SSI

Scuba Schools International (SSI) is an organization that teaches scuba diving and freediving by supporting dive schools, resorts and clubs. SSI has over 2,500 authorized dealers/diving schools and 35 regional centers and offices worldwide. SSI offer a wide range ot recreational diver training programs that are recognized internationally, from beginner scuba diving courses up to instructor level.

The most common scuba diving courses are the SSI Open Water Diver and SSI Advanced Open Water Diver courses. There are also more than 30 different specialty diver courses available through SSI. Dive leader training courses begin with the Dive Control Specialist followed by Open Water Instructor and above. SSI offers scuba diver training for children aged 8–12 years, this is called Scuba Rangers.

The training courses for technical divers is called TechXR (Technical Extended Range) this covers decompression diving, trimix diving and courses that exceed the limit of recreational scuba divers. The main difference between SSI and other diver training agencies is that SSI instructors are only allowed to teach at SSI Dive schools or SSI accredited dive clubs.