Start your lifelong adventure under the waves with the SSI Open Water Diver Course. This globally recognized certification is the gold standard for beginning your journey into the ocean, allowing you to dive with a partner up to 18 metres (60 feet) anywhere in the world.
Why Choose SSI?
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Flexibility & Quality: SSI’s digital learning platform allows you to complete your theory at your own pace before ever touching the water.
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Safety First: Gain the skills and confidence needed to explore safely through a structured mix of academic sessions, pool training, and open water dives.
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Lifelong Certification: Once earned, your SSI Open Water Diver license is valid for life.
What’s Included?
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Academic Sessions: Learn the fundamentals of diving physics, physiology, and environment.
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Confined Water Training: Master essential skills like buoyancy and mask clearing in a controlled pool environment.
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Open Water Dives: Apply your training in the ocean over four checkout dives.
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Global Community: Join a worldwide network of divers and access exotic dive sites from the Great Barrier Reef to the Red Sea or the Azores.
Course Prerequisites
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Minimum Age: 10 years old.
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Fitness: Must be fit to swim and in good health.
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Time Commitment: Typically takes 3 to 4 days or 16–32 hours of training.
Health & Safety
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Medical Fitness: You must complete a standard RSTC Medical Statement. If you answer "Yes" to any health conditions, you will need a signed clearance from a physician before you can get in the water.
Ready to take the plunge? Contact us to sign up and start your digital learning today!
