SSI programmes from your first breath underwater to professional instructor level. Choose the pathway that matches your current level and goals.
Beginner Pathway
Learn to Dive Programme.
Entry level
Try Scuba & Basic Diver
The SSI Try Scuba program is your introduction to the underwater world. Experience scuba diving in a safe, controlled environment. You will earn the SSI Try Scuba or Basic Diver recognition rating.
Short on time
Scuba Diver
This program provides the training and experience required to safely scuba dive in open water under the supervision of a dive professional. A perfect option if your schedule is tight.
Full certification
Open Water Diver
This globally recognised certification is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. From $480 per person with gear, personal instructor and real emotions.
Advanced Development
Take your diving further.
Once you have your Open Water certification, the progression continues with advanced programmes that build real-world skills and confidence.
Next step
Advanced Open Water
A practical next step to experience multiple specialty dives and build confidence across a range of environments and conditions.
You will complete guided adventure dives focused on buoyancy, navigation, deep experience and situational awareness, always with close instructor support and small groups.
Recognition path
Advanced Specialty Diver
Advanced Specialty Diver recognition is earned through completed specialties and logged dives. Your diving achievements unlock this recognition automatically.
This pathway rewards consistent progression and helps you build a stronger, more versatile profile as a diver, with skills that transfer directly to real dive trips and challenging sites.
Specialties
Specialty Courses.
Specialty programmes are a great way to improve your current skills and learn new ones. Complete a certain number of specialties and logged dives to automatically unlock Specialty Diver, Advanced Open Water and Master Diver recognition cards.
Control & Technique
Deep Diving
Perfect Buoyancy
Navigation
Equipment Techniques
Independent Diving
Adventure & Environment
Night & Limited Visibility
Wreck Diving
Cavern Diving
Waves, Tides & Currents
Boat Diving
Knowledge & Marine Life
Science of Diving
Fish Identification
Shark Ecology
Photo & Video
Search & Recovery
Enriched Air Nitrox
Emergency Training
React Right & Rescue Diver.
These programmes prepare you for prevention and response in real situations, making you a safer and more responsible diver.
Primary assessment, CPR, first aid and stabilisation
Dive-emergency response training
Stress recognition and prevention
Accident response and safer buddy behaviour
What you will be able to do
Respond with confidence.
React Right gives you the essential first-aid and emergency-response skills every diver should have. Diver Stress and Rescue builds on this with dive-specific accident management and a stronger safety mindset.
Whether your interest is to lead divers, assist instructors or make a career out of diving, we offer the full professional pathway. Your only limit is your ambition.
First step
Dive Guide
Lead certified divers safely and build the operational habits required for professional work. The first step in your dive pro career.
Career pathway
Divemaster & Assistant Instructor
Hands-on, operationally grounded training with guided teaching support and lots of real-world repetition in real dive conditions.
Top of the ladder
Instructor & Crossover
Full instructor development and SSI crossover options for professionals coming from other agencies who want to teach under SSI.
Internships
90-Day Divemaster Internship.
Our 90-day Divemaster internship is designed to build real operational experience in one of the most beautiful dive destinations in the world. Contact us for current availability and pricing.
