Open Water Diver

The SSI Scuba Diver program combines online learning with confined-water and open-water dives, giving you the basic knowledge you need to dive safely and confidently. You’ll learn everything you need to know to dive in open water to a depth of 12 meters alongside an SSI professional. With this program, you’ll complete nearly half of the Open Water Diver program training and can easily upgrade your certification. All you need to do is complete the remaining academic portion and the confined-water sessions, plus two open-water training dives.

This program, which earns you an internationally recognized certification, is ideal for beginning your adventures as a certified diver. The combination of personalized training and hands-on sessions in the water ensures that you’ll have the skills and experience needed to dive with complete confidence underwater. You’ll earn the 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! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation plus a variety of 3 more specialty areas of choice before committing to full specialty training. 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 experience 5 different specialties by completing one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. By taking this program you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty trainings any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You’ll dive in confined water with an instructor, who will be by your side at all times so you can relax and enjoy this unforgettable underwater experience and let yourself be swept away by the magic of diving. When you complete this short course, you’ll receive your SSI Try Scuba certification card, and you’ll undoubtedly be eager to dive again. There are plenty of diving experiences waiting for you out there, and this program is just what you need to get started. Get started today!

With the SSI Deep Diving specialty, you’ll learn everything you need to dive between 18 and 40 meters deep through a combination of classroom sessions and open-water dives. You’ll learn how to safely plan and complete deep dives and how to use dive computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. Upon completion, you’ll earn your SSI Deep Diving specialty certification and be able to explore deep dive sites wherever you go. This SSI specialty is a prerequisite for some advanced diving programs, making it the most recommended next step in your diving training.

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract large concentrations of marine life and allow you to immerse yourself in history. There’s nothing quite like diving on wrecks, and with the Wreck Diving specialty, you’ll gain all the skills and knowledge you need to become a wreck diver with complete safety and confidence. By combining classroom and confined-water sessions, this program prepares you to conduct safe, non-penetration dives on wrecks and artificial reefs to a maximum depth of 30 meters. You’ll also get to put your wreck diving skills into practice during open-water training dives. You’ll undoubtedly enjoy wreck diving with confidence and make the most of every dive. Upon completion, you’ll earn your SSI Wreck Diving Specialty certification. Become a wreck diver and embark on new adventures. Start your online training now!

In this specialty program, you’ll acquire the advanced skills and knowledge you need to navigate underwater with complete safety and confidence. In addition to the main navigation techniques and basic navigation patterns, you’ll learn how to use a compass, calculate distance, and navigate from and back to a specific point. You’ll also learn to combine different navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. This will help you hone your underwater observation skills, improve your safety while diving, and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you’ll earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

SSI’s Perfect Buoyancy specialty is ideal for improving your buoyancy and getting the most out of your dives. Buoyancy is a fundamental skill, but if you ask any experienced diver, they’ll tell you it takes time to master it. With the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty, you’ll learn advanced buoyancy techniques and skills so you can quickly master your buoyancy and enjoy relaxed dives. In this program, you’ll also learn new skills that will help you protect the environment and that you can use in any diving situation. Upon completion, you’ll earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty certification. Once you’ve perfected your buoyancy skills, you’ll be able to float effortlessly and take incredible underwater photos.