Open Water Diver

The Dive Guide program is the first step in an exciting experience not to be missed. Learn how to safely guide certified divers in a variety of environments and conditions. By preparing dive briefings, conducting site assessments and guiding dives, you'll become a confident and competent Dive Guide in no time. Start your dive career working as a Dive Guide or continue your training to become a Divemaster.

In this specialty program you will acquire the advanced skills and knowledge you need to safely and confidently orient yourself underwater. In addition to the main orienteering techniques and basic orientation patterns, you will learn how to use a compass, how to calculate distance and how to leave a specific point and return to it. You will also learn how to combine different orienteering techniques to enhance your diving experience. In this way, you will perfect your underwater observation skills, improve your diving safety and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you'll earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

Night diving requires different skills than day diving. The Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty is perfect for learning to dive at night and practice the techniques necessary to become a safe and confident night diver. In this program you will learn all the skills and knowledge necessary to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility. Through a combination of online learning and open water training dives, you'll learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment and communicate with your buddy at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you'll earn SSI's Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty certification and be prepared to dive at night or in limited visibility.

Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI's 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process begins with enrollment in the combined Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course accompanied by digital learning. Upon successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC), you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10-day training program qualifies you to independently teach several key SSI programs, such as Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and gain valuable teaching experience between training programs, the 3 parts can also be completed as individual steps: Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE), one after the other, at your own pace and flexible schedule.

After becoming a Divemaster, the Assistant Instructor qualification is the next step in a dive instructor's career path. This program allows you to gain teaching experience, practice briefings and provide in-water and classroom training. If you want to advance your career as a dive professional, you can take the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started is 40 logged/verified dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives of experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will receive the Dive Guide certification upon successful completion of the Divemaster program. When your interest is to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster upgrade with a minimum of 60 logged/verified dives. Upgrade to Divemaster immediately or at any time thereafter by studying the Science of Diving materials on your own and passing the Digital Final Exam that makes you an SSI professional. There are thousands of job opportunities worldwide for the next generation of highly qualified divers.

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.

Many of the best dive sites in the ocean are wrecks. These impressive structures attract high densities of marine life and allow you to immerse yourself in history. There's nothing quite like wreck diving and it's an exciting specialty for your students. More information by Email or WhatsApp.

It's normal for skills to get rusty and you lose confidence when you haven't been diving for a while. With SSI's Scuba Skills Update you'll be back in the water and diving with ease in no time. This refresher program allows you to review and practice the skills you learned on the Open Water Diver with an SSI professional. It's also the perfect course if you're planning to go on vacation and would rather enjoy the marine life than spend time worrying about your skills. If you are a student who has not yet obtained the Open Water Diver certification, the Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your skills before the open water training dives. This course has no specific duration, so you can take as much time as you need and focus on the skills you want to practice.

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.

Choosing and buying your dive equipment is one of the most important investments you will make as a diver, but we know it's not always easy. We want you to choose the scuba gear that best suits your needs and to know how to take care of it. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of your investment and enjoy diving safely and comfortably for many years to come. SSI's Equipment Techniques Specialty is the best program for learning how to choose, care for and store your scuba equipment. With the help of an experienced SSI professional, you'll learn detailed information about the components of your total dive system and understand how your equipment works. You'll also practice the procedure for performing preventive maintenance on your scuba equipment to optimize the performance and durability of your total system. Start training in this scuba diving equipment specialty today.

With the SSI Marine Ecology specialty program you will learn how marine organisms interact with each other and with the environment. In addition, you will discover how different communities are related and how different ocean ecosystems are linked. With everything you've learned, you'll be able to appreciate marine life even better during your dives. Start the program now and earn your SSI Marine Ecology specialty certification.

The route of the cruise is decided on board and depends mainly on the weather conditions, although the presence of our own guides makes it easier to make an "a la carte" itinerary according to the tastes and experience of our divers. The boat will depart from Hurghada and head north to the reefs of the Ras Mohammed National Park (Yolanda, Anemone City...), diving also famous wrecks and of course the Abu Nuhas reef, with a whole series of wrecks and reefs. The marine life is spectacular, with its walls of gorgonians and soft corals as well as the variety of fish (clown, antias, jacks, lionfish, moray eels...). We also hope that turtles, dolphins or even sharks will make an appearance. There are 2 guides on board, in addition to the English speaking Egyptian guide. Nitrox included on board. We will be part of modern history visiting, probably the most famous wreck in the world, the S.S. Thisthlegorm, sunk in World War II and discovered by Jacques Cousteau in the 50s. We will explore the spectacular reef of Abu Nuhas with the wrecks Giannis D and Carnatic and we can also explore the famous wreck of the Dunraven.

The particularity of this destination is that upon arrival we pick up a 4x4 and from there we move on our own around the island. Doing unlimited dives. Quotas are limited

Few places in the world offer so many possibilities for the diver as Bali, if we look at the orography of its bottoms we find, coral reefs, walls, shallows, caves, canyons, sandbanks, wrecks... The temperature of the water is more constant in the northeast zone staying between 26 and 30 degrees all the year round. Places are limited to 16 people.