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Entry Level Classes
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Open Water Diver Certification
The Open Water Diver course is designed as a "home study" course where you will have about 8 hours of home study before coming to class.
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Try Scuba Diving Class
The Try Scuba program is your introduction to the underwater world.
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Scuba Skills Update Class
A Scuba Skills Update provides you with opportunity to review and practice the basic scuba skills.
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Referral Scuba Diver Course
Complete all academic sections and pool/confined water sessions for the Open Water Diver program can be issued the Referral Diver digital card.
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Continuing Education
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Altitude Diving Certification
During the Altitude Diving program, students will learn everything you need to plan a safe dive at a higher altitude.
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Boat Diving Certification
This program gives students the skills and knowledge required to safely dive from a boat.
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Classified Dive Buddy Certification
Do you know someone who has limited mobility that you would like to share your love of scuba? Become a Classified Dive Buddy today!
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Decompression Diving Certification
You will learn and practice how to effectively use your dive computer features, including switching gases, gas integration, time-to-reserve, and time-to-surface.
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Deep Diving Certification
Many of the more exciting, intriguing dive sites are found in deeper water.
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Dry Suit Diving Certification
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive while using a dry suit.
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Enriched Air Nitrox Certification
Enriched Air Nitrox program will teach you how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen.
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Equipment Techniques Certification
This program teaches you how to choose, maintain and store your Total Diving System.
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Marine Ecology Certification
Marine ecology is a broad and exciting field that captures our attention and curiosity.
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Navigation Certification
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably navigate underwater.
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Night and Limited Visibility Certification
This program will give you the ability to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters, and is a prerequisite for some advanced training.
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Perfect Buoyancy Certification
This program teaches you the skills and techniques needed to maximize your dive experience and increase your comfort in the water.
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Photo & Video Specialty Certification
This programs teaches the skills and concepts required to successfully capture amazing underwater photos and videos.
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React Right Certification
React Right is SSI's emergency training program, consisting of the basic components.
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River Diving Certification
Diving in your local river can be a fun and exciting experience.
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Science of Diving Course
This program improves your knowledge of the aquatic environment and the sport of recreational scuba diving, and to ensure that you enjoy every aspect of your diving experience.
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Search and Recovery Certification
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely plan and conduct search and recovery dives.
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Shark Ecology Certification
Explore sharks, from their biology and behavior to misconceptions and the impact of humans on them, and how this ultimately affects the ocean ecosystem.
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Sea Turtle Ecology Certification
Sea turtles are some of the most wonderful animals to dive with. You will want to dive with them even more after completing the SSI Sea Turtle Ecology Specialty program! This specialty program provides the skills and concepts you need to recognize and identify common sea turtle species.
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Fish Identification Certification
The world’s oceans are home to thousands of fish species, and you will encounter plenty of these fascinating creatures on your dives! In this course, you will be taught all the skills and concepts you need to identify common families of Caribbean, Indo-Pacific and Red Sea reef fish.
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Coral Identification Certification
Coral reefs are prized among divers and rightly so; drifting over a healthy reef filled with bustling marine life is magical. These precious ecosystems are fascinating, and the SSI Coral Identification specialty program is the best way to learn more about coral reefs and get the most out of your reef dives.
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Manta & Ray Ecology Certification
Join the SSI Manta and Ray Ecology specialty program and you will learn how to dive with rays and recognize different ray species. You will be taught how rays contribute to healthy ocean ecosystems and why these precious animals need our protection.
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Marine Mammal Ecology Certification
Do you have a passion to save the ocean and the marine animals that call it their home? Does the thought of diving with whales fascinate you? Do you want to learn more about the ecology, biology, and conservation of marine mammals?
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Spearfishing Safety and Training Course
This class stresses safety, game regulations and hunting techniques in a comprehensive introduction to underwater spear-fishing with Scuba gear.
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Stress and Rescue Certification
Stress is a major cause of diving accidents and negatively impacts rescue situations.
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Waves, Tides and Currents Certification
This program gives you the skills and knowledge required to conduct dives from shore, in currents, and in different types of waves.
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Wreck Diving Certification
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely scuba dive around wrecks and artificial reefs.
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Professional Programs
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Dive Guide/Dive Master Certification
The Dive Guide program is the entry level to SSI’s Leadership Programs.
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Assistant Instructor Certification
This program provides the skills, concepts, and teaching experience required to become a successful SSI Assistant Instructor.
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Instructor Training Course
This program provides the skills, concepts, and teaching experience required to become a successful SSI Instructor.
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Instructor Evaluation Course
The Instructor Evaluation assesses the knowledge and skills if necessary to organize and conduct entry-level scuba training courses and the specialty programs taught by SSI Open Water Instructor.
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Professional Crossover Program
There is a strong demand in the recreational scuba industry for passionate individuals who can share their love of the sport and the underwater world with others.
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ERDI Public Safety Diver Awareness Level
Awareness Can be completed by doing the online academics or participating in the associated classroom-based section of education for the ERDI course of interest.
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ERDI Public Safety Diver Operations Level
Operations Requires the participant to complete the online or classroom academics and also participate in the non-diving practical segments of the course taught by an ERDI Instructor.
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ERDI Public Safety Diver Technician Level
Technician The final step requires the participant to complete the required number of practical training sessions under the supervision of an ERDI Instructor.
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Veterans Readiness & Employment Program
Veterans are able to utilize benefits through the Veterans Readiness & Employment - Chapter 31 program for use in our dive training programs.
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Just for Kids
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SCUBA Explorers
The mission of Scuba Explorers is simple: To involve children in SCUBA diving so they can experience the excitement of water exploration! The first certification of the Explorer series, this course will take SCUBA Explorers from the classroom to the pool in a safe, engaging, and energetic environment.
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SCUBA Explorers Perfect Buoyancy
For certified SCUBA Explorers, the Perfect Buoyancy specialty certification will help students master breathing, weighting, and inflation techniques while also streamlining their SCUBA equipment. Perfecting buoyancy can help Explorers extend their pool bottom times by not wasting air and feel more confident underwater by being in control of their equipment at all times.
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SCUBA Explorers Enriched Air Nitrox
For certified SCUBA Explorers, this program teaches you the information students need to make educated decisions about diving with Nitrox, including calculating adjusted bottom times, maximum depths, and correct surface intervals depending on the Nitrox mixture used.
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SCUBA Explorers Navigation
For certified SCUBA Explorers, the Navigation class will instruct students on the use of different compasses underwater as well as using natural navigation to stay on the right path!
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SCUBA Explorers Search & Recovery
For certified SCUBA Explorers, students will learn all the skills needed to safely and confidently conduct search and recovery dives. Students will be taught how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans, and equipment such as lift bags, lines, and reels.
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SCUBA Explorers Night & Limited Visibility
For certified SCUBA Explorers, Night and Limited Visibility Explorers will learn about how the ocean changes at night and what kinds of equipment and skills divers use after the sun goes down. We will explore the world of bioluminescence and learn how to use UV lights on our simulated reef during our night dive experience.
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SCUBA Explorers Rescue
For certified SCUBA Explorers, students will learn to identify an emergency situation, learn to initiate the rescue chain, and practice the duties of each member of the chain. They will learn the additional steps involved when the emergency involves a diving accident, and how to include the Divers Alert Network.
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SCUBA Explorers Boat
For certified SCUBA Explorers, students will learn how to identify at least three types of dive boats and how they differ from each other, plan and manage a boat dive trip using a Boat Checklist procedure. In the pool, Explorers will practice simulated boat dives!
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SCUBA Explorers Marine Ecology
For certified SCUBA Explorers, students will learn to identify characteristics, behaviors, and habitat of many species of marine animals including mammals, fish, sharks and rays, corals, sponges, and more. They will then explore our own simulated underwater reef to get an idea of what kinds of wonders are awaiting us underwater!
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SCUBA Explorers Civic
For certified SCUBA Explorers, our students will observe an open water experience and witness an open water class in action. In addition, we Explorers will learn about how to care for our dive sites and why that is important, and we will then put skills into action by conducting a dive site clean-up to help ensure our community has a safe and enjoyable dive site to explore and enjoy.
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Apnea Classes
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Try Mermaid Class
Mermaids have gained popularity in recent years, with numerous mermaid stories depicted in cinema and television.
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Try Freediving Class
This program provides you with an introduction to the concepts and skills used by recreational freedivers.
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Basic Freediving Certification
This program provides you with the training and knowledge required to safely freedive with a buddy in pool/confined water environments to a depth of five meters.
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Try Snorkeling Class
Snorkeling program may be your first step in becoming a freediver or even a scuba diver.
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