Become an Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

Learn how to safely prepare, analyze, and monitor Nitrox and Trimix blends according to SSI standards.This course will teach you about the properties of breathing gases, gas mixture calculations, filling techniques, gas analysis, and safety procedures related to handling oxygen and helium.Combining theory and practice, this course is designed for technical divers, instructors, and fill station operators who wish to acquire the essential skills needed to prepare reliable and safe breathing mixtures.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified diver. Personalized instruction is combined with in-water practice sessions to help you gain the skills and experience needed to feel truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

The SSI Decompression Diving specialty will teach you how to dive beyond the no-decompression limits. You’ll learn to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 40 meters with limited decompression using your recreational diving equipment and a decompression tank. You’ll learn how to effectively use the functions of your dive computer, including gas switching, reserve time, and ascent time. Using these computer functions will become second nature, allowing you to safely conduct limited-decompression dives without having to spend hours planning the dive. Upon completion of this course, you’ll earn the SSI Decompression Diving certification and will be able to explore magnificent deep sites or large wrecks without being limited by no-decompression limits. The possibilities for your diving adventures just got even wider!

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You’ll learn to identify stress, prevent accidents, and receive practical techniques for performing rescues and providing emergency care. Through a combination of practical sessions in the pool and in open water, you’ll become well-prepared and confident in handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion of this course, you’ll earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.

The SSI Deep Diving specialty will teach you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a combination of classroom sessions and open-water dives. You’ll learn how to safely plan and execute your deep diving adventures and how to use dive computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. Upon completion of this course, you’ll earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore magnificent deep dive sites wherever you choose. This SSI specialty is also a prerequisite for certain advanced courses, making it the logical next step in your diving education.

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

Extend your diving season and explore colder waters while staying warm and comfortable in a drysuit.This course will teach you how to choose, use, and master your drysuit, manage your buoyancy and movement, and follow specific safety procedures so you can dive with ease and confidence in all conditions.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

This course will teach you to master the properties of breathing gases, gas mixture calculations, filling techniques, gas analysis, and safety procedures related to handling oxygen and helium.Combining theory and practice, this course is designed for technical divers, instructors, and fill station operators who wish to acquire the essential skills needed to prepare reliable and safe breathing gas mixtures.

Discover the benefits of diving with Nitrox, an oxygen-enriched gas blend that reduces nitrogen absorption, extends no-decompression limits on certain dives, and improves comfort during consecutive dives.During this course, you will learn how to analyze a gas mix, determine your operating limits, set up your dive computer, and safely plan your dives according to SSI standards.

Extend your diving season and explore colder waters while staying warm and comfortable in a drysuit.This course will teach you how to choose, use, and master your drysuit, manage your buoyancy and movement, and follow specific safety procedures so you can dive with ease and confidence in all conditions.

Extend your diving season and explore colder waters while staying warm and comfortable in a drysuit.This course will teach you how to select, use, and master your dry suit, manage your buoyancy and movement, and follow specific safety procedures so you can dive with ease and confidence in all conditions.

The Dive Guide program is the first step in an exciting journey. Learn how to safely guide certified divers in a variety of environments and conditions. By giving dive briefings, conducting site assessments, and leading dives, you’ll become a confident dive guide in no time. Start your diving career by working as a Professional Dive Guide or continue your training to become a Divemaster.