SSI Specialty Course Boat Diving and Holiday Preparation

“BOAT DIVING is not just diving from a boat – it is your guarantee for a successful and relaxing first diving holiday!”

Most of the diving you will do while on vacation will take place from a dive boat.

In your BOAT DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE you will learn the right boat diving techniques, how to choose the right travel agency and diving operator when planning your vacation, what to consider when travelling with your Total Diving System. Taking a BOAT DIVING program prior to your vacation guarantees you will be ready.

If you want to learn more about BOAT DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

BOAT DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Selecting Your Dive Boat
• Preparing For Your Trip
• Traveling On Your Boat
• Diving From Your Boat
• Finishing Your Boat Trip

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the BOAT DIVING Course! DEEP DIVING or WAVES, TIDES and CURRENTS are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Computer Diving

“Have you ever been standing at the dive site asking yourself how to correctly set your brand new computer?”

A lot of divers have been in this situation and would have done anything to avoid it. This is exactly why COMPUTER DIVING is such an important course. It is your chance to learn and understand diving computers.

Learning how to plan your dive with a table is extremely important. It is how you develop an understanding of the decompression theory. But in real life, divers do not dive a table profile. The modern diver does multi-level diving which means that the dive incorporates different depth levels. These kind of dives can only be planned with a special type of table or a dive computer. Dive computers make diving safer and easier if you know how to set and use it correctly.

COMPUTER DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• The equipment and preparation for multi-level-dives
• Medical aspects of multi-level-dives
• Dive Computers in comparison to dive tables
• Emergency managment and procedures in multi-level-diving

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the COMPUTER DIVING Course! ENRICHED AIR NITROX or EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Deep Diving

“Depth attracts a lot of divers as deep dives provide this certain kick.”

Dive in places where only a few have explored before! Get the experience of diving on a wreck below 100 feet/30 metres! To do these dives safely, you need the right skills and the right knowledge and that is exactly what DEEP DIVING provides you.

Without proper training this kind of diving is an uncontrollable safety risk. To plan your dives properly you must first know about all of the potential risks involved in DEEP DIVING. SSI’s DEEP DIVING course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and experience required to make these types of dives safely and comfortably.

If you want to learn more about DEEP DIVING, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

DEEP DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Your Total Diving System & Deep Diving
• Planning Your Deep Dive
• Your Deep Dive
• Potential Hazards
• Repetitive Deep Diving

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the DEEP DIVING Course! WRECK DIVING or PERFECT BUOYANCY are great add ons – both courses will be used in your deep diving adventures. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Enriched Air Nitrox

Have you ever dreamed of having longer no-decompression limits to take pictures or explore a wreck? Did you ever want to be safer while diving concerning the potential risk of decompression sickness?

Nitrox is the key. Due to the reduced fraction of nitrogen in your breathing gas, your body will have less work and the desaturation times will be reduced.

In your ENRICHED AIR NITROX program you will learn all the necessary rules for planning dives with Nitrox and using Nitrox in a safe way. An important key point in the entire program is analyzing your own tank prior to any Nitrox dive.

“Nitrox for free“ is a slogan in a lot of resorts. This means that you do not have to pay a surcharge for Nitrox, but all diving operators will want to see a valid Nitrox certificate before you can dive.

ENRICHED AIR NITROX contains optional dives and therefore it is a perfect “Winter Specialty” before your diving holiday starts. This will allow you to go diving immediately and enjoy the advantages of diving with Nitrox.

If you want to learn more about ENRICHED AIR NITROX, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

ENRICHED AIR NITROX SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Introduction to Nitrox
• Nitrox, Your Body and the Underwater World
• Your Total Diving System and Nitrox
• Planning Your Nitrox Dives

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the ENRICHED AIR ITROX Course! WRECK DIVING or DEEP DIVING are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Equipment Techniques

“Your Total Diving System is like a buddy underwater who you need to be able to rely on at any time!”

Diving is more fun and more comfortable in your own equipment . The EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES program teaches you how to choose the right equipment for your needs. You will learn how to fit, adjust , maintain and make small repairs right on the spot.

If you want to know more about EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES, you can buy the manual or the DVD even without signing up for the course.

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Your Total Diving System: The Basics
• Your Total Diving System: Scuba Equipment
• Your Total Diving System: Specialty Training and Accessory System
• Traveling With Your Total Diving System

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUES Course! DRYSUIT DIVING or PERFECT BUOYANCY are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

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SSI Specialty Course Navigation

Have you ever asked yourself, “How does my instructor manage to find the way back to the exit point or to the boat?”

If so, the NAVIGATION Program is what you need to learn this skill for yourself.

The NAVIGATION Program will teach you to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills. You will also learn to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time.

If you want to know more about NAVIGATION, you can buy the manual or the DVD even without signing up for the course.

NAVIGATION SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Natural Navigation
• Compass Navigation
• Combining Natural and Compass Navigation
• Special Navigation Situations
• The Sport of Navigation

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the NAVIGATION Course! NIGHT/LIMITED VISIBILITY or SEARCH AND RECOVERY are great add ons – both courses put your navigation skills to the test. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Perfect Buoyancy

Improving your buoyancy control skills is highly recommended. Every diver who wants to improve diving skills and at the same time wants to perform active environmental protection should take a PERFECT BUOYANCY Course.

Nearly every diver who wants to dive on great spots on holiday is requested to do a Check-Dive and buoyancy control is one of the essential skills that has to be performed. This isn’t done to stress you out at the start of your vacation. It is done to protect the reefs you will be diving around. The destruction and harm caused by divers with weak buoyancy skills is having an impact on reefs worldwide. Additionally, perfect buoyancy control is a prerequisite for nearly all Specialty Courses.

PERFECT BUOYANCY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• The Equipment for Buoyancy Control
• The Basic Knowlege of Buoyancy
• Controlling your Buoyancy in the Water
• Perfect Buoyancy Control as an Active Contribution to the Underwater World

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the PERFECT BUOYANCY Course! DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY or WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Search and Recovery

Whether it’s the gold of a sunken ship, a lost ring or simply the your buddy’s dive light accidently lost, there are times in which the appropriate training to search for lost objects underwater would be beneficial.

SSI offers a structured program for SEARCH AND RECOVERY where you will learn to perform different search patterns with the help of ropes and compasses, and to plan search and recovery operations in a team. You will also learn the correct handling of one or more lifting bags in order to bring heavy objects securely to the surface.

If you want to learn more about SEARCH AND RECOVERY, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don’t want to sign up for the course.

SEARCH AND RECOVERY SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Factors That Affect Your Search and Recovery Operation
• Planning and Organizing Your Search and Recovery Operation
• Your Search Techniques
• Your Recovery Techniques

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the SEARCH AND RECOVERY Course! NIGHT/LIMITED VISIBILITY or NAVIGATION are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Specialty Course Waves, Tides and Currents

Adequate training in current diving is they key to this kind of experiences and therefore WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS is a must for any ambitious diver.

Anybody who wants to dive on holiday at the top spots should understand and know how to handle water movements. This can be the waves when entering from shore, or the rip current in a channel next to an island, or just the current on a dive.

There are many things to learn about currents such as: If the current is blowing against the diver, how much current can a diver deal with? How does the diver move effectively in the current? How can somebody determine the strength of a current and plan the dive accordingly? WAVES, TIDES & CURRENTS can help you answer all of these questions. It is taught in conjunction with a minimum of 2 open water dives.

WAVES, TIDES AND CURRENTS SPECIALTY COURSE Content:

• Equipment for Waves, Tides and Currents
• Basics of Waves, Tides and Currents
• Procedures for Shore Dives
• Procedures for Boat Dives

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty Course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

Combine other specialties while taking the WAVES, TIDES AND CURRENTS Course! BOAT DIVING or SHARK DIVER are great add ons. The possibilities are limitless!

For more information about SSI Specialty Programs contact us.

SSI Try Scuba Diving

Diving is much easier than you might think! Be ready to enjoy the experience and dive into a new world!

TRY SCUBA DIVING the program to begin your diving career. A well trained SSI Instructor will teach you the proper knowledge and skills required for your experience in the underwater world. At the end of this program you will experience an unforgettable dive with your SSI Instructor.

SSI Try Scuba Diving

It is very simple to become an independent diver with SSI as we are one of the largest diving associations with more than 2000 Facilities in more than 90 countries – and SSI has been a leading training agency for more than 35 years. Just choose your SSI Facility at home or in a resort destination and get your adventure started.

As soon as you have finished your TRY SCUBA Program you will be awarded with your TRY SCUBA Certificate – SSI and your Instructor congratulate you for this achievement.

You have been able to collect a first impression of your new recreational sports “Diving”. We hope you enjoyed gliding through the endless blue with your Instructor. Now it is already time to think about your personal career in diving and the next steps. Your way to become a serious and independent diver is easy. Simply contact your your local SSI Facility to move on to the next level of training: SSI SCUBA DIVER or SSI OPEN WATER DIVER.