Pool Freediver

Becoming a Mermaid Instructor is the perfect way to swim as a mermaid, start a new career and bring happiness and fun to your students! The demanding SSI standards and personalized training make it easy to become a professional Mermaid Instructor. Learn how to train your students to be safe and confident and certify students at all levels. Start today!

Have you ever wished you could swim like a mermaid or a merman? Then join the SSI Try Mermaid course and make your dreams come true! Gain your first experience as a mermaid or merman with an SSI Professional in the pool/limited open water. Learn basic skills such as swimming with a monofin and earn your SSI Try Mermaid recognition card. It's the perfect pre-program for our SSI Mermaid course. Start today!

Choosing and buying your own diving equipment is probably the biggest and most important investment you'll make as a diver, but it's easy to get it wrong. We want you to put together the best diving equipment for you and also know how to look after it properly. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of your investment and enjoy safe and worry-free dives for many years to come. The SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty is the best course to learn all about the selection, maintenance and correct storage of your diving equipment. Working with an experienced and trained SSI Professional, you will learn detailed information about the components of your Total Diving System and develop a basic understanding of your diving equipment. Through preventive maintenance of your equipment, you will get the maximum performance and longevity out of your diving equipment.

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.

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%.

Become a swim instructor and learn everything you need to know at the information evening! As a swim instructor you will become an ambassador of this world and inspire the next generation of swimmers. Are you ready to make a difference? The SSI Swimming Teacher Course is waiting for you! Upon completion, you will be familiar with effective teaching techniques for swimmers of different ages, abilities and skill levels. Be a hero - save lives - become a swimming instructor! We offer you the opportunity to teach internationally recognized swimming courses from babies to adults!

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.

The Dive Guide course is the first step on an exciting journey. You will learn to safely guide certified divers in a variety of environments and conditions. Through dive briefings, assessing dive conditions and leading dives, you will develop into a confident dive guide in no time. Start your professional diving career as a Dive Guide or continue to qualify as a Divemaster.

Start today - You must be a Divemaster or equivalent to participate in SSI's 3-level instructor training program. The training begins with participation in the combination Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course, accompanied by Digital Learning. After successfully completing the Instructor Training Course (ITC), you will take part in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10-day training entitles you to independently teach various SSI key programs such as Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. If you want to take more time to learn and gain valuable teaching experience between the training courses, you can also complete the 3 parts in individual steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at your own pace and with a flexible schedule.

In this exciting SSI Mermaid course you will learn to swim like a mermaid or merman! This training will give you the knowledge and skills to have the best possible experience in the water, feel really comfortable in the water and make the best use of your equipment. After your certification as an SSI Mermaid, the next logical step is to continue your adventures in the sea! With just two more open water sessions, you can upgrade to SSI Ocean Mermaid. Start today!

If you can't decide which specialty programs are best for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation as well as 3 other specialty areas before deciding on a full specialty training. It's a great way to experience what Advanced Open Water Diver training is all about and how valuable it can be for your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver program you will learn about 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 entire specialty training at any time and receive credit for your Advanced Open Water Diver training.

Freediving is the fastest growing underwater sport in the world. Get in and start your Basic Freediving Instructor course today. Help others learn to freedive and discover the ultimate freedom underwater. At this beginner level, you will gain experience by helping newcomers to exceed their own freediving goals time and time again. Once you are familiar with teaching the basics of freediving, you can take the next step in your freediving instructor career. Get started today!

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 Freediver opens the door to freediving activities around the world. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines online training, pool and open water dives to make you a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can dive with a buddy in open water to a depth of 20 meters and explore a variety of breathtaking underwater ecosystems around the world. Start online today.

Start today - You must be a Divemaster or equivalent to participate in SSI's 3-level instructor training program. The training begins with participation in the combination Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course, accompanied by Digital Learning. After successfully completing the Instructor Training Course (ITC), you will take part in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10-day training entitles you to independently teach various SSI key programs such as Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. The Assistant Instructor training is a prerequisite; if this is not available, it can also be obtained during the course (paid module). If you would like to take more time to learn and gain valuable teaching experience between the training courses, you can also complete the 3 parts in individual stages - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at your own pace and with a flexible schedule.