Open Water Instructor (Instructor Training Course, ITC)

The SSI Cave Diving (Extended Range) course is a direct continuation of the Cavern Diving program. This training qualifies you to plan and conduct true cave penetration dives, following a single route and without access to sunlight.During the course, you will learn to navigate precisely in confined environments, use guide lines with confidence, and resolve complex situations independently. It is a technical, demanding, and exciting course, reserved for divers with extensive experience and complete control.The course takes place over 3 intensive days, featuring advanced theory, practical exercises on land, and extended underwater sessions.Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., every day.The program includes:Advanced Theory on Penetration, Planning, and RedundancyProper use of guide lines, signaling, and limited navigationEmergency Procedures (Gas, Zero Visibility, Light Failure)Real-world cave dives with a single entry and exit pointStress simulations, team communication, and technical finning

The React Right and Rescue Diver course is essential training for any diver who wants to take their skills to the next level. You’ll learn how to prevent, identify, and manage emergency situations both underwater and on the surface. This course not only improves your personal safety but also makes you a more responsible and prepared dive buddy.With React Right (first aid + CPR + oxygen administration), you’ll be trained to act quickly and effectively in the event of an accident. Then, during the Rescue Diver module, you’ll put these skills into practice in real-world settings, with simulated scenarios and four open-water dives.React Right and Rescue Diver Course ProgramThe course takes place over 3 consecutive days and includes theory, shore training, and open-water practice:Day 1 (3:00 PM to 7:30 PM): paperwork, full React Right classroom session (CPR, first aid, oxygen, AED/DESA).Day 2 (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.): Rescue theory class and 2 open-water dives focused on rescue techniques.Day 3 (8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.): 2 more dives, emergency scenario resolution, and final exam.What does the React Right and Rescue course include?Access to digital materials (React Right + Rescue)1 confined-water dive4 open-water dives with a certified instructorFirst Aid, Oxygen, and CPR TrainingOfficial SSI CertificationsTransportation from the dive center to the departure pointComplete scuba diving gearWater and a snackWhy choose us for your training?It is an intense, exciting, and highly regarded course internationally, both for continuing your training (Dive Master) and for growing as a diver.

This course teaches you how to navigate underwater with precision and confidence. You’ll learn to use the most effective navigation techniques—both with a compass and using natural landmarks—to find your way during your dives and return to your entry point without any problems.A 2-day course that combines theory (5–10 hours) and practice. It includes dives where you’ll practice navigation with and without a compass, techniques for orienting yourself in different conditions, and how to plan a dive using navigation.2 open-water divesSSI Digital MaterialsCourse InstructorComplete scuba diving gearInternational Certification

The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program gives you a small glimpse into the exciting world of cave diving. As an SSI Extended Range Cavern diver, you will learn how to use cavern diving equipment, gas management concepts, and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern penetration dives. The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program trains you to dive in caverns within the daylight zone to a maximum depth of 40 meters. From the grandest Mexican cenotes to vast caverns, becoming a cavern diver allows you to experience it all. Start the SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program online today!

This program, which gives you an internationally recognized certification, is ideal to start your adventures as a certified diver. The combination of personalized training and practical in-water sessions ensures that you will have the skills and experience necessary to dive comfortably underwater. You'll earn your SSI Open Water Diver certification.

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive. Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in every diving situation. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With better buoyancy skills, you will soon be able to hover with ease and take the underwater photographs you dream of!

React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions 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 will be able to act as an emergency first responder, provide first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Earn your SSI React Right specialty certification. Get started today!

SSI Full Cave Diving teaches you complex underwater navigation skills as you learn how to manage a traverse, jump, tee, and gap within a cave system. Performing advanced cave dives is as technical as it gets and will take you to exciting dive locations worldwide. Prepare to dive the deepest caves in the world by learning lost line, lost light, gas sharing, and lost diver procedures. Utilizing either an XR Sidemount, Twinset, or Rebreather Total Diving System, the Full Cave Diving program is SSI’s highest-level overhead environment certification, providing all the tools you need to explore the world’s underwater caves.

In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn all you need to go single or two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving up to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. With no heavy tank on your back, you’ll be more comfortable in the water and find your streamlining and trim improve effortlessly. By using less energy you may reduce your gas consumption so you can make the most of your dive time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to your valves and more redundancy as well, sidemount diving offers safety and peace of mind. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing advantages of this dive style. You learn all the skills and knowledge you need to safely and comfortably dive with a single or two-cylinder sidemount equipment configuration.

The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program gives you a small glimpse into the exciting world of cave diving. As an SSI Extended Range Cavern diver, you will learn how to use cavern diving equipment, gas management concepts, and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern penetration dives. The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program trains you to dive in caverns within the daylight zone to a maximum depth of 40 meters. From the grandest Mexican cenotes to vast caverns, becoming a cavern diver allows you to experience it all. Start the SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program online today!

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.

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

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive. There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With 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 get to practice your wreck diving skills during open water training dives. All of which will ensure you can enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program gives you a small glimpse into the exciting world of cave diving. As an SSI Extended Range Cavern diver, you will learn how to use cavern diving equipment, gas management concepts, and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern penetration dives. The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program trains you to dive in caverns within the daylight zone to a maximum depth of 40 meters. From the grandest Mexican cenotes to vast caverns, becoming a cavern diver allows you to experience it all. Start the SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving program online today!