Start Your Training Techniques Specialty Now

The SSI Training Techniques program will help you discover your strengths and weaknesses and create a personalized freediving training plan. In this course, you will learn several valuable freediving training techniques to help you improve your relaxation and increase your dive time. You will progress faster in your freediving by becoming more efficient and learning tips and tricks the pros use. SSI’s Training Techniques freediving program will help you discover the next level in breath-hold training. Earn your Training Techniques specialty certification today.

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Facts and Training Standards

Minimum Age

 

12

Amount of Academic Sessions

 

4

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

 

2

Maximum Training Depth

 

0 m / 0 ft

Suggested duration (h)

 

6-8

Certification Prerequisites

 

Pool Freediver (or equivalent)

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Take breath holding to the next level

Here are the benefits you can expect from attending this training program:

Make faster progress in your freediving

Master the most popular training concepts in freediving

Discover your strengths and weaknesses, and create a personalized training plan

Continue your Training and Earn Free Recognition

Upgrade your freediving training experience by taking more Specialty Programs. These are a perfect match to your current training! When you complete a certain number of Specialty Programs and Logged Dives, you will automatically earn these SSI Recognition Ratings: SSI Specialty Freediver, SSI Progressive Freediver, and SSI Master Freediver. Continue your SSI specialty training right away and earn recognition as you become a safer, more comfortable diver!

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Training Prerequisites

SSI Entry-Level Programs – Open Water Diver, Freediver, or Mermaid require students to complete a water fitness evaluation prior to open water training. The goal of this evaluation is to determine a comfort level baseline consisting of:

Swim Assessment

Survival Float

Technical Requirements

To start training, students must create a MySSI profile. This can either be done via the SSI website at www.divessi.com/register or by installing the MySSI App.

Simply download the app for either iOS or Android, set up the user profile, and access the world of diving in minutes! The MySSI App safely stores everything in one place, online or offline – training materials, logbook, and certification cards. This includes Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving and Mermaid.

Training Center Selection & Affiliation

Every student must select an SSI Training Center as their “Training Partner” during the course registration process. Affiliation ensures personalized service and a high-quality training experience.

Students can also change affiliation or choose to affiliate with multiple Training Centers in their user profile. When affiliating with a Training Center online or via the MySSI App, a Privacy Policy Agreement will be processed to comply with GDPR regulations.

Medical & Administrative Requirements

Each student or candidate must complete the required SSI Training Record Forms prior to participating in any SSI training program. The forms for minors must be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Responsible Diver Code

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Scuba DivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - FreedivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - Extended Range Diving

Diver Medical Statement & Questionnaire or Physician’s Approval to Dive (where required)

Training Assumption of Risk, Liability Release, & Liability Release, & Hold Harmless Agreement (where required / not applicable within the European Union)

Program-specific Completion Record (done by the Instructor prior to certification)

Training Course Costs

Training consists of various components which are either charged singly or as a package depending on the selected Training Center. The components are:

Training Materials / Digital Kit

Tuition for Academics and In-Water Training

Open Water Training Dives

Certification

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