Waves, Tides & Currents

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You'll be in protected water and well supervised by your instructor, so you can enjoy those unforgettable first breaths underwater and experience the magic of scuba diving. By the end of this short course, you'll have earned your SSI Try Scuba certification card and will undoubtedly want to dive again. Countless diving adventures await you, and this course is where it all begins. Get started today!

In the Basic Diver SSI program, you'll learn the skills and knowledge you need to dive to a depth of 12 meters with an SSI Professional. It's a great way to explore the underwater world in greater depth by giving diving a try. The entire Basic Diver program can be credited towards the Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver programs within 6 months, so you can move on to the next stage of your diving adventure.

With e-learning, confined water and open water dives, the SSI Scuba Diver program is the perfect foundation for becoming a safe and confident diver. You'll learn everything you need to dive in the open water to a depth of 12 meters with an SSI Professional. In this program, you'll complete almost half of the Open Water Diver course and easily upgrade your certification. All you need to do is complete the remaining theory and confined water sessions, plus two open water training dives.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mix of theory sessions and open water dives. You'll learn how to safely plan and execute your deep diving adventures, and how to use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. On completion of this course, you'll receive your Deep Diving SSI Specialty certification and be able to explore magnificent deep dive sites wherever you choose. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for certain additional training courses, making it the next logical step in your diver training.

Current diving opens up a world of new sites, often home to the most spectacular marine life. Dive from the shore and you'll discover the simplicity of walking along the beach and exploring your favorite dive sites. But waves, tides and currents can impact your dives and affect your safety if you don't know how to deal with them. The Waves, Tides and Currents SSI specialty will improve your diving skills and understanding, so you can dive in different environments safely and confidently. You'll gain a better understanding of dynamic environments in the wild, and learn about the environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You'll also practice diving from the shore, in currents or in rivers to achieve specialty certification. Get started today!

In this specialty program, you'll develop the advanced skills and knowledge you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You'll learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, leave and return to a designated point, as well as basic navigation patterns. You'll also learn how to combine navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All this sharpens your underwater observation skills, improves your diving safety and helps you get the most out of every dive. On completion of this course, you'll be awarded the SSI Navigation specialty certification.

Night diving requires different skills from day diving. The Night Diving and Limited Visibility SSI Specialty is the best way to learn night diving and practice the techniques you'll need to become a safe and confident night diver. In this program, you'll receive all the knowledge and skills you need to dive safely and comfortably at night or in conditions of limited visibility. Through a combination of e-learning and open water training dives, you'll learn to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment and communicate easily with your buddy at night or in limited visibility. At the end of the course, you'll receive Night Diving and Limited Visibility SSI specialty certification, and be ready to dive at night with confidence.

This world-renowned certification program is the best way to start your adventures of a lifetime as a certified diver. Customized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to give you the skills and experience you need to be truly comfortable underwater. You'll earn your Open Water Diver SSI certification.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your dive times and safety margins, and shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you'll learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge while learning to plan and dive safely with enriched air mixtures containing up to 40% oxygen. On completion of this program, you will be awarded SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

The ocean is full of sites, but most of them are only accessible by boat. If you want to discover these incredible sites, become an SSI boat diver. It's the best way to learn how to dive from different types of boats in complete safety and confidence. You'll be able to explore offshore dive sites that attract pelagic fauna not found close to shore. You can experience the excitement of liveaboard diving, spend your day away from the crowds and cruise off into the sunset. With online training and open water dives, the Boat Diving SSI specialty program is the best way to learn. This program teaches you all the skills you need to dive safely and comfortably from a variety of boat sizes, from small boats to cruisers. Get your Boat Diving SSI specialty certification. Get started today.

The Perfect Buoyancy SSI specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most out of every dive. Buoyancy is an essential diving skill, but any diver will tell you that it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy Specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy faster and enjoy more relaxed diving adventures. In this fascinating program, you'll also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in all diving situations. Upon completion of this course, you'll earn the Perfect Buoyancy SSI specialty certification. With improved buoyancy skills, you'll soon be able to glide with ease and take the underwater photos you've been dreaming of!