Recreational Sidemount Diving

The SSI Enriched Air Nitrox program shows you how to safely plan and conduct dives with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Diving with oxygen enriched air (EAN) increases your decompression limits and your safety and reduces the required length of surface intervals compared to air. You will receive the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification upon completion of this program.

The Assistant Instructor course is the next logical step on your path to becoming an Instructor, following the Divemaster course. It gives you the chance to gain valuable teaching experience, practice dive briefings, teach theory lessons, and lead 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.

With the SSI Try Scuba course, you can experience your first unforgettable breaths underwater. With an instructor by your side, you’ll dive carefree in confined open water and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you’ll have earned your SSI Try Scuba certification card and will surely be eager to go on your next dive. Countless diving adventures await you, and this course is just the beginning. Get started today!

As a drysuit diver, you can dive in cold waters all year round while staying warm and comfortable. Only dry suit diving opens up the unique underwater landscapes of cold water to you: dives among icebergs in the remote Arctic or fascinating places teeming with life despite the cold. Dry suits are also great when diving multiple times a day. Instead of struggling to get out of a cold, wet wetsuit every time, dry suit divers simply keep their suits on. The best way to get into dry suit diving is the SSI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. Here, you’ll gain the necessary knowledge and learn all the skills to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. This includes handling the specialized equipment as well as learning how to deal with challenging situations and problems involving the dry suit. At the end of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Dry Suit Diving Specialty certification.

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to discover some of the world’s best dive sites and the most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. Through a balanced combination of classroom sessions and open-water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need to know for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You’ll learn how to plan and conduct your deep-diving adventures safely and how to get the most out of your deep dives using dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and can 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.

Proper gas blending is essential for breathing safely underwater. The SSI Gas Blender course teaches you the skills and concepts required to safely blend Nitrox and helium-based Trimix gases. This non-diving program is open to both certified and non-certified divers and teaches the proper application of mathematics, gas blending software, physics, and techniques necessary to safely blend breathing gases. Upon completion of this course, you will receive either the SSI Nitrox Gas Blender or SSI Trimix Gas Blender certification. Get started online today!

The SSI Extended Range Foundations course offers you the opportunity to expand your already advanced diving skills in a workshop-style setting. You’ll learn more about using technical equipment in conjunction with the Total Diving Systems for which you’re already certified. Building on your basic skills, you’ll perfect buoyancy control, trim, finning techniques, positioning, and communication. The Extended Range Foundations course is supplemental training to existing certifications and is designed to increase the diver’s confidence and control in the water. All training dives are conducted in a pool or confined open water environment at depths greater than 12 meters. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the SSI Extended Range Foundations certification.

The SSI Extended Range Nitrox course offers you a thorough introduction to the concepts, techniques, and procedures required for planning decompression dives with nitrox. Designed as a standalone program or as a stepping stone to becoming an SSI Extended Range Diver, this enriched air diving course teaches the fundamental skills required for all future technical courses. It prepares divers to plan and conduct dives with decompression limits up to a maximum depth of 40 meters using an XR sidemount or twin-tank configuration. In addition, this advanced Nitrox course teaches you the techniques and procedures for using breathing gases up to 100% oxygen for decompression.

Exploring an overhead environment, such as developed cave systems and large wrecks, is an exciting experience. However, navigating these sometimes narrow spaces with traditional diving gear can be a challenge. But by improving their streamlining with a sidemount configuration, adventurous divers can create more space for themselves and explore even tighter spots than ever before. The Extended Range Sidemount course trains you in the proper sidemount setup and the techniques required to efficiently and effectively use multiple stage tanks for decompression diving in a sidemount configuration. Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive the SSI Extended Range Sidemount certification and can then use this configuration in all other XR courses.

The SSI Technical Extended Range Diving course builds on the skills and techniques you learned as an SSI Extended Range Trimix Diver. During this course, you will go beyond no-decompression limits by increasing your dive depth and duration. Using technical equipment and an XR Sidemount or Twinset Total Diving System, the Technical Extended Range Diving course provides enthusiastic underwater explorers with the training necessary to independently plan and conduct mixed-gas dives with unlimited decompression down to a depth of 60 meters. Upon completion of this course, you will receive the SSI Technical Extended Range certification.

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best way to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You’ll learn how to recognize stress, prevent accidents, and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and providing emergency care. Through a combination of pool and open-water training, you’ll be well and safely prepared to handle emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty certification.

The SSI Science of Diving Specialty course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. The course serves as the foundation for most SSI Professional courses as well as for some Extended Range courses, and is an essential component for deepening your diving expertise. You can earn your SSI Science of Diving Specialty certification online from home. Upon completing the course, you’ll be halfway to the coveted SSI Divemaster certification and will receive your Science of Diving certification.

Do you want to get the most out of your dive time and have real fun underwater? Then discover diving with a DPV/dive scooter. In this course, you’ll learn the skills and procedures needed to safely plan and conduct these types of dives. You’ll learn the specific precautions for using dive scooters/DPVs, how to maintain contact with your dive buddy, monitor your other equipment, and safely enjoy this new diving experience with the DPV! Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive the SSI Scooter/DPV Diving Specialty certification and will be able to dive to depths of up to 30 meters with a dive scooter/DPV.

Are you a serious adventurer who wants to explore environments from above? Sign up for the TDI Cavern Diver course! This course is designed to develop the minimum skills and knowledge required for diving in caverns and overhead environments within the limits of light penetration, and to explain the specific hazards associated with cavern diving. The Cavern Diver course is not intended to provide instruction for cave diving environments. The goal of this course is to train divers in the proper planning, procedures, techniques, and hazards of cavern diving.Dates also available upon request

The TDI Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Air Diluent Diver Course is your first step into closed-circuit rebreather diving and your first truly peaceful diving experience! With the latest technology in CCRs, you can maximize your gas supply and provide optimal breathing gas for every depth by maintaining a constant partial pressure of oxygen. It’s like having a nitrox mixer on your back!During this course, your TDI instructor will teach you all the necessary skills to perform CCR dives without decompression to a maximum depth of 30 meters/100 feet using an air diluent.260.00€ per day