Try Mermaid

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)

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!

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!

The Assistant Instructor is the next logical step after the Divemaster on your way to becoming an Instructor. It gives you the chance to gain valuable teaching experience, practice dive briefings, teach theory lessons and take over practical dive training. If you want to advance your career as an SSI Professional, you can complete the Instructor Training course, pass the Instructor Evaluation and qualify as an Open Water Instructor.

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 SSI Snorkel Diver course lets you discover the fish in you! It's the perfect way to learn to snorkel, gain courage and confidence in the water and explore the fascinating underwater world and its marine life. You don't need to be an experienced swimmer to take part in the Snorkel Diver course and there is no minimum age requirement. You just need to feel comfortable in the water, be able to maintain your buoyancy and be ready to start the adventure of a lifetime! This course will familiarize you with the equipment and skills for your snorkeling experience and you'll even earn your SSI Snorkel Diver endorsement card!

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by completing the Divemaster program. All you need is 40 verified dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 verified dives in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. Upon successful completion of the Divemaster program, you will be certified as a Dive Guide. If you want to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster upgrade with at least 60 logged/verified dives. You can upgrade to Divemaster immediately or later by studying the Science of Diving materials yourself and passing the Digital Final Exam, which makes you an SSI Professional. There are thousands of job opportunities worldwide for the next generation of highly qualified divers.

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 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.

Join us on a diving trip to the legendary Kreidesee Hemmoor - one of the most popular diving waters in Germany. With excellent visibility, a varied underwater landscape and exciting attractions, Hemmoor is the perfect place for training and fun diving. During the trip you will have the opportunity to complete several courses and special training courses, including: Deep Diver - Diving to greater depths Drysuit - Safe and comfortable in a drysuit Navigation - Perfect your underwater orientation Night Diver - Experience the fascinating underwater world at night Of course, the trip is also ideal for certified fun divers who simply want to relax and enjoy the special atmosphere of the lake. You can look forward to clear visibility, impressive depths, training platforms, wrecks and professional supervision - whether it's training or a fun dive.

Experience a varied diving trip to Lake Schwerin and immerse yourself in a very special freshwater underwater world. The Kosis Dive Center offers ideal conditions for training, further education and relaxed fun diving in a quiet, natural environment. On site, you have the opportunity to complete various courses and special training, including: Wreck Diver - Exciting dives on sunken objects Drysuit - Safe and comfortable diving in a drysuit Navigation - Precise underwater orientation Night Diver - Discover the lake at night from a completely new perspective Lake Schwerin impresses with its good infrastructure, interesting dive sites, freshwater fauna and relaxed atmosphere - perfect for beginners, advanced and experienced divers. Whether training or pleasure diving: this diving trip combines training, nature and diving fun in an ideal way.

In this sidemount diving course, you'll learn everything you need for recreational sidemount diving with one or two scuba tanks to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already a common practice for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now more and more recreational divers are discovering its benefits. You don't carry a heavy tank on your back, feel more comfortable in the water and improve your water resistance and trim. You use less energy, can reduce your gas consumption and thus make the most of your diving time. With better buoyancy control, easier access to valves and more redundancy, sidemount diving offers safety and satisfaction. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing benefits of this style of diving. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and comfortably with single or twin cylinder sidemount equipment.

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.

You are between 8 and 14 years old and would like to take your first breaths under water? Prerequisite: At least 8 years old - swimming ability Prerequisite for all courses is a completed medical questionnaire (there must be a "no" everywhere) or a medical certificate from a diving doctor. Time frame: 1 evening instruction & pool (approx. 3 hours) Included in the course price: - Theory introduction & practical lessons - Accompaniment by one of our diving instructors - Entry to the swimming pool - Equipment