SPECIALITY COURSES

SEE THE LATEST SPECIALITY PROMOTIONS FOR DEEP, NITROX AND WRECK HERE AND BOYANCY, NATURALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHY HERE!

DEEP DIVING

"Depth attracts a lot of divers as deep dives provide this certain kick."

Dive in places where only a few have explored before! Get the experience of diving on a wreck below 100 feet/30 meters! To do these dives safely, you need the right skills and the right knowledge and that is exactly what DEEP DIVING provides you.

DEEP DIVING course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and experience required to make these types of dives safely and comfortably. Additionally, if you want to learn more about DEEP DIVING, you can also buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Your Total Diving System & Deep Diving
  •     Planning Your Deep Dive
  •     Your Deep Dive
  •     Potential Hazards
  •     Repetitive Deep Diving

The primary goal of any Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training. You can also combine other specialties while taking the DEEP DIVING course! WRECK DIVING or PERFECT BUOYANCY are great add ons - both courses will be used in your deep diving adventures.

 

ENRICHED AIR NITROX

Have you ever dreamed of having longer no-decompression limits to take pictures or explore a wreck? Did you ever want to be safer while diving concerning the potential risk of decompression sickness?

Nitrox is the key. Due to the reduced fraction of nitrogen in your breathing gas, your body will have less work and the desaturation times will be reduced. In your ENRICHED AIR NITROX program you will learn all the necessary rules for planning dives with Nitrox and using Nitrox in a safe way. An important key point in the entire program is analyzing your own tank prior to any Nitrox dive. ENRICHED AIR NITROX contains optional dives and therefore it is a perfect "Winter Specialty" before your diving holiday starts. This will allow you to go diving immediately and enjoy the advantages of diving with Nitrox. Additionally, if you want to learn more about ENRICHED AIR NITROX, you can also buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Introduction to Nitrox
  •     Nitrox, Your Body and the Underwater World
  •     Your Total Diving System and Nitrox
  •     Planning Your Nitrox Dives

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training. You can also combine other specialties while taking the ENRICHED AIR ITROX course! WRECK DIVING or DEEP DIVING are great add-ons.

 

WRECK DIVING

"Diving on wrecks means diving in the past - and it is always related with a certain thrill..."

It is an unbelievable experience to see a big ship from a bird's perspective and to glide towards the captain's bridge. But there are also tragedies related to wrecks.

Diving on wrecks is exciting and there are some potential risks too, but with the right training WRECK DIVING will become a great adventure. During the WRECK DIVING SPECIALTY COURSE you will learn where and how to get background information on wrecks, how to locate wrecks and how to prepare for a wreck dive. During the 2 mandatory dives you will apply the correct wreck diving techniques, as well as, evaluate and avoid the potential risks while diving on wrecks. Additionally, if you want to learn more about WRECK DIVING, you can also buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Selecting a Wreck
  •     Wreck Diving Equipment
  •     Locating the Wreck
  •     Diving the Wreck
  •     Advanced Wreck Diving

The primary goal of any Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training. You can also combine other specialties while taking the WRECK DIVING course! UNDERWATER DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY or DEEP DIVING are great add ons.

 

NIGHT / LIMITED VISIBILITY

"Diving at night means excitement, adventure and fascination all at the same time!"

The underwater world is a new and mystical world for us. While diving at night you can discover a different side of this world and you can experience it from a completely different view. It is said to be an unbelievable feeling to discover the mysteries held underwater when the sun goes down. With the right equipment and a powerful torch there is also a lot to discover.

If you want to learn more about NIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITY, you can also buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Night vs. Limited Visibility Diving
  •     Special Equipment
  •     Preparing For The Dive
  •     The Dive
  •     Advanced Techniques

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

 

NAVIGATION

Have you ever asked yourself, "How does my instructor manage to find the way back to the exit point or to the boat?"

If so, the NAVIGATION Program is what you need to learn this skill for yourself. The NAVIGATION Program will teach you both how to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills. You will also learn to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time. In addition, if you want to know more about NAVIGATION, you can buy the manual or the DVD without signing up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Natural Navigation
  •     Compass Navigation
  •     Combinin
  •     Natural and Compass Navigation
  •     Special Navigation Situations
  •     The Sport of Navigation

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.

 

DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

"By the time diving was difficult, photography was also difficult."

Today these facts have changed completely. Now diving and photography with a digital camera system have become very easy. Many of you may already have a digital camera system and a proper underwater housing. As such, it's likely you are asking yourself how to take better pictures. Now a structured program is available to answer your digital underwater photography questions which means more fun and satisfaction in diving. The DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Program can be learned in the pool/confined water or directly in the open water. This makes this a perfect "winter specialty" which can be done just before your diving holiday starts.

If you want to learn more about DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY, you can buy the manual or the DVD even if you don't want to sign up for the course.

Course Content:

  •     Your Entry to the Underwater Photography
  •     Your Digital Camera System
  •     Using your Camera System
  •     Taking digital pictures underwater
  •     Composition of your underwater pictures
  •     Editing your digital pictures

The primary goal of any SSI Specialty course is to teach you important skills in a fun environment. All courses are taught using home study, short academic sessions, and in-water training.