Open Water Instructor (Instructor Training Course ITC)

SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most out of every dive. Buoyancy is a basic diving skill, but any diver will tell you that it takes time to become perfect. Perfect Buoyancy Specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques so you can master your buoyancy faster and enjoy more relaxed diving 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 navigate with ease and take the underwater photos you dream of!

Aim of the Training: This program aims to train divers who will use 32% Enriched Air Nitrox in recreational diving as conscious divers who can make correct gas planning, calculate oxygen exposure limits and conduct nitrox dives safely. Training Content: Enriched Air Nitrox principles Oxygen partial pressure and exposure limits Maximum operating depth (MOD) calculations Use of nitrox analyzer Setting dive computers in nitrox mode Gas planning and safety procedures Gains: Divers who complete the training can plan and execute dives with 32% nitrox mixture with longer bottom times and increased safety margin. Objective: To train certified divers who can perform nitrox dives in accordance with the rules, disciplined and safe.

Assistant Instructor Trainers prepare Assistant Instructors to teach academics and conduct in-water training. As an Assistant Instructor Trainer, you are also eligible to assist Instructor Trainers, giving you valuable experience along your scuba instructor path. When you are ready, you can complete the Instructor Training Seminar to become an SSI Instructor Trainer. Start your journey to train scuba instructors today.

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 joining the Divemaster program. All you need to get started is 40 verified/recorded dives and certification in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 verified/recorded dives in each area and Diver Stress & Rescue. Upon successful completion of the Divemaster program you will be certified as a Dive Guide. If you are interested in turning your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even as an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster Upgrade with at least 60 registered/verified people.

Becoming an SSI Specialty Instructor is easy. Continue your diving education as an instructor by enrolling in a Specialty Instructor Seminar for each of the diving specialties you wish to teach. Alternatively, you can co-teach the specialty you are interested in with an experienced Master Instructor, or you can request a Verification Application of your experience and submit it directly to SSI. Teach more specialties to automatically earn Advanced Open Water Instructor certification.

The Assistant Instructor degree is the next step on the scuba instructor path after becoming a Divemaster. It allows you to gather valuable teaching experience, conduct briefings, teach academic sections and conduct in-water training. If you want to further your career as a diving professional, you can complete the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Assessment and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to start 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 you need to become truly comfortable underwater. After these steps, you will earn your SSI Open Water Diver certification.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters through a mix of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. On completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialization is also a prerequisite for some advanced training and is the next logical step in your diving education.