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Open Water Diver - worldwide recognized license for diving. As an Open Water Diver, YOU can discover the underwater world as a recreational diver worldwide! Whether you want to marvel at breathtaking coral reefs, explore mysterious shipwrecks or swim eye to eye with large and small sea creatures, your journey into an adventurous new world begins here! Course schedule In the theory lessons, we will show you the necessary basic skills. You will get to know the equipment and we will give you an introduction to the underwater world and the adventures that await you there. We will then practise these skills together in the pool lessons so that you are fit for your open water dives. The highlight of your training is the open water dives. Completion After successfully completing the dives, you will be an Open Water Diver - your license to dive! The recreational diving licence is recognized worldwide and allows you to discover fascinating dive sites near and far!

Do you want longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals? Or maybe you want more safety when diving and less fatigue? You can achieve these goals with Nitrox! We'll explain how to use it correctly and what the higher oxygen level means for your equipment. Then you too can enjoy the many benefits of Nitrox, which is often offered at no extra charge, on your next vacation.

As a dry suit diver you can dive warm and comfortable in cold waters all year round. Only dry suit diving opens you up to the special underwater landscapes of cold water, such as 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 program. 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.

A particularly rare relic of the Russian occupation awaits you in the Schwerin Outer Lake. The wreckage of a suspected MIG-17 was long considered a legend before it was finally found in 2013. Due to its exposed location in the northern part of Lake Schwerin, you will need to allow a little more time for this trip. However, you will be rewarded with an unforgettable dive at a special technical monument. The MIG crashed in 1954. Today, the aluminum hull is stuck like a dart in the 17-meter-deep bottom. The wreck is completely colonized by small shells. Nevertheless, details such as the tail unit and the remains of pipes and instruments are clearly visible. One wing is still connected to the fuselage and protrudes like a metal wall half submerged in the silt. The other wing lies a few meters from the wreck and still shows the clearly visible red Russian star. Cargo glider - a historic wreck in top condition Do you already know our most beautiful wreck? In just a few minutes by boat, we will take you to the wreck of a historic cargo sailing ship off the island of Ziegelwerder. The almost 27-metre-long ship lies at a maximum depth of 18 meters on an even keel - and promises first-class wreck diving.

The SSI Open Water Instructor is the most important step in a dive professional's career, as it includes the qualification to train new divers independently.An Open Water Instructor must inspire and motivate new divers and develop their diving experience so that they become enthusiastic divers in the long term. The Instructor Training Course (ITC) will expand your sales and industry knowledge and improve your training skills. You will be trained in professional presentation and sales techniques through workshops and practical applications. It is your chance to learn how to offer divers a special experience: "The Ultimate Dive Experience".During the Instructor Training Course, candidates experience a program that has proven itself over decades. It scores points for quality and challenges. The program is constantly being developed so that it always meets the current requirements of the industry. It ensures that SSI Dive Professionals are equipped with the right skills and the necessary knowledge.Open Water Instructor (OWI)After successfully completing the Dive Control Specialist course, you can attend the Instructor Training course. Together with a successful Instructor Evaluation you will become an Open Water Instructor. You can now train and certify Open Water Divers and Advanced Open Water Divers, among others.

Choosing and buying your own diving equipment is probably the biggest and most important investment you'll make as a diver, but it's easy to get it wrong. We want you to choose the best diving equipment for you and know how to look after it properly. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of your investment and enjoy safe and worry-free dives for many years to come. The SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty is the best specialty to learn all about the selection, maintenance and correct storage of your diving equipment. Working with an experienced and trained SSI Professional, you will learn detailed information about the components of your Total Diving System and develop a basic understanding of your diving equipment. Through preventive maintenance of your equipment, you will get the maximum performance and longevity out of your diving equipment.

With this program you will become a successful SSI Instructor: it provides you with the necessary skills, teaching concepts and practical experience. You will learn all about our innovative digital learning system and our training philosophy. You will learn how to support other instructors in running programs and learn how to teach a variety of SSI programs independently. All candidates who complete this program receive SSI Assistant Instructor status. You can also work your way up to SSI Open Water Instructor after successfully completing the program.

Divers Night is an annual event where divers from all over the world go into the water at the same time (local time). The event takes place on the first Saturday in November from 18:00. This year we will go into the water together at 8.25 p.m. Divers Night is a non-profit event. The aim of the events is to bring together as many divers, clubs and bases from all over the country as possible for a nice get-together. Food and drink can be purchased for a small fee. This enabled us to donate € 500,-- to the children's hospice in Schwerin in 2022 and another € 500,-- to the Bernstorf Castle Hospice in 2023 and € 702,-- to the Herzkissen association in 2024. If you would like to find out more about DiversNight, you can find all the information here https://www.diversnight.com/ Overnight accommodation can be found on our website.

We want to celebrate with you and want to see you again at our base before the long winter. We therefore invite you to the big BREVETPARTY on 04.11.2023 from 4 p.m. In addition to good conversations among friends, we will also take care of your physical well-being. We look forward to seeing you. Please be sure to bring your own dishes !!!