Professional

This program gives you the skills and experience required to safely lead groups of certified divers, and is the first step towards an exciting career as an SSI Dive Professional without requiring you to complete an instructor program. Professional Dive Guides can work for SSI Dive Centers, guiding dives in a variety of enviroments and conditions. You will earn the SSI Dive Guide certification after completing this program.

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This program provides the skills, concepts, and teaching experience required to become an effective SSI Assistant Instructor. You will learn the SSI Teaching System and philosophy, how to assist with Open Water Diver programs, and how to independently teach a variety of SSI training programs. Candidates who complete this program earn the SSI Assistant Instructor/Dive Control Specialist certification.

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This program provides candidates with the knowledge, concepts and training necessary to organize and conduct entry-level scuba training courses. Candidates will learn the SSI Teaching System and philosophy, and how to effectively teach and evaluate Open Water Diver students. It will also prepare the candidate for their Instructor Evaluation. Candidates who complete this program and the Instructor Evaluation earn the SSI Open Water Instructor certification.

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This program provides divers with the training necessary to independently plan and conduct limited decompression dives to a maximum depth of 40 meters/130 feet using nitrox mixtures of up to 50% with an equally qualified dive buddy. Upon completion of the program the diver is certified as follows: SSI Extended Range Nitrox Instructor.

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