Specialty Instructor: River Diving

Ice diving in Lake Weissensee/Austria: In winter, Lake Weissensee offers the largest prepared and permanently frozen natural ice surface in Europe and is therefore predestined for ice diving, one of the most exciting and adventurous opportunities in diving. The ice regularly grows to a thickness of 40 cm and more. The water under the ice is crystal clear and offers incredible visibility of up to 30 meters, as the suspended particles sink due to the closed ice cover. The sun shining through the ice sheet refracts in the ice and conjures up fascinating light effects in the clear water. With a bit of luck, mirror ice awaits you and you can watch ice skaters and walkers through the ice cover. Travel price diver from 452,- €* - non-diver from 342,- €* - diver + course from 751,- €* *plus own travel included in the price: - 3 nights in a double room, Gasthaus Wassermann - surcharge single room: 70,- € - meals: Catering: Breakfast - 3x lunch at the base - water, soft drinks, coffee, tea in the bistro - cake/snack in between - mulled wine after diving - 2x dinner at Gasthaus Wassermann (excl. drinks) - tank fillings - heated containers for changing on the south bank - nature park room for warming up - ice diving logistics - cancellation costs € 100/person - accompaniment from the diving center team

Ice diving in Lake Weissensee/Austria: In winter, Lake Weissensee offers the largest prepared and permanently frozen natural ice surface in Europe and is therefore predestined for ice diving, one of the most exciting and adventurous opportunities in diving. The ice regularly grows to a thickness of 40 cm and more. The water under the ice is crystal clear and offers incredible visibility of up to 30 meters, as the suspended particles sink due to the closed ice cover. The sun shining through the ice sheet refracts in the ice and conjures up fascinating light effects in the clear water. With a bit of luck, mirror ice awaits you and you can watch ice skaters and walkers through the ice cover. Travel price diver from 452,- €* - non-diver from 342,- €* - diver + course from 751,- €* *plus own travel included in the price: - 3 nights in a double room, Gasthaus Wassermann - surcharge for single room: 70,- € - meals: Catering: Breakfast - 3x lunch at the base - water, soft drinks, coffee, tea in the bistro - cake/snack in between - mulled wine after diving - 2x dinner at Gasthaus Wassermann (excl. drinks) - tank fillings - heated containers for changing on the south bank - nature park room for warming up - ice diving logistics - cancellation costs € 100/person - accompaniment from the diving center team

With the SSI Try Scuba course you can experience your first unforgettable breaths underwater. With an instructor at your side, you can dive in the pool without a care in the world 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. There are countless diving adventures waiting for you and this course is just the beginning. Start today!

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%.

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. The start into the hobby of diving always begins with an orientation, where you will learn everything you need to know to start the course in a relaxed manner. Prerequisite for all courses is a diving medical certificate, which should be sent to us by e-mail for registration (if we do not already have it): - Theory 3x & practical lessons 6h pool + 4 open water dives - Accompaniment by one of our diving instructors - Digital training documents according to SSI - Logbook inserts - Printed certification - Tank & weights for all training dives - Rental equipment - 1 month free membership in the Planet Scuba Club (without AquaMed-Card) And what else you need: - Meals - Travel (we will be happy to help you find a ride)

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.

Get ready for an extraordinary adventure under the ice! In our ice diving certification you will learn how to dive safely and have fun in icy waters. Under expert guidance, you will be prepared for your first dive under the ice - from the correct use of equipment to special techniques for ice diving. You will learn all about safety, ice drilling and how to behave in extreme conditions. This certification gives you the opportunity to discover a completely new, fascinating world of diving. Immerse yourself in the silence under the ice and experience unforgettable moments - sign up for your ice diving certification today!

As a dry suit diver you can dive warm and comfortable in cold waters all year round. Only dry suit diving opens up the special underwater landscapes of cold water to you: dives on the icebergs in the remote Arctic or fascinating places teeming with life despite the cold. Dry suits are also great if you dive several times a day. Instead of struggling to get out of the cold, wet wetsuit each time, the dry suit diver simply leaves his suit on. The best way to dry suit dive is the SSI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. Here you will gain the necessary knowledge and learn all the skills you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. This includes how to use the special equipment and how to deal with difficult situations and problems with the dry suit. At the end of the course you will receive the SSI Dry Suit Diving Specialty certification.

The Christmas dive with barbecue and mulled wine is a very special tradition for me that I enjoy every year. It's a festive event where I immerse myself in the cold season and enjoy the underwater world in a winter atmosphere. I meet up with other enthusiastic divers at a selected body of water, which is festively decorated and creates a very special atmosphere. After the dive, I look forward to the barbecue station, where the smell of freshly prepared sausages and other delicacies fills the air and creates a cozy atmosphere. I can then warm up at the mulled wine stand with a hot mulled wine or punch to chase away the cold. While I enjoy my mulled wine, I chat with the other participants about their experiences underwater. This mixture of diving, barbecuing and mulled wine makes the Christmas dive a unique experience that delights both adventurers and connoisseurs like me every year.

This specialty course provides you with the knowledge and advanced skills you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You will learn the correct use of the compass, natural navigation techniques, estimating distances, leaving and returning to a given point and simple navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine navigation techniques to optimize your diving experience. All of this will sharpen your underwater observation skills, increase your diving safety and help you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

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!

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to explore some of the world's best dive sites and most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory sessions and open water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You will learn how to plan and safely conduct your deep diving adventures and how to get the most out of your deep dives with the help of dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore the most beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for other advanced training courses, making it the next logical step in your diving education.

React Right is SSI's emergency first responder course and provides the knowledge and practical skills to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible course, you can choose your subject areas, such as initial assessment, first aid, CPR and stabilization techniques. You will learn more about administering emergency oxygen and using the defibrillator (AED). With a combination of theory and practical exercise scenarios, this course will give you important tools and confidence to provide emergency assistance. Once certified, you will be able to act as a first aider, administer first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support. Earn your SSI React Right Specialty certification and help other divers in need. Start your SSI React Right Specialty course today!

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best course to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to recognize stress, avoid accidents and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water training, you will be well and safely prepared to deal with emergency and rescue situations. After completing the course, you will receive the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty certification.

Diving skills easily become rusty and after a while you lose confidence in your own abilities. An SSI Scuba Skills Update will get you back in the water and back to your old strength in no time at all. In the refresher course, you repeat and practise the diving skills from your Open Water Diver program under the guidance of an SSI professional. However, a scuba skills update is not only a relaxed way of refreshing your diving skills, but often also a prerequisite for resuming diving training after a break. If you don't want to worry about your skills on your diving vacation and would rather enjoy the underwater world instead, take the course shortly before your trip. The course is also ideal for Open Water Diver students to consolidate their diving skills before open water dives. The flexible course duration allows you to take your time and concentrate on your weaknesses.