Long Diving Weekend at Lake Attersee—Diving in One of Europe’s Cleanest Lakes

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.

In this sidemount diving course, you'll learn everything you need for recreational sidemount diving with one or two scuba tanks to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already a common practice for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now more and more recreational divers are discovering its benefits. You don't carry a heavy tank on your back, feel more comfortable in the water and improve your water resistance and trim. You use less energy, can reduce your gas consumption and thus make the most of your diving time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to valves and more redundancy, sidemount diving offers safety and satisfaction. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing benefits of this style of diving. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and comfortably with single or twin cylinder sidemount equipment.

In this beginner course, you will learn everything you need to conduct freediving dives to a depth of 5 meters in a pool/limited open water together with a buddy. Through a combination of online training and practical sessions, this course provides you with all the skills and knowledge you need. After completing the course, you will receive your SSI Basic Freediver certification. Theory in the DCP, practice in the Olympic pool

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 Snorkel Diver course lets you discover the fish in you! It's the perfect way to learn to snorkel, gain courage and confidence in the water and explore the fascinating underwater world and its marine life. You don't need to be an experienced swimmer to take part in the Snorkel Diver course and there is no minimum age requirement. You just need to feel comfortable in the water, be able to maintain your buoyancy and be ready to start the adventure of a lifetime! This course will familiarize you with the equipment and skills for your snorkeling experience and you'll even earn your SSI Snorkel Diver endorsement card!

Without heavy equipment, freediving gives you the ultimate freedom to move underwater with ease. It is the purest form of diving and gives you the incomparable feeling of being part of the ocean. The Try Freediving course takes place in confined open water and you will quickly discover why freedivers are so passionate about their sport. Join in and discover the freediver in you!

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 challenging 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.

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 best possible diving equipment for your needs 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 learn 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. In addition, we want to equip you with the knowledge and skills to fix minor problems with your gear. Nothing is more frustrating than having to cancel a dive because of a minor malfunction! That’s why, as part of the course, we’ll conduct hands-on exercises with your own equipment or rental gear so that you’ll feel confident enough to solve minor problems on your own—even right at the lake, if necessary. We’ll also discuss which tools and spare parts you should have in your dive tool kit.

If you can’t decide which specialty programs are best for you, sign up for the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You’ll get to try Deep Diving and Navigation, as well as three other specialty areas, before deciding on a full specialty course. It’s a great way to learn what the Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about and how valuable it can be for your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver program, you’ll explore 5 different specialties by completing one open-water training dive per specialty after a detailed briefing with your SSI instructor. This program gives you complete freedom to explore everything. You can complete the full specialty training at any time and have it count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver training.

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 the 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 32% or 40%.

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to explore some of the world's best dive sites and most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory sessions and open water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You will learn how to plan and safely conduct your deep diving adventures and how to get the most out of your deep dives with the help of dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore the most beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for other advanced training courses, making it the next logical step in your diving education.

Experience a unique adventure with river diving at the Traunfall! This spectacular stretch of the Traun River in Upper Austria impresses with crystal-clear water, fascinating rock formations, and a diverse underwater world. During this three-day weekend trip, exciting dives await you, allowing you to discover the beauty of nature from a completely new perspective. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced diver—this adventure will provide you with unforgettable experiences!

Night dives require very different skills than daylight dives. The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty course is the best way to learn all about night diving and practice the techniques required to make you a safe and confident night diver. This course will give you all the knowledge and skills to dive safely and relaxed at night or in limited visibility conditions. In a balanced mix of online learning and open water dives, you will learn how to use special equipment, the correct entry and exit techniques and how to communicate with your dive buddy at night and in limited visibility. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to dive into the dark with confidence.

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 of refreshing 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.