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What Every Diver
Should Know... |
| Decades of experience have
taught us that there are four requirements to serious
diving and serious fun. There is a strong correlation
between the quality of your training and the amount
of fun you will have. |
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| Proper Knowledge |
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Proper Skills |
| There are certain diving
skills that must be learned. With a professional teaching
system, you can study the information at your own pace.
An instructor is always available for assistance. |
You must
develop ability with basic scuba skills, such as moving
in the water and equipment handling. The best way
to learn is from a qualified instructor at a professional
scuba school. Review and practice time reinforces
the skills. |
| Proper Equipment |
Proper Experience |
The most comfortable, convenient
and enjoyable way to dive is with your own set of properly-fitted
equipment. As you become familiar with your equipment,
your ability level increases. Annual servicing assures
your equipment’s performance and minimizes malfunctions.
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While education helps develop knowledge
and skills, the key to becoming a comfortable and
confident diver is simply to dive as much as possible.
Your experience and ability increase as you seek out
different diving locations, meet new friends, have
new adventures and explore new worlds. That is why
SSI’s motto is “Serious Diving, Serious
Fun!”
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| After you are certified, you are
ready to pursue a lifetime of adventure. Diving offers endless
opportunities for exploration, discovery, education and new
experiences. You can go as far as your passion and enthusiasm
take you. |
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| Explore the Waters in Your Back
Yard. |
| No matter where you live, there
are places full of adventure to dive. These dive sites are accessible,
inexpensive, and allow you to use your knowledge, skills and
equipment, and gain experience. |
| Explore the Waters of the World. |
| Travel to exotic lands and experience
fascinating cultures. Seventy-two percent of the world is under
water, and you have a license to explore it. |
| Join a Dive Club and Meet New Friends. |
| The best way to put your new knowledge,
skills and equipment to practice is to meet other divers and
travel with other divers. You can find out about local dive
sites and vacation destinations. The only way to improve is
to dive. |
| Become an “Underwater Photographer
or Videographer”. |
The stunning beauty of the
world underwater is a photographer’s dream. With improvements
in underwater photographic and video equipment it is becoming
progressively easier to get good results capturing your experiences
and reproducing them for yourself, your family and friends. |
| Continue Your Education. |
| Your Open Water Diver certification
is only the beginning of the SSI Education System. SSI Specialty
courses teach you specialized diving activities, and there are
many to choose from. By combining specialties and experience
you can earn SSI continuing education ratings of Specialty,
Advanced Open Water and Master Diver. |
| Become a SSI Dive Leader. |
| The Scuba Schools International
worldwide network is constantly growing. To keep the SSI family
strong, we always need new Dive Leaders. If you are interested
in sharing the adventure of diving, please talk to your SSI
Instructor about becoming an SSI Dive Leader |
