Training Techniques

Do you dream of travelling the world working as a scuba instructor? With this globally recognized certification, you can work at SSI Training Centers represented in over 130 countries. This in-depth program provides all you need to become an SSI Open Water Instructor. Once certified, you can train new SSI divers, teach Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and create Dive Guides. The possibilities are endless, so start your dive career now!

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If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them. _____ April 22-23-24, 2022

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 32% or 40% certification.

The SSI Training Techniques course will help you discover your strengths and weaknesses, and create a personalized training plan to better your freediving performance. Progress faster in your freediving by becoming more efficient and learning tips and tricks of the pros to holding your breath longer. SSI’s Training Techniques freediving course will help you discover the next level in breath-holding training and earn your Training Techniques Specialty certification today.

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.

SSI Sidemount Course:In this Sidemount Diving course, you will learn everything you need to know about sidemount diving, both in single-cylinder and two-cylinder configurations, for recreational diving to a maximum depth of 30 meters or the depth specified by the certification level you have earned (whichever is deeper)Sidemount diving has long been a popular style among wreck, mine, and cave divers. Today, many recreational divers are also beginning to discover the benefits of this diving style.When you don’t have to carry an air tank on your back, you’ll feel more comfortable underwater. It also helps you streamline your body and maintain your dive trim more naturally and effectively.Reduced energy expenditure can help lower air consumption, allowing you to spend more time exploring underwater. Additionally, better buoyancy control, easier access to tank valves, and having a backup air supply (redundancy) further enhance safety and build confidence during your dives.This course is designed to help you discover and enjoy the benefits of sidemount diving while learning all the necessary knowledge and skills to dive safely, confidently, and comfortably with both single-tank and twin-tank sidemount equipment.