SSI Professional Diving

 

DIVE GUIDE

DESCRIPTION

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 environments and conditions. You will earn the SSI Dive Guide certification after completing this program.

Minimum Age: 15/18 if active status
Certification Prerequisites: Advanced Adventurer & Stress & Rescue (or equivalent: Navigation, Night, Deep), 40 logged dives
Academic Sessions: Varies
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: Varies
Open Water Dives: 10 or at least 50 total
Maximum Training Depth: 40 m
Suggested Duration: 5-7 days
More information: SSI Standards

Schedule/Offer:  anna.nokela@najada.com


DIVEMASTER

DESCRIPTION

AFTER COMPLETING SCIENCE OF DIVING AND PROFESSIONAL DIVE GUIDE, YOU AUTOMATICALLY EARN THE COVETED DIVEMASTER RATING, AND THE ABILITY TO ASSIST OPEN WATER INSTRUCTORS. YOUR NEXT STEP ON THE SSI CAREER PATH IS DIVE CONTROL SPECIALIST/ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR.

Minimum Age: 18 if active status
Certification Prerequisites: Advanced Adventurer & Stress & Rescue (or equivalent: Navigation, Night, Deep), 40 logged dives, Science of Diving
Academic Sessions: Varies
Pool/Confined Water Sessions: Varies
Open Water Dives: 10 or at least 50 total
Maximum Training Depth: 40 m
Suggested Duration: 5-7 days
More information: SSI Standards

Schedule/Offer:  anna.nokela@najada.com


ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR

DESCRIPTION

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 certification.

Minimum Age: 18
Certification Prerequisites: Divemaster, 60 logged dives

Suggested Duration: 4-5 days
More information: SSI Standards

Schedule/Offer:  anna.nokela@najada.com 



OPEN WATER INSTRUCTOR

DESCRIPTION

Are you ready to turn your passion for diving into a career? Turn your favourite dive site into your office and teach SSI divers! As an SSI Open Water Instructor, you will be certified to teach a variety of popular SSI courses. What are you waiting for?
Become an Open Water Instructor today!

Minimum Age: 18
Certification Prerequisites:
Instructor Training Course Completion
Open Water Diver certification for at least 6 months

Suggested Duration: 5-7 days
More information: SSI Standards

Schedule/Offer:  anna.nokela@najada.com