Take your dive skills to the next level

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As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety  margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more  time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new  skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely  plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. 

Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it  takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you  advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy  more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this  fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the  environment and work in every diving situation.  

In this program, you will be provided with all the knowledge and skills  you need to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited  visibility conditions. With a combination of online learning and open  water training dives, you will learn how to enter and exit the water,  use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with your buddy easily  at night or in limited visibility.

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you all you need to dive to  depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mixture of academic sessions  and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving  adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the  most from your deep dives.

There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving  specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a  safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of academic and  confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct  non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth  of 30 meters.

You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques,  estimate distance, how to leave and return to a designated point, plus  basic navigation patterns. You will also be taught how to combine  navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. 

Join the SSI Science of Diving specialty and you will develop a complete  understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human  body. This specialty is required training for most SSI Professional  programs, as well as some Extended Range programs, and is an essential  way to expand your dive knowledge. 

You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be  taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency  care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you  will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue  situations.

React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you  with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a  medical emergency. In this dive program, you will learn about first aid, CPR and  primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen  administration in diving emergencies and Automated External  Defibrillator (AED) basics.

You will be taught how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans  and equipment such as lift bags, lines and reels. By developing your  search and communication techniques and practicing searches in a dive  team, you will become a confident search and rescue diver in no time.

As a boat diver, you will be able to explore offshore dive sites  that attract schooling pelagics and marine megafauna not found closer to  shore. You can experience the excitement of liveaboard diving anywhere  in the world, fill your day with diving away from the crowds, and cruise  along as the sun goes down. 

Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving  remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming  with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when  you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit.

SSI designed the Computer Diving program to help certified divers become  familiar with the features and benefits of using a dive computer. By  understanding and knowing how to use all the functions of a dive  computer, you will not only increase your dive safety but also make  planning and executing your dive easier.

You will gain a better  understanding of dynamic open water environments and learn about the  environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You will also  practice diving from shore, in currents or in rivers to earn the  specialty certification.

As  a Dive Guide, you will lead certified divers on underwater tours, work  on dive boats and lead trips for a Dive Center. You will use group  management, accident prevention and specialized diving skills, such as  boat and navigation. The Dive Guide program trains you to be a  well-prepared, versatile, and marketable diver.