Science Of Diving

React Right is SSI's first aid course and will provide you with the cross-cutting knowledge and training needed by a first responder in a life or health emergency. In this flexible dive course, you can choose exactly what you want to learn, including casualty assessment, first aid, CPR and basic stabilization techniques. You can also learn about administering oxygen in diving accidents and the basics of using an AED defibrillator. The combination of theoretical sessions and practical training scenarios ensures that this course will give you all the tools and knowledge you need to respond appropriately in an emergency situation. By the time you are certified, you will know how to act as a first responder on the scene, administer first aid, perform CPR, administer oxygen and use an AED in a life or health emergency. Get your SSI React Right specialty certification. Get started today!

The Assistant Instructor credential is the next step after becoming a Divemaster on the instructor path. It will allow you to gain valuable training experience, practice briefings, teach theory and conduct in-water training. If you want to advance your career as a diving professional, you can complete the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instuctor Evaluation and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.

Get started today - you must be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI's 3-step approach to SSI Instructor training. The training process begins by joining a combination of the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combined with Digital Learning. Upon successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC), you will take the Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10-day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs such as Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide independently. For those who want to spend more time learning and gain valuable teaching experience between training programs, the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at your own pace and flexible schedule.

This internationally recognized program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a certified diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water activities to provide the skills and experience required to feel truly comfortable underwater. You will earn your SSI Open Water Diver certification.

SSI specialization is the best way to improve buoyancy and increase diving enjoyment. Buoyancy control is a key skill, but any diver will tell you that perfecting it takes time. The Perfect Buoyancy specialization will teach you advanced techniques and ways to control buoyancy so you can improve your buoyancy faster. This will allow you to truly relax on your underwater adventures! In this developing training course, you will become familiar with skills that protect the environment and will work in any situation. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty certificate. With improved buoyancy control, you'll be able to hover effortlessly in the depths and take the underwater photos of your dreams!

As a nitrox diver, you will lengthen your bottom times and increase your safety margin on challenging dives. In addition, you'll shorten surface breaks - so you can spend more time diving, not waiting! In this course, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge by learning about safe dive planning and performing dives with oxygen-enriched air up to 40% oxygen content. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 40% Specialty Certificate.

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try diving for the first time. You will be in pool-like waters and under the good care of an instructor, so you can enjoy your first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of diving. At the end of this short course, you will receive your SSI Try Scuba recognition card and will undoubtedly want to dive again. Endless diving adventures await you, and it all starts with this course. Get started today!

Dry suit diving opens up a myriad of possibilities, including diving in the desolate waters of the Arctic or exploring vibrant dive sites in cold waters. Using such a suit will keep you thermally comfortable while making multiple dives in a series and free you from putting on a wet suit several times a day. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialization is the best way to get started in dry suit diving and will allow you to possess all the knowledge and techniques needed to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. You will learn how to use specialized equipment such as dry suits and jackets, the advantages of using dry suits and how to deal with emergency situations specific to this type of diving. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certificate.

In this specialization, you will gain the advanced skills and knowledge needed to navigate underwater safely and confidently. You'll learn how to use a diving compass, natural navigation techniques, estimating distance, how to swim away and return to a designated spot, and basic navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine navigation techniques to enhance your enjoyment of your diving experience. This will improve your ability to observe effectively underwater, increase the safety of your dives and allow you to fully enjoy your dives. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an SSI Navigation specialty certificate.

The SSI Deep Diving specialization will teach you everything you need to know to dive in the 18-40 meter range through a combination of theory classes and open water dives. You will learn how to plan and safely fulfill your deep diving dreams. You'll learn how to use your dive computer effectively and learn the calculations involved in gas consumption to enjoy deep dives to the fullest. Upon completion of the SSI Deep Diving Specialization, you will be certified and will be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites around the world. This SSI Specialization is also required before other more advanced courses, so it is a natural step in your diving development.

The Divemaster is the true master, the authority, the person to whom other divers will turn to on the dive and also the partner and right hand of the instructor. SSI Divemaster can become a diving instructor in the future - this is the first professional degree in the structures of this international organization. This is the course after which you will become a recognized diving professional, and during the course we will build your knowledge, skills and experience together. And after the course you will possess:Excellent knowledge of diving theory;excellent practical preparation;Knowledge of dive rescue principles;Skills to assist the instructor during training.

The SSI EXTENDED RANGE (XR) line of courses is designed to adequately prepare divers to push their limits - both in terms of dive time and depths reached. Proper training and preparation allows you to safely exceed 40 meters in depth and extend the dive time also by properly planned decompression stops. We invite you to the first course of the SSI EXTENDED RANGE path - EXTENDED RANGE FOUNDATIONS On this course, the main emphasis is on learning the new configuration (dives take place with a two-bottle set), procedures specific to technical diving, and learning and improving skills from previous courses - swimming techniques, trim and neutral buoyancy. The training is an introduction to technical diving and subsequent XR courses. But not only... it is an excellent training for any diver - regardless of whether he plans to dive technically or not, whether he plans to change from a single cylinder to a twine, side mount kit or closed circuit. At the training we improve our own diving skills, the acquired knowledge and skills will allow us to dive more safely and comfortably - the improved technique will allow us to move more efficiently underwater and reduce air consumption.

Has it happened to you that you wanted to go around the entire wreck, but the current was so strong that you quickly got tired? Or maybe you wondered what hides at the bottom of your favorite body of water a little farther than you usually dive? Have you ever wondered what it's like to be towed by an underwater scooter... If so, we invite you to attend the SSI specialty course in underwater scooter diving. The course consists of one day of classes and two open water dives. During the course you will learn how to safely dive with an underwater scooter, maneuvering techniques, deposition and towing. Examples of malfunctions and how to prevent them will also be discussed. You will learn how to dive and surface safely with a scooter. After the course you will receive an SSI Scooter / DPV Diving license, which will allow you to dive with a scooter and rent them both in our center and anywhere in the world where they are available.