ADVANCED OPEN WATER

This class is designed to improve open water skills as well as introduce advanced diving skills. The course is made up of four specialties that are your choice. These specialties include night/limited visibility diving (see below), deep diving, dive planning (see below), wreck diving, boat diving, SafeAir/Nitrox (both ANDI and SSI), underwater photography with either 35mm or digital cameras, equipment techniques, dry suit diving (you must purchase your own dry suit), spear fishing, and underwater navigation (see below). Each specialty has at least one classroom session and one to two open water dives. You must be at least fifteen years old and open water certified. Dive smarter and more confident as a well-trained diver! More details about this class below:

ADVANCED DIVE PLANNING

Why do so few divers know how to plan their dives accurately? One of the primary reasons is that it was not covered fully in their open water programs. The SSI Advanced Dive Planning course will cover the following in full detail:

• Understand How To Calculate Gas Usage
• Turn PSI
• Minimum Ascent Pressures
• SafeAir Gas Dive Planning
  

WRECK DIVING

Explore the sunken wrecks of San Diego’s Wreck Alley and around the world with the SSI Wreck diver program. Understand the principles behind penetration and non-penetration dives. Work with primary lights, jon lines, lift bags, and wreck reels. Dive on the basic wrecks or prepare for something more interesting. Go back in time as you transcend the different levels of the wreck you choose.

NIGHT/LIMITED VISIBILITY DIVING

Brings up images of the dark doesn't it? Actually, you will find night diving the most enjoyable of all the diving done. With your underwater dive light, you will see the true colors of the world of inner space. By gaining knowledge about diving in limited visibility, you will find that you can still fully enjoy your dives.

NAVIGATION

Become a true expert with the Advanced Navigation core module course. First spend time in the classroom and pool areas practicing reciprocal, triangulation, and multiple polygons. Then take your practice sessions into open water. Learn how to take your basic navigation skills to the next level by utilizing conceptual navigation. Go where you want to go and come right back from where you came from. Only the SSI Advanced Navigation course will do this for you.