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Many exciting dive sites are located in deeper water. Without proper training, this kind of diving puts you at risk. The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will give you the ability to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters, and is a prerequisite for some advanced training. You will earn the SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification after completing this program.
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Keep diving all year long and in colder climates with the SSI Drysuit Diving certification. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program teaches you everything you need to know about diving safely in a dry suit. The course covers equipment handling and configuration, theory and dry suit emergency procedures. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.
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New wreck and cave destination in Greece! We introduce an off the beaten track destination to include WW2 aircraft and a spectacular cave system in Paros island. Besides the beautiful location and the Aegean spirit Paros has to offer, there are a few diving gems hidden in the heart of the Aegean to include the Amphitrite cave, the Bristol Beaufighter, an WW2 British aircraft and the MS Marianna cargo ship. Local cuisine delights and the amazing landscape do not need an introduction. We will explore them too! Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter on SW Naxos – MS MARIANNA – Originally known as “Neils Maersk” and later renamed by Greek ship owners, the “Marianna” was a 91 meter cargo ship built in 1961 in Holland. The wreck sunk in 1981 whilst traveling from the Red Sea to the Port of Piraeus when it hit Amaras rocks between the islands of Naxos and Paros. The ship was transporting several thousand tons of barley, metals and pesticides. All the 24 crew were rescued safely and today The Marianna wreck rests at 24meters depth. Originally it measured 35m long, but when it hit Amaras the bow was sticking out above water, so in 1982 it was exploded and now the bow rests on the rocks while the remaining ¾ of the ship is 20 meters away laying upright in the sand. AMPHITRITE CAVE - The cave of Amphitrite is located on the SW side of Paros, amid a cluster of small islands. Amphitrite is the only known submarine cave in the Aegean sea and specifically in the Cyclades cluster. Its entrance is at -6m deep. Upon entering, there is a small cavern that reflects just a small fraction of the cave’s real beauty. Amphitrite has a very impressive decoration, with beautiful stalactite and stalagmite material enveloped in a delicate white sand veil. Amphitrite has 2 main lines. Line A is about 250m with a maximum depth of -24m and average depth at -17m. Line B about 150-180m and the maximum depth of -50m reaches. The cave has a steady temperature of 17-19 degrees Celsius all year round. In its depths, the diver will encounter a magnificent decoration, as the Amphitrite was a dry cave before 8.000-9.000 years ago. At -50m there are animal bone remains, probably from a turtle. Line A gives divers the opportunity of an easy swim, with a Nitrox bottom gas of 32% O2 that allows for at least a 45-50 minutes dive without deco.
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A great combination to venture deeper and stay longer - up to 40 metres! Build the capacity and knowledge to dive beyond the open water level and access more of our best dive spots. You'll learn to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters up to 40m using Enriched Air Nitrox to increase your bottom time.
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Do you want to extend your dive time and explore the dive sites you love for longer? Join the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty program and become a Nitrox diver! This is the perfect course to get the most out of your dive time, especially on multi-dive days, and helps minimize diver fatigue. Increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - learn how to dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.
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Your new diving experience starts at 45! Your technical diving gateway! You are probably here because there are some amazing dive spots and wrecks you can’t enjoy within recreational dive limits. The Extended Range (XR) course focuses on expand your diving skills as well as your knowledge to safely and confidently plan and execute dives up to 45 metres of depth using Air or Limited Trimix as a back gas and one deco mix up to 100% oxygen to accelerate your deco time obligation. You will learn to plan a dive using a Deco Plan Software to a maximum of 25 minutes of deco. You will learn to use of double tanks, use and handle of a deco stage tank, improve your basic skills including buoyancy, kicks and equally important to expand your situational awareness as a diver.
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Let’s get technical ! This course offers in-depth knowledge and extensive practice of the different fundamental set of skills to conduct dives up to 40 metres with an obligatory decompression of up to 15 minutes using a single decompression gas of up to 50% oxygen. This is your first step towards technical and mixed gas diving.
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80 meters or 100 meters?! This is the pinnacle of technical diving. Here you will use all the knowledge, skills, equipment and experience from all of your previous training and push your limits to the extreme. There are two pathways; one takes you to 80 meters and the other to 100 meters using the same Extended Range Total Diving System you mastered in previous programs. However, you will now use a minimum of three stages for decompression and travel gases.
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This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably navigate underwater during a dive. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, basic navigation patterns and how to leave and return to a designated point. You will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification after completing this program.
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Enhance your senses! This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Some of the ocean's most amazing creatures only come out at night, so your dive doesn't have to end when the sun goes down. You will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate and dive with a buddy at night or in limited visibility. You will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification after completing this program.
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This certification allows you to safely visit and explore the underwater environment you have probably dreamed of and become part of a group of enthusiastic divers who share the same passion for underwater adventures! This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. Learning to dive is an incredibly fun and enjoyable experience, being introduced to new equipment, diving techniques and new environment to explore is an adventure in its self. However, the learning process is made ever more fun if you learn to dive with friends or family.
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This certification allows you to safely visit and explore the underwater environment you have probably dreamed of and become part of a group of enthusiastic divers who share the same passion for underwater adventures! This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. Learning to dive is an incredibly fun and enjoyable experience, being introduced to new equipment, diving techniques and new environment to explore is an adventure in its self. However, the learning process is made ever more fun if you learn to dive with friends or family.
