Advanced Courses
CONTINUE YOUR DIVING EDUCATION
You are already certified and would like to learn some new skills? You have something particular in mind? Continue your adventures and get the skills and experience you need to dive the world’s best dive sites!
When you complete a certain number of logged dives and Specialty programs, with SSI you will earn and automatically receive the recognition cards: Specialty Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and Master Diver – one of the most elite ratings in diving today.
Advanced Adventurer
In the advanced course you will be able to experience five different open water dives from five SSI Specialty programs.
265 €
| Minimum Age: | 10; 12 if Deep Diving dive is included |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | Not more than 5 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 100 feet, if Deep Diving dive is included |
| Suggested Duration: | 2-3 days |
Diver Stress & Rescue
In the Rescue Diver Course you learn how to identify stress, prevent accidents, and properly deal with emergency situations encountered by divers.
390 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver; proof of current training within 2 years of First Aid and CPR |
| Open Water Dives: | 3 minimum |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 100 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 2-3 days |
Master Diver Bundle
This course is composed of four SSI Specialty program Kits and the Rescue Diver course.
on request
| Minimum Age: | 15 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver; further pre- requ. vary on the programs included |
| Open Water Dives: | 50 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies |
| Suggested Duration: | varies |
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Deep Diving
In this deep diving program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive
beyond 18 and up to 40 meters!
190 €
| Minimum Age: | 15 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 3 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 40 meters / 130 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 2 days |
Wreck Diving
In wreck diving you learn everything to safely scuba dive around wrecks
and artificial reefs.
150 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Enriched Air Nitrox
The Nitrox course teaches the use of oxygen enriched air mixtures
of 32% or 40% oxygen to extend your dive.
150 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 incl.! |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
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Dry Suit Diving
Learn how to dive with a dry suit and never fear cold water again.
160 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 (1,60m in height due to dry-suit size) |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 (+ 1 confined) |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 100 feet (12-14 year-old: 18 meters / 60 feet) |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Recreational Sidemount
On this course you will learn how effortless it can be to have a better trim and balance with new gear.
250 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 3 (+1 confined) |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 100 feet (12-14 year-old: 18 meters / 60 feet) |
| Suggested Duration: | 3-4 days |
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Perfect Buoyancy
As a good diver you know how to master your buoyancy. This course will challenge you to improve your diving position, increase your buoyancy control, and minimize your breathing rate.
130 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 incl.! |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Night Diving and Limited Visibility
You will discover the Sea by night, explore the aquatic environment using a torch.
Excitement guaranteed!
150 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 2 days |
Search & Recovery
This course provides the skills and concepts required to safely plan and conduct search and recovery dives.
150 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 (+1 c.) |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Navigation
An important step to become a more autonomous diver is to learn to orientate yourself underwater and thus never to get lost again (not guaranteed...).
140 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Photo & Video
In this underwater photography course you will get familiarized you with using an underwater camera to bring back memories from your dives.
180 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 (+1 conf.) |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Waves, Tides & Currents
You will learn how to understand the ocean a bit better to be able to judge when and where to dive at some of the world's best sites, which are only accessible by boat.
130 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 2 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Non-diving
Science of Diving
This program provides an in-depth and detailed study of physics, physiology, decompression theory, the aquatic environment and diving equipment.
75 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | optional |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1-2 days |
Enriched Air Nitrox
The Nitrox course teaches the use of oxygen enriched air mixtures
of 32% or 40% oxygen to extend your dive.
75 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | none |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Marine Ecology
Do you want to learn more about the incredible environments you are diving in? You learn about the exciting science of Marine Ecology and become an underwater naturalist in no time.
75 €
| Minimum Age: | 6 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | none |
| Open Water Dives: | optional |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies with age |
| Suggested Duration: | 1 day |
Emergency training
React Right
In this First Aid Course you learn how to provide emergency first responder assistance in emergency situations, and it fulfills the first aid/CPR requirements for SSI training programs.
160 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | none |
| Suggested Duration: | 1-2 days |
Emergency Training Bundle
Learn how to recognize and deal with stress, prevent accidents and properly manage emergency situations if they occur by combining the Diver Stress and Rescue program with the SSI React Right program.
500 €
| Minimum Age: | 12 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Open Water Dives: | 3 or more |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 30 meters / 130 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 3-5 days |
Free recognition programs
Advanced Open Water Diver
You must complete 4 Specialty Programs and have completed a total of 24 dives.
Specialty Diver
You must complete 2 Specialty Programs and have completed a total of 12 dives.
Master Diver
To reach the Master Diver rating, you must complete 4 Specialty Courses, Diver Stress and Rescue, and have completed 50 dives.
Bundles
Specialty Diver Bundle
SSI Specialty Diver is your first step toward becoming an SSI Master Diver, and can begin as soon as you complete your Open Water Diver training. This program includes 2 SSI Specialty programs from the once listed above.
from 250 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Open Water Diver |
| Specialties: | 2 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies |
| Suggested Duration: | varies |
Advanced Open Water Diver Bundle
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver is the next rating on the path to becoming an SSI Master Diver. This program includes 4 SSI Specialty programs from the once listed above.
from 450 €
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | see indiv. pre-requ. |
| Specialties: | 4 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | varies |
| Suggested Duration: | varies |
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