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IMPROVE YOUR DIVING SKILLS - SSI Specialty Training
Continue your adventures and get the skills and experience you need to dive the world’s best dive sites, with SSI advanced training programs.
When you complete a certain number specialties, you’ll also automatically earn the SSI Specialty Diver, SSI Advanced Open Water Diver and SSI Master Diver ratings.
These ratings display your competency and build a solid base for more adventures to come.
If you can’t decide which Specialty programs are the best choice for you, take SSI’s Advanced Adventurer program!
SSI Specialty Recognition Roadmap:
Choose your SSI Specialty training right away and earn free recognition:
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Core Training
€204.00 for advance bookingDuration: 1/2 day (dives not included)Max. Depth: 30 mWith Enriched Air / Nitrox you can dive more safely and for longer (subject to certain limits, of course), since your body absorbs less nitrogen than when diving with air. Enriched Air/Nitrox also allows for shorter surface intervals between two subsequent dives.
€198.00Duration: 1 day /2 divesMax. Depth: 5-30m depending on student certification levelSSI Waves, Tides & Currents specialty will teach how to deal with the current and go with it. Some of the best dives in the Red Sea are drift dives. Feel like you are flying and get the most out of the Red Sea dive sites.
€297.00Duration: 2 days / 4 divesMax. Depth: 18 - 40mLearn how to plan and run deep dives safely. Deep Dive training covers special equipment considerations, avoiding nitrogen narcosis, preventing decompression sickness and handling potential problems correctly.
€242.00Duration: 2 evenings / 2 divesMax. Depth: 12m-18mSee the reef in a different light. As an introduction to underwater nightlife, the Night Diver Specialty course covers techniques for communication and navigation in limited visibility.
€209.00Duration: 1 day/2 divesMax. Depth: Dependent on student certification levelEver wondered how your guide is able to hover motionless over the reef? In the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn how to weight yourself precisely for optimum control, poise and balance.
€220.00Duration: 1 day (2 dives)Max. Depth: 18-30m, depending on diver training/experienceThe SSI Navigation specialty teaches how to navigate underwater, increases safety and gives you the knowledge and confidence.
€220.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: dry courseThe SSI Science of Diving is a must if you want to learn the science behind scuba diving. You will develop a complete understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. -
Extra Training
€220.00Duration: 1 day / 2 divesMax. Depth: N/AYou will learn about the cameras and housings available, camera housing care & maintenance, underwater photography techniques and getting the most out of your pictures on a computer.
€220.00Duration: 1 day (2 dives)Max. Depth: 5-30m, depending on diver training/experienceThe Boat Diver Specialty teaches you how to dive with confidence from different types of boats giving you the tools to dive most of our dives which are only accessible by boat.
€209.00Duration: half a dayMax. Depth: dry courseThe SSI Equipment Techniques Specialty course gives you the knowledge and skills to find what equipment is right for you.
€220.00Duration: 1 days (2 dives)Max. Depth: 30 m depending on student certification levelThe SSI Wreck Diving specialty teaches you the skills and knowledge to evaluate, plan and execute a non penetration wreck dive safely and with confidence.
€220.00Duration: 1 days (2 dives)Max. Depth: 30 m depending on student certification levelThis program expands on the knowledge and skills learned in the SSI Wreck Diver Specialty. You will learn the skills required to plan and execute a penetration dive on a wreck. -
Deco Training
€281.00Duration: 1 days (2 dives + 1 pool session)Max. Depth: depending on student certification levelThe SSI Dry Suit Diver specialty course teaches you the skills and knowledge to choose, dive and maintain your dry suit.
€380.00Duration: 2 days (4 dives + 1 confined session)Max. Depth: 18-30m, depending on diver training/experienceThe SSI Sidemount Diver Specialty Course teaches you to configure and use one or two cylinders mounted at your sides instead of on your back. Experience a different way to streamline in the water, reduce lower back strain and take advantage of the increased gas supply for longer dives. -
Rescue Training
€281.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: 30 mSearch & Recovery Specialty course focuses on the skills, equipment, procedures and knowledge required to search for and recover small to medium items in open water safely and effectively.Â
€468.00 for advance bookingDuration: 2 daysMax. Depth: 30 mWith its emphasis on prevention, self-rescue, and the importance of managing situations effectively, the Stress & Rescue Specialty will equip you to deal with a wide range of typical problems, making you a better buddy, and increasing your confidence as a diver.
€209.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: dry courseA medic first aid certification is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to become a Rescue Diver. SSI React Right specialty is an emergency first response course that provides you with first aid and CPR training. -
Eco Training
€88.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: dry courseSSI Blue Oceans Specialty course gives you insight into the threats our oceans face now and what you can do to help minimize your impact.
€165.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: 30 mCoral Identification Specialty gives valuable insight into how some of our most valuable reefs came to be, with a focus on the Red Sea and its unique characteristics.
€165.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: 30 mWith around 1000 species of fish found here in the Red Sea, it is worth learning how to identify a few of your favorites.Â
€165.00Duration: 1 dayMax. Depth: 30 mDiscover new things even on the most familiar dive sites! The Marine Ecology Specialty will give you a new perspective on diving and increase your appreciation of the underwater environment.