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Are you ready to discover the freedom of mermaiding in open waters? Learn how to become a mermaid with the exciting SSI Ocean Mermaid program! This mermaid training provides all the skills and techniques you need to maximize your mermaid experience, be truly comfortable in the water and get the most from your equipment. It is the next logical step to take in your mermaid adventures, so you can truly experience the wonders of the ocean! Get started today and earn your SSI Ocean Mermaid certification.

SSI now offers the highly anticipated Public Safety Diver program to meet the growing demand for highly qualified Public Safety Diving professionals worldwide. SSI’s innovative and comprehensive approach to public safety training will prepare you for public safety diving team involvement. This 4-day certification program will offer the basic knowledge, skills, and fundamentals needed to ensure safety and competency, and it is the prerequisite course required to enroll in the SSI Rescue Team Diver program.

SSI MERMAID EXPLORERS The Mermaid Explorer course is for children only. This course will teach them the fundamentals of mermaiding, swimming and posing with mermaid fins or monofins, how to hold breath longer underwater, and more. This will be a fun learning experience for them and a unique activity that they will remember during their vacation. Mermaid swimming is also a great exercise for the whole body. Lastly, they get to live out their childhood dreams as young as 6 years old. Once they get certified, they can truly say that they are a real-life mermaid.

Continue your training in public safety diving with SSI’s Rescue Team Diver program. This 4-day specialty program is designed for divers already affiliated with a public safety dive team and will further develop your knowledge and skills. Hands-on training will teach you how to function safely and effectively in all roles as a public safety dive team response unit (Primary Diver, Primary Tender, Safety Diver, Safety Tender, 90% Diver, and Incident Commander). Get ready to learn the methods and skills required to respond to in-water incidents, including multiple search pattern techniques, working in zero visibility conditions, effectively using a body recovery system, line tending, witness interviewing, and more! Earn your SSI Rescue Team Diving specialty by starting online today!

The ocean is filled with dive sites, but many of the best ones can only be accessed by boat. If you want to discover these incredible dive sites, become an SSI boat diver. It is the best way to learn how to dive from different types of boats safely and with confidence. As a boat diver, you will be able to explore offshore dive sites that attract schooling pelagics and marine megafauna not found closer to shore. You can experience the excitement of liveaboard diving anywhere in the world, fill your day with diving away from the crowds, and cruise along as the sun goes down. Using online training and open water diving sessions, the SSI 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 craft and liveaboards. Earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification. Get started today.

Coral reefs are prized among divers and rightly so; drifting over a healthy reef filled with bustling marine life is 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 your reef dives. In this coral dive specialty program, you will learn how to identify different corals and earn your SSI Coral Identification specialty certification.

The SSI Cavern Diving course will engage you to dive deeper into the cavern zones. With the cavern diving course, you will engage in a new way to dive, like to learn proper cave buoyancy and propulsion skills along with line laying and light usage. What's the difference between a Cave and a Cavern in scuba diving? A Cavern is this zone where you can still see the light from outside, so if at least, you can see the light at the entrance while exploring a flooded cave, you are in the cavern zone. The SSI Cavern Diving course is the first step to become a Cave Diver if you want to explore, one day, the depth of the Earth. The Cavern Diving class will teach you the knowledge and will give you the experience required to do cavern penetration dives within the light zone of a cave (the maximum depth will depend about your level certification).

The world’s oceans are home to thousands of fish species, and you will encounter plenty of these fascinating creatures on your dives! In this course, you will be taught all the skills and concepts you need to identify common families of Caribbean, Indo-Pacific and Red Sea reef fish. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Fish Identification specialty certification.

Have you ever been standing at the dive site asking yourself how to correctly set your brand new computer? A lot of scuba divers have been in this situation. This is exactly why the SSI Computer Diving Specialty is such an important course. It is your chance to learn and understand your dive computer. Learning how to plan your dive with a dive table is extremely important. It is how you develop an understanding of the decompression theory. But if you have a computer, it can be a lot easier to track your dive properly. Dive computers make scuba diving safer and easier if you know how to set and use it correctly. You must be 10 years old or older and possess a minimum certification level of Referral Diver (confined water).

Join the SSI Manta and Ray Ecology specialty program and you will learn how to dive with rays and recognize different ray species. You will be taught how rays contribute to healthy ocean ecosystems and why these precious animals need our protection. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Manta & Ray Ecology Specialty certification.

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.

In the SSI Marine Ecology specialty program, you will learn how ocean organisms interact with each other and their environments. You will be taught how energy flows through communities and the links between different ocean ecosystems. With your newfound knowledge, you will appreciate the marine life you dive with even more! Start online today and earn your SSI Marine Ecology Specialty certification.

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.

Do you have a passion to save the ocean and the marine animals that call it their home? Does the thought of diving with whales fascinate you? Do you want to learn more about the ecology, biology, and conservation of marine mammals? The SSI Marine Mammal Ecology program introduces you to the wonders of these amazing creatures. Dive into the world of whales, dolphins, and seals to explore this amazingly diverse group of marine animals. In this program, you will learn what makes marine mammals distinct from land mammals, discover where they live, explore their physiology, and how to identify various species. You will also learn about marine mammal conservation - a great way to help save the ocean. What are you waiting for? Start your SSI Marine Mammal Ecology training online today!

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.