SCUBA DIVING UNIVERSITY / TRAINING
SSI courses & pathways
Build practical skills through Open Water, continuing education, specialties and professional programmes.
10 COURSE TUTORIALS · EXERCISES & FAQs
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These are learning directions, not automatic eligibility sequences. Specialties are choices; each course has its own prerequisites. Experience and assessment matter between steps.
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SSI · Entry level
Open Water Diver
Start scuba certification with academic learning and supervised practical development.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Continuing education
Advanced Open Water Diver
Explore five specialty training dives, including deep diving and navigation, in SSI’s current programme.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Rescue and prevention
Diver Stress and Rescue
Learn to recognise stress, prevent incidents and assist with diving emergencies.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Breathing gas specialty
Enriched Air Nitrox
Understand recreational nitrox planning, oxygen exposure and gas verification.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Recreational specialty
Deep Diving
Develop the planning and awareness needed for deeper recreational diving.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Core skills specialty
Perfect Buoyancy
Refine weighting, body position and buoyancy through focused practical coaching.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Equipment specialty
Dry Suit Diving
Learn preparation, buoyancy management and practical use of a drysuit.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Dive theory
Science of Diving
Study the scientific and equipment concepts behind diving and prepare for further learning.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Professional
Divemaster
Develop the leadership foundation for supporting diving activities within SSI standards.
Start the tutorial →SSI · Instructor
Open Water Instructor
Prepare to teach through SSI instructor training and the required instructor evaluation.
Start the tutorial →A selection of core pathways, not the agency’s entire catalogue. YouDive is independent and does not issue agency certifications. Explore the official SSI information ↗