WHAT EVERY DIVER SHOULD KNOW...
What Every Diver Should Know...
Decades of experience have taught us that there are four requirements to serious diving and serious fun. There is a strong correlation between the quality of your training and the amount of fun you will have.
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Proper Knowledge
There are certain diving skills that must be learned. With a professional teaching system, you can study the information at your own pace. An instructor is always available for assistance. |
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Proper Skills
You must develop ability with basic scuba skills, such as moving in the water and equipment handling. The best way to learn is from a qualified instructor at a professional scuba school. Review and practice time reinforces the skills.
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Proper Equipment
The most comfortable, convenient and enjoyable way to dive is with your own set of properly-fitted equipment. As you become familiar with your equipment, your ability level increases. Annual servicing assures your equipment’s performance and minimizes malfunctions.
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Proper Experience
While education helps develop knowledge and skills, the key to becoming a comfortable and confident diver is simply to dive as much as possible. Your experience and ability increase as you seek out different diving locations, meet new friends, have new adventures and explore new worlds. That is why SSI’s motto is “Serious Diving, Serious Fun!”
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Serious Diving
After you are certified, you are ready to pursue a lifetime of adventure. Diving offers endless opportunities for exploration, discovery, education and new experiences. You can go as far as your passion and enthusiasm take you.
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Explore the Waters in Your Back Yard. No matter where you live, there are places full of adventure to dive. These dive sites are accessible, inexpensive, and allow you to use your knowledge, skills and equipment, and gain experience.
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Explore the Waters of the World. Travel to exotic lands and experience fascinating cultures. Seventy-two percent of the world is under water, and you have a license to explore it.
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Join a Dive Club and Meet New Friends. The best way to put your new knowledge, skills and equipment to practice is to meet other divers and travel with other divers. You can find out about local dive sites and vacation destinations. The only way to improve is to dive.
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Become an “Underwater Photographer or Videographer”. The stunning beauty of the world underwater is a photographer’s dream. With improvements in underwater photographic and video equipment it is becoming progressively easier to get good results capturing your experiences and reproducing them for yourself, your family and friends.
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Continue Your Education. Your Open Water Diver certification is only the beginning of the SSI Education System. SSI Specialty courses teach you specialized diving activities, and there are many to choose from. By combining specialties and experience you can earn SSI continuing education ratings of Specialty, Advanced Open Water and Master Diver.
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Become a SSI Dive Leader. The Scuba Schools International worldwide network is constantly growing. To keep the SSI family strong, we always need new Dive Leaders. If you are interested in sharing the adventure of diving, please talk to your SSI Instructor about becoming an SSI Dive Leader.
However you choose to enjoy diving, your SSI Training Facility will be there to guide and assist you. Support them with your patronage and use them for the resource they are — Your local link with the amazing underwater world.
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