adventures. In this great program, you'll also learn new skills that protect the environment and lend themselves to any diving situation. Upon completion, you will receive the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With better buoyancy skills, you'll soon be able to easily hover and take the underwater photos you've been dreaming of!