Our specialty programs
We have a wide range of specialty programs for different diver profiles. We start with courses available as online seminars that allow you to expand your theoretical knowledge and expand your possibilities in the water. Followed by our face-to-face courses that open doors to new equipment, environments and diving techniques. Finally, we introduce our courses to guide the level SSI professional and the courses of technical diving (XR – extended range) which open up a completely different range for divers.
All programs (excluding the React Right program) require a diving certification prior to enrollment in the programs.
Advanced Adventurer
Try 5 different specialties!
The Advanced Adventurer program lets you try out 5 of the most popular specialties. You will do 5 dives, one in each specialty, to see what diving can offer you outside of what you already know or to deepen your knowledge. We do the Advanced Adventurer program by doing the following dives: Perfect buoyancy, Deep Diving, Orientation, Photo & Video and Enriched Air NitroxAll dives completed can be credited towards the corresponding specialty course.
2 days · Available all year round · Requirements: 12 years old · Five dives included
Theoretical courses, available as an online or in-person seminar
«Computer Diving»
The Computer Diving program is a program that deepens the knowledge of the beginner level about the diving computer. It provides you with more in-depth information about the operation, decompression models, algorithms, their operation and adjustment possibilities, and how to find the computer that best suits you.
4 hours · Available all year round · Online or in-person seminar · Requirements: 12 years old
Equipment Techniques «Equipment Techniques»
The Equipment Techniques program provides you with a deeper understanding of the operation and design of different pieces of equipment, as well as the skills and knowledge to select and choose equipment that best suits your goals and needs.
4 hours · Available all year round · Online or in-person seminar · Requirements: 12 years old
Enriched Air Nitrox «Enriched Air Nitrox»
When you dive multiple times a day and/or over several days, nitrogen buildup in your tissues can limit your diving and increase your risk of decompression sickness. To prevent these risks and improve your no-decompression limits or just general safety on your dives, using the gas known as Nitrox (oxygen-enriched air) is the solution.
This course provides the knowledge and skills required to use Nitrox with up to 40% of Oxygen on your dives.
6 hours · Available all year round · Online or in-person seminar with practical session · Open Water Diver requirement · Requirements: 12 years old
First Aid «React Right»
«React Right» is the first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) and oxygen administration program adapted to divers. It provides knowledge about the functioning of the human body, identifying different emergencies and how to act in those situations by applying the aforementioned techniques.
6 hours · Available all year round · Online or in-person seminar with practical session · Requirements: 12 years old
Science of Diving «Science Of Diving»
The Science of Diving program provides deeper and more detailed knowledge of the physics and physiology of diving, decompression theory, the underwater environment and diving equipment.
This program is a requirement for the professional level of Divemaster.
10 hours · Available all year round · Online or in-person seminar · Requirements: 12 years old
Face-to-face courses
Boat Diving
In this specialty program you will learn about how boats work when diving from them. The different procedures most used when diving from small boats such as speedboats to liveaboard cruisers are explained.
1/2 to 1 day · Available all year round · Two dives included · Requirements: 12 years old
Cavern & Cenote Diving
In the caverns and cenotes there is a hidden world that only a few people get to explore. The “Cavern & Cenote Diving” program is an introductory program for recreational divers who want to explore the light zone safely. It can be credited towards the XR Cavern Diving program, the first level of cave diving.
2 days · Available all year round · Requirements: 15 years and 24 dives · Two dives included
Deep Diving
For those who want to go beyond the 18m of the Open Water or 30m of the Advanced Adventurer (with deep immersion), the Deep Diving program is designed. This specialty course provides the knowledge and skills to dive up to 40m safely and independently.
2 days · Available all year round · Requirements: 15 years old · Three dives included
Dry Suit Diving
If you want to pursue your favorite hobby, diving, all year round, in many places you will be forced to dive in cold waters where a wetsuit or semi-drysuit does not provide the thermal insulation required to enjoy your dives. During the Dry Suit Diving program you can learn the knowledge and skills required to use a dry suit for diving competently.
1-2 days · Available from September to May · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
Night Diving “Night & Limited Visibility”
Exploring your favourite places at night or in places where visibility is reduced opens the door to new experiences. Seeing animals active at night or exploring places with reduced visibility will be made possible by the skills and knowledge provided by this course.
2 x 1/2 day · Available May to October · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
Orientation «Navigation»
In every diver's life there comes a time when they want to learn to orient themselves better underwater and to be able to plan their own routes around reefs, wrecks and other diving sites. The "Navigation" program provides the knowledge and skills such as natural and compass orientation to achieve superior orientation and to be able to navigate independently and safely.
1 day · Available all year round · Requirements: 12 years old · Two dives included
Perfect Buoyancy
The Perfect Buoyancy specialty course is designed to deepen the theoretical knowledge behind buoyancy and introduce the student to a series of skills and exercises to improve it and, consequently, their diving position and gas consumption.
1/2 to 1 day · Available all year round · Requirements: 12 years old · Two dives included
Photo & Video
Take home memories of your dives, turn your favorite activity, diving, into unforgettable experiences with physical or digital memories. The “Photo & Video” specialty course provides the knowledge and skills required to safely handle photography equipment while diving, as well as general knowledge for underwater photography.
1 to 1.5 days · Available all year round · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
Rescue diver «Stress & Rescue»
The Stress & Rescue program is designed for all those who want to expand their skills and become more confident divers with the ability to be more than just a diving buddy. It is a course especially recommended for parents who dive with their children. During this course you will learn the skills and knowledge to react appropriately to stressful situations, prevent incidents and act in common emergency situations for recreational divers.
2 days · Available all year round · Requirements: 12 years old, React Right or similar not older than two years · Three dives included
Search & Recovery
Finding, recovering and, if necessary, lifting lost objects with a balloon is something you will learn in the Search & Recovery specialty course. This course introduces different search patterns and the skills and knowledge required for using a lifting balloon.
1-2 days · Available from September to May · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
Scooter / DPV Diving
When we want to explore a larger area or with additional equipment, a torpedo (Scooter, DPV = Diver Propulsion Vehicle) is essential. The handling of this piece of equipment requires specific skills and knowledge about the risks for safe diving, all of which are provided by the «Scooter / DPV Diving» course.
1-2 days · Availability on request · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
«Recreational Sidemount Diving»
Sidemount diving is a diving setup that provides a number of advantages for the user. These advantages include more stability in the water and less weight on the back. It is therefore perfect for photographers and can serve as an XR (extended range, technical diving) diving setup for anyone looking to enter the world of cave or deep diving.
1.5 days · Available from September to May · Requirements: 12 years · Two dives included
The start for future diving professionals
Diving guide "Dive Guide" / "Divemaster"
For anyone who wants to learn how to guide a group of divers and especially those who want to become SSI Dive Professionals, this program provides the knowledge and skills required to guide certified recreational divers on dives.
5 days · Available September to June · Requirements: 15 years old; Specialties: orientation/navigation, deep diving, night diving or experience in those disciplines; Stress & Rescue · Various water sessions and practical classes
Extended Range (XR) – Technical Diving
XR Sidemount
The Extended Range Sidemount program prepares the student to dive independently in a sidemount configuration up to 40m depth. During the program, the student learns how to use a stage tank.
2-3 days · Available from September to June · Requirements: 16 years old
XR Cavern Diving «XR Cavern Diving»
The Extended Range Cavern Diving program is the first level of cave diving, providing you with the basic knowledge and skills to dive in caverns within the natural light zone and the limitations of breathing gas management with technical diving equipment (XR). You will learn to apply indoor diving protocols to conduct safe dives and dive competently within the light zone.
2 days · Available September to June · Online seminar · Requirements: 16 years old, 24 dives, Extended Range or Extended Range Foundations (Twin tank) or Recreational Sidemount
Cave Diving
The second level of cave diving is the “Cave Diving” level. This level allows you to dive with a buddy in caves up to zone two. This zone is defined as having no penetration limit, but with navigation and breathing gas management limitations.
3/4 days · Available from September to June · Requirements: 18 years old, 50 dives, Extended Range Cavern Diving, Enriched Air Nitrox 40, Extended Range or Extended Range Foundations (Bibottle) or Recreational Sidemount
XR Full Cave Diving
For those who want to explore all the zones, including zone three ("full cave"), that the caves offer, the "Full Cave" course is designed. This program provides the knowledge and skills to dive throughout the cave without limits on penetration or navigation. The only thing that remains is the need for a partner and a limitation on the management of breathing gas.
3/4 days · Available from September to June · Requirements: 18 years old, 75 dives, 10 dives in zone two (cave), Cave Diving, Extended Range or Extended Range Sidemount
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