Recreational Sidemount Diving

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. The date is agreed upon together, possible days are usually Friday evenings or Sunday mornings. Pool times will be available again from late January 2026 until spring. Open water dives when water is a littlebit warmer.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 40% certification. Course dates will be agreed together, theories and dives in 2026!

In the SSI Science of Diving course, you will gain a complete understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. Completing this course is a prerequisite for most SSI professional courses as well as some Extended Range courses and is an excellent way to expand your diving knowledge. Available online, you can earn your SSI Science of Diving certification from home and prepare to start your professional diving career. Upon completion, you will already be halfway to the coveted SSI Divemaster rating and earn the SSI Science of Diving certification.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need to dive to depths of 18-40 meters safely. Diving deeper requires special skills. The course goes through in theory and practice what things should be taken into account in deeper dives. The course examines, among other things, how the increasing pressure as you go deeper affects the planning of the dive, air consumption and the diver himself. The course consists of online learning material, contact teaching, a theory test and three training dives. After completing the course, you will receive a Deep Diving classification, which allows you to dive up to 40 meters. The basic education requirement is the OWD classification and the age of 15 years. The SSI Deep Diving course has a lot of benefits from the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 40% rating, and if you don't already have the Nitrox course, it's convenient to combine it with the Deep course. In addition, we recommend that you have taken the SSI Dry Suit Diving Specialty course or at least have good skills to dive with a dry suit. You'll learn how to plan and execute your deep diving adventures safely, as well as how to use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an SSI Deep Diving Specialty certificate and will be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you are. This SSI specialty course is also a prerequisite for some advanced training, so it is the next logical step in your diving training. The course dates will be agreed together.

In the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver course, you can try the Deep Diving and Navigation courses as well as three other dives in the special course. The course is a great way to experience what SSI advanced courses are all about and how valuable it can be in your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver course, you will experience five different specializations as you complete one open water dive per specialty after a comprehensive orientation with your SSI instructor. You can complete any special training at any time in the future and have your Advanced Open Water Diver training credited to them. The course gives you the classification to dive to a depth of 30m. Course dates will be agreed together, theories and dives in 2026!

The SSI Try Scuba course is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You will be in a pool or pool-like conditions and under the supervision of your instructor, so you can enjoy the first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba ID card and will undoubtedly want to go diving again. Endless scuba diving adventures await you and this is where it all begins. Get started today! The date is agreed together, possible days are usually Friday evenings or Sunday mornings. Pool times are available again from the end of January 2026 until spring. You can also sign up for the event if you have received a gift card!

The Dive Guide course is the first step on an exciting journey to becoming a dive training professional. Learn how to lead certified divers safely in a variety of environments and conditions. By keeping dive briefs, conducting site assessments and leading dives, you will become a confident dive guide in no time. Start your diving career by working as a professional dive guide or work towards a Divemaster qualification

The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step on the diving instructor path after becoming a Divemaster. It allows you to gain valuable teaching experience, practice your initiations, teach lessons and provide on-water training. If you want to progress your career as a diving professional, you can complete the Instructor Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation exam and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

This sidemount diving course will teach you everything you need to know about diving with one or two scuba tanks. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now more and more recreational divers are discovering its benefits. With no heavy tank on your back, you'll feel more comfortable in the water and find that your fluidity and diving posture improve effortlessly. By using less energy, you can reduce your gas consumption to get the most out of your dive time. Sidemount offers safety and peace of mind with better lift control and easier valve access... This is the best sidemount diving course to help you discover and enjoy the attractive benefits of this style of diving. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need for safe and comfortable diving with a single or twin cylinder sidemount configuration

In the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue course, you will learn the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to recognize stress, prevent accidents, and be taught practical techniques for conducting rescues and administering first aid. By combining pool and open water exercises, you will become well prepared and confident in dealing with emergency and rescue situations. On completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.

Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program is the best way to become a dry suit diver and teaches you all the knowledge and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. You will learn how to use specialized equipment, like dry suits and BCs, the benefits of dry suits and how to deal with dry suit emergencies – which are unique to this type of diving. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.

In the SSI Marine Ecology Specialty course, you will learn how marine organisms interact with each other and their environment. You will learn how energy flows through communities and the interconnections between different marine ecosystems. Your new knowledge will make you appreciate the marine life you dive with even more! Start online today and earn your SSI Marine Ecology Specialty certification.

SSI's Decompression Diving Specialty Course will teach you how to dive beyond the limits of straight line diving. You will learn how to plan and execute dives to a depth of up to 40 meters with limited decompression using a complete recreational diving system and one decompression tank. You will learn and practice how to effectively use dive computer functions such as gas exchange, gas integration, time-to-reserve and time-to-surface functions. Using these computer functions will become second nature to you, allowing you to safely perform dives with limited decompression without hours of dive planning. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore stunning deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being limited by traditional direct dive restrictions. The opportunities to expand your diving adventures have just expanded!

The SSI Extended Range Nitrox course provides a thorough introduction to the concepts, techniques and procedures required for decompression diving with nitrox. Designed as either a stand-alone course or a stepping stone to the SSI Extended Range Trimix diver, this course provides the basic skills that are the foundation for all future technical diving courses. This course will prepare you to plan and execute a limited decompression dive to a depth of up to 40 meters using either a sidemount or twinset configuration. In addition, this course will teach you the techniques and procedures for using breathing gases up to 100% oxygen for decompression dives.

In this sidemount diving course, you will learn everything you need to dive with single or twin cylinder recreational diving equipment to a depth of up to 30 meters or certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now more and more recreational divers are discovering its benefits. With no heavy tank on your back, you'll feel more comfortable in the water and find that your fluidity and diving posture improve effortlessly. By using less energy, you can reduce your gas consumption to get the most out of your dive time. Sidemount offers safety and peace of mind with better lift control and easier valve access... This is the best sidemount diving course to help you discover and enjoy the attractive benefits of this style of diving. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need for safe and comfortable diving with a single or twin cylinder sidemount configuration