This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

This globally recognized certification is the best way to begin your lifelong adventure as a diver. Personalized training is combined with sessions in the water to ensure you have the skills and experience needed to become truly comfortable underwater. You too deserve an SSI Open Water Dive certification!

The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to dive for the first time. You will be in sheltered water and well cared for by your instructor so you can enjoy those first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of diving. By the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba certification and will undoubtedly want to go diving more. Endless diving adventures await you and this course is where it all begins. Let's get started today.

It's easy for diving skills to get rusty and lose confidence if you haven't dived for a while. The SSI Scuba Skills Update will get you back in the water and diving quickly. This refresher course allows you to review and practice the diving skills you learned in your Open Water Diver program, under the guidance of an SSI Professional. This is a great course to take right before a diving vacation, so you can worry less about your skills and have more time to admire marine life. If you're an unrestrained Open Water Diver student, a Scuba Skills Update is ideal for practicing your diving skills before taking open water dives. With no set course length, you are able to take your time and focus on the skills you need help with.

The ocean is filled with thousands of fascinating and beautiful fish of every shape and size. Learn how to identify fish and get more out of your dives with the SSI Fish Identification Specialty program. You'll learn everything you need to identify common families of fish in the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific and Red Sea and earn the SSI Coral Identification Specialty certification.

Join the SSI Manta and Ray Ecology specialty program and you will learn how to dive with rays and identify different species of rays. You will learn how rays contribute to healthy marine ecosystems and why these precious animals need our protection. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Manta & Ray Ecology Specialty certification.

In SSI's Shark Ecology program, you will learn how to interpret shark behavior, why they are often misunderstood and how to dive with sharks. This is a perfect course for shark fans and for divers who are nervous of sharks but want to overcome their fears. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Shark Ecology Specialty certification.

The SSI Snorkel Diver program is the first step to discovering your inner mermaid. It is the best way to learn to snorkel and develop enough confidence in the water so you can go snorkeling and explore the ocean's enchanting landscapes and marine life. You do not need to be an experienced swimmer to participate in the Snorkel Diver program and there is no minimum age to join. You just need to be comfortable in the water, be able to maintain your buoyancy and you are ready to begin the adventure of a lifetime! This program will introduce you to the equipment and skills you need to snorkel safely. Earn an SSI Snorkel Diver recognition certification today!

Without heavy equipment, freediving gives you the ultimate freedom to move easily underwater. It is the purest form of diving and gives you an incomparable feeling of oneness with the ocean. In the Try Freediving program, you will try freediving in sheltered water and discover why freedivers truly love their sport. Join us today and discover your inner freediver.

When you become an SSI Level 1 freediver, you open the door to worldwide freediving opportunities. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines (online) training, pool/shaded-water sessions and open-water dives to help you become a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can freedive with a buddy in open water to depths of 20 meters and explore a variety of stunning underwater ecosystems around the world. Get started online today.

React Right is SSI's first aid course and provides the training needed to be a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible program, you can choose what topics you want to cover, including first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about emergency oxygen delivery while diving and the basics of automatic external defibrillators (AED). Using a combination of theory and practical training scenarios, this program will give you the tools and confidence you need for emergency response. By the time you are certified, you can act as a first aider: administer first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Get your SSI React Right Brevet. Get started today!

Have you always dreamed of becoming a mermaid? Join the SSI Try Mermaid program and make your dreams come true! You'll complete a mermaid experience with an SSI professional in a pool/sheltered water and learn entry-level skills, including swimming with a mermaid monofin. Earn the SSI Try Mermaid recognition level. It's the perfect program to do before joining our SSI Mermaid course. Start today!

Become a Certified (Advanced) Wreck Diver Note! This course includes both the SSI Wreck Diver and Advanced Wreck Diver training. Wreck Diver: Many of the best dive sites in the ocean are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high amounts of life and give you the chance to immerse yourself in history as you dive. Nothing beats wreck diving, and the SSI Wreck Diving Specialty teaches you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of theory and water sessions, you will be taught how to safely make non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, down to depths of 30 meters. You will also practice your wreck diving skills during open water dives. All this ensures that you can confidently enjoy wreck diving and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will receive your SSI Wreck Diving Specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today Advanced Wreck Diver: Dive even deeper into the world of wrecks! We will spend time with the Advanced Wreck Diver working with a reel, for penetration (entering) the wreck. You'll learn to trim in an overhead environment (an environment where you can't go directly up) and we'll go deeper into the planning, preparation and execution of a penetration wreck dive. We will also go deeper into deep wreck diving, night wreck diving, wreck photography and videography or underwater archaeology. You will discover what you like most on a wreck and how to deepen your interest.

SSI designed the Computer Diving program to familiarize certified divers with the functions and benefits of using a dive computer. By understanding and knowing how to use all the features of a dive computer, you not only increase your dive safety, but also make planning and executing your dive easier. The SSI Computer Diving program explores the features and capabilities of different dive computers and explains how to use these features before, during and after your dive. Often divers buy a computer and only use it for basic information. Get the most out of your investment by learning to use your dive computer to its fullest potential, start your SSI Computer Diving specialty online today!

The SSI Decompression Specialty teaches you how to dive beyond non-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and execute to a maximum depth of 40 meters with limited decompression using your recreational diving equipment and a single decompression cylinder. You will learn and practice how to effectively use the functions of your dive computer such as gas switching, gas integration, time-to-reserve and time-to-surface. Using these computer functions will become second nature, allowing you to make safe dives with limited decompression without spending hours on dive planning. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being limited by traditional non-decompression limits. The possibilities for expanding your diving adventures have only increased!

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty teaches you everything you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters through a mix of theory and open water diving. You'll learn how to plan and make your deep diving adventures safe and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most out of your deep dives. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI specialty is also a requirement for other advanced courses making it the next logical step to get your Deep Diver certification.

The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You'll learn how to recognize stress, prevent accidents and learn practical techniques to perform rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of sessions in the pool and in open water, you'll be well prepared and confident in handling emergencies and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.

As a Nitrox diver you can increase your bottom times or safety margins and of course shorten surface intervals - so you can spend more time exploring the dive sites you love most and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge while learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures containing up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

Choosing and buying your own diving equipment is one of the biggest and most important investments you will make as a diver, but it is easy to get it wrong. We want you to be able to choose the right dive equipment for your needs and learn how to properly care for it. With the right knowledge, you can get the most out of the investment and enjoy years of safe and comfortable diving. The SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty is the best specialty to learn how to choose and store your dive equipment, and teach you all about dive equipment maintenance. You will practice basic and preventive maintenance of your equipment to ensure maximum performance, reliability and longevity of your Total Diving system every dive. Start the specialty now!

In this specialty program you will gain the skills and knowledge you need to safely and confidently navigate underwater. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, how to depart from and return to a designated point including basic navigation patterns. You will also learn how to combine these navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All this enhances your underwater observation skills, improves your dive safety and helps you get the most out of every dive. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.

Night diving requires different skills than daytime diving. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you need to become a safe and confident night diver. This program will equip you with all the knowledge and skills you need to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility. With a combination of online learning and open-water diving, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use special equipment and communicate easily with your buddy at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification and be ready to go night diving with confidence!

The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty is the best way to improve buoyancy and get the most out of every dive. Buoyancy is an essential diving skill but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. With the Perfect Buoyancy specialty, you will learn advanced skills and techniques so you can master your buoyancy faster and enjoy more relaxed diving adventures. In this fascinating program, you'll also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in any situation. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With improved buoyancy, you'll soon be able to float even easier, take the underwater photos you dream about and explore the ocean effortlessly.

In this sidemount course you will learn everything you need to make recreational sidemount dives with one or two cylinders to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common for wreck, mine and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. Without a heavy tank on your back, you'll feel more comfortable in the water, and you'll find that your streamline and trim improve effortlessly. Because you use less energy, you can reduce your gas consumption so you can get the most out of your dive time. With better control over your buoyancy, easier access to your valves and more redundancy, sidemount diving offers safety and peace of mind. This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing benefits of this diving style. You will learn all the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and comfortably with a sidemount equipment configuration with one or two cylinders.

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The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started are 40 verified/logged dives and certificates in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will be certified as a Dive Guide upon successful completion of the Divemaster program. If you want to make your passion your profession by guiding certified divers, Ecology Program

The Avelo course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience, where you learn not only how the system works, but how it feels. From the first dive you will notice the difference: more stability, less distraction and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

Recreational Avelo Diver (RAD) Course – Learn to dive the way it’s meant to beThe Recreational Avelo Diver course is your gateway to a completely new diving experience.During this training, you’ll learn not only how the system works, but especially how it feels. From your very first dive, you’ll notice the difference: greater stability, fewer distractions, and a much more natural way of moving underwater.

Diving beneath a thick layer of ice, a single ascent to the surface, communicating with line signals, and an experience you won’t soon forget. Does that sound like something for you? Then read on! This will take place during a weekend Ice Diving trip at the Weissensee in AustriaHow much does it cost?For €995 per person, you’ll receive:The SSI Ice Diving Specialty with a Dutch instructorAll-you-can-dive from Friday at 9:00 a.m. to Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (after earning your certification)Gas BlendsRope, ice hole, and sealingHeated room for warming up and having lunchHeated changing rooms2 nights at Guesthouse Wassermann / Mauthner2 breakfast buffets at Guesthouse Wassermann / Mauthner3 lunches at the dive centerFriday: stew / soupSaturday: Winter BBQSunday: pasta2 diners at Guesthouse Wassermann / MauthnerNon-alcoholic beverages at the dive center (water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea)Cake and small snacks throughout the dayA cozy mulled wine evening with cookies (of course, only after diving ????)Are you already an Ice Diver?Have you already earned your Ice Diving Specialty? Then of course you’re welcome to join us for a whole weekend of diving under the ice!