Academics - You can complete them online FREE when you sign up for SSI’s Online Training program, or you can attend classroom sessions at your favorite SSI Dive Center. Whatever best fits your needs.

Pool Training - you will learn all the skills you will be using in the open water in the safety of a pool.

Open Water Sessions - You will complete at least 4 open water dives and have the chance to experience everything you learned in the pool hands-on. (Open water can defined as an open body of water such as a lake or the ocean).
 
After successfully completing the Academics, the Pool and Open Water Sessions you will be certified as SSI Open Water Diver - It's your global license to dive!

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If you decide to continue your education and want to become a certified diver, you will need to sign up for an SSI Open Water class at your local SSI Dive Center.

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