Courses
Getting Started With Diving
Snorkel Diver Snorkeling is a great way to begin your underwater adventures! It's your chance to start exploring a new and fascinating world. Suitable for all ages.
Try Scuba Diving Try Scuba Diving is your chance to discover unknown worlds, make new friends, and enjoy a unique passion. Also available in Binghamton.
Try Freediving With no heavy equipment, freediving lets you move underwater with ease. In the Try Freediving progra...
Try Mermaid Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mermaid? You will complete a mermaid experience with an SSI prof...
Open Water Diver Course
Open Water Diver - Complete This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as ...
Open Water Diver - Referral Cl... Take this course to become a certified scuba diver! We will make sure you are comfortable underwater. This class does not include Open Water checkout dives.
Specialty & Advanced
Scuba Skills Update Recapture the feeling of total confidence after a longer period without diving by updating the skills learned in your Open Water Diver course.
Advanced Adventurer The SSI Advanced Adventurer program allows you to try a variety of specialties before committing to ...
Perfect Buoyancy The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures.
Navigation Learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, how to leave and return to a designated point, plus basic navigation patterns.
React Right REACT RIGHT is SSI's Emergency Training Program. Learn the "How-To" of First Aid, CPR,...
Stress & Rescue The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yoursel...
Search & Recovery This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely plan and conduct search and recovery dives.
Enriched Air Nitrox This program teaches the skills and concepts required to safely dive using enriched air mixtures of 32% or 40% oxygen.
Wreck Diving Many of the ocean's best dive sites have artificial reefs, or wrecks that have sunk through the ...
Night and Limited Visibility This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions.
Science of Diving This program provides an in-depth and detailed study of physics, physiology, decompression theory, the aquatic environment and diving equipment.
Boat Diving This program gives you the skills and experience needed to safely dive some of the world's best sites, which are only accessible by boat.
Photo & Video This program gives you the skills and experience needed to safely dive some of the world's best sites, which are only accessible by boat.
Waves, Tides & Currents Water motion can have a tremendous effect on your diving experience This program gives you the skill...
River Diving This is an add-on certification for our Niagara River Drift Dives. Learn how to safely complete a drift dive.
Computer Diver Learn how to use your dive computer in this hands-on class!
Equipment Techniques This program teaches you how to choose, maintain and store your Total Diving System.
Scooter / DPV Diving Enjoy longer dives, explore further and cover a larger area on every dive. Become an SSI Scooter/DPV Specialty Diver. Get started today.
Deep Diving This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive beyond 60 feet.
Dry Suit Diving This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive while using a dry suit.
Ice Diving This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive underneath surface ice.
Advanced Wreck Diving This program goes beyond Wreck Diving to explore moving through an overhead environment, streamlining, how to use a reel and line in a wreck, and planning a wreck dive.
Full Face Mask Diver This course will teach you the basics of using a full face mask to dive underwater! You will learn t...
Ecology Specialties
Blue Oceans We want everyone to be aware of the environmental problems our oceans are suffering day by day. This course is free to anyone with a free MySSI account. See below for more information.
Marine Ecology In the SSI Marine Ecology specialty program, you will learn how ocean organisms interact with each other and their environments.
Coral Identification Drifting over a healthy reef filled with bustling marine life is magical. This specialty program is the best way to learn more about coral reefs and get the most out of your reef dives.
Shark Ecology This is a perfect course for shark fans and for divers who are nervous about sharks but want to overcome their fear.
Fish Identification This specialty program teaches you the skills and concepts required to identify the common families of Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and Red Sea reef fish.
Sea Turtle Ecology This program teaches the skills and concepts required to recognize and identify common species of sea turtles, and explains their role in the ocean's ecosystems.
Marine Mammal Ecology This program introduces you to the wonders of these amazing creatures. Dive into the world of whales, dolphins, and seals to explore this amazingly diverse group of marine animals.
Manta & Ray Ecology In this program and you will learn how to recognize different ray species, how rays contribute to healthy ocean ecosystems, and why these precious animals need our protection.
Freediving & Mermaid
Basic Freediving During this entry-level program, you will learn all you need to freedive safely with a buddy in a pool/confined waters up to a depth of 5 meters.
Mermaid This mermaid training introduces all the skills and techniques you need for your mermaid experience.
Ocean Mermaid Take your Mermaid training further by practicing your skills in open water.
Model Mermaid This is the best course to learn the skills and concepts you need to successfully interact with a photographer or videographer as a mermaid.
SSI Explorers, Ages 6-11
Blue Oceans & Snorkel Explorer Coming March 2023. Course One introduces your children to the importance of protecting and preserving the world's oceans, and also on how to snorkel in a confined water environment.
Mermaid Explorer Have you ever wondered what it would be like to glide effortlessly through the water in a colorful tail?
Freediving Explorer When you become a Freediving Explorer, you will be able to hold your breath longer than you ever thought possible.
Scuba Explorer Enjoy the thrill of scuba diving in a swimming pool or a confined water site while learning new skills.
Become a Dive Pro
Dive Guide Learn to safely lead certified divers in various environments and conditions. By giving dive briefings, doing site evaluations, and leading dives, you will become a confident Dive Guide in no time.
Marine Guide Bundle This bundle contains the coursework necessary for a SSI Dive Guide or higher to receive the Marine Guide recognition.
Assistant Instructor The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the scuba instructor pathway.
SSI Instructor Training Class
Open Water Instructor This in-depth program provides all you need to become an SSI Open Water Instructor. Once certified, ...
Gas Blender This program teaches the skills and concepts required to safely blend nitrox and helium-based trimix blends for mixed-gas diving.
Bundles
Specialty Diver Class Bundle SSI Specialty Diver is your first step toward becoming an SSI Master Diver, and can begin as soon as...
Advanced Open Water Diver SSI Advanced Open Water Diver includes four SSI Specialty program Digital Kits. After completing the...
Master Diver Class Bundle The much sought-after SSI Master Diver is the final step in your recreational diving career. The SSI...
Ecology Class Bundle This bundle contains any five SSI ecology courses.
Emergency Training Class Bundl... This bundle combines the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue with the SSI React Right program. Learn how t...
Try Diving Bundle Not sure where to start your diving journey? This bundle includes Try Scuba & Try Freediving.
Binghamton & Penn Yan Courses
Snorkel Diver in Binghamton Snorkeling is a great way to begin your underwater adventures! It's your chance to start exploring a new and fascinating world. Suitable for all ages.
Try Scuba in Binghamton Try Scuba Diving is your chance to discover unknown worlds, make new friends, and enjoy a unique passion.
Open Water Diver in Binghamton Take this course to become a certified scuba diver! We will make sure you are comfortable underwater.
Scuba Skills Update in Bingham...
Open Water Diver in Penn Yan Take this course to become a certified scuba diver! We will make sure you are comfortable underwater.
Deep Diving - Penn Yan This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive beyond 60 feet.
