Boat Diving

Discover pristine dive sites that cannot be reached from shore and experience the excitement of liveaboard diving. Become an SSI boat diver. You will learn all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from a variety of boats, including small personal craft and liveaboards.

Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification. meter

What you can expect to learn

The ocean is filled with dive sites, but many of the best ones can only be accessed by boat. If you want to discover these incredible dive sites, become an SSI boat diver. It is the best way to learn how to dive from different types of boats safely and with confidence.

As a boat diver, you will be able to explore offshore dive sites that attract schooling pelagics and marine megafauna not found closer to shore. You can experience the excitement of liveaboard diving anywhere in the world, fill your day with diving away from the crowds, and cruise along as the sun goes down. Using online training and open water diving sessions, the SSI Boat Diving Specialty program is the best way to learn.

This program teaches you all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from boats, including small personal craft and liveaboards. Earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification. Get started today.

The SSI Boat Diving Course consists of two main phases:

  • Five Academic Sessions (Independent study or in a classroom)
  • Two Open Water Dives- Where its time to use the knowledge and skills you acquired, in the open ocean to complete the SSI Boat Diving Course.

Maximum Training Depth : 30 meters / 100 feet

Course equipment requirements

During all in-water scuba training, each student must be equipped with a properly fitted Total Diving System:
• Mask
• Snorkel
• Fins
• Buoyancy compensator with power inflator
• Weight System
• Delivery System with cylinder, primary regulator and alternate air source
• Information System with submersible pressure gauge, depth gauge, and timing device (a dive computer is recommended)
• Exposure suit appropriate for the environment
• Logbook

*Equipment will be provided by your Dive Centre. We recommend that you should get your own gear once you become a certified diver.

Course prerequisites

Minimum age:

  • 10 years old.

Have the following SSI certifications or equivalent from a recognized training agency:

  • Referral Diver

Get started

  • Complete all academic sessions and assessments outlined in the instructor manual for Boat Diving.
  • Complete the program’s final exam.
  • Complete at least two (2) open water training dives as outlined in the instructor manual for Boat Diving.

What’s included?

Training Material and Certification Cost

How long will this take?

Recommended hours for completion: 5-10. The number of classes, hours and sessions per day are set by the individual instructor, based on student needs, student ability and water conditions.

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