What experience do you have?
Beginners without certification start differently from divers who are already trained and want to develop specific skills.
SSI course guide
Which SSI course suits your next goal?
A good next step is not determined by the longest course list, but by your experience and what you want to achieve underwater. This overview helps you place the four available SSI programmes in context.
Orientation
Your starting point and goal belong together
Someone experiencing diving for the first time needs a different programme from a certified diver preparing for a trip. Your existing education, practical experience and the specific goal you want to achieve with the course are decisive.
Four questions before choosing a course
What do you want to achieve?
A first experience, the start of training, preparation for multiple dives or greater depth each lead to different courses.
What practical training is involved?
Some programmes take place in a pool, Nitrox is taught without an in-water session, and Deep Diving includes training dives.
What is actually included?
Before booking, check dates, scope, prerequisites and possible additional costs directly on the relevant course page.
Available SSI courses at a glance
Each course serves a clear purpose. The detail page shows the binding scope and currently available dates.
SSI Try Scuba
For anyone without prior experience who wants to discover what breathing and moving underwater feels like.
Explore Try ScubaSSI Referral Diver
For beginners who want to start theory and pool training in Germany and continue their open-water education later.
Explore Referral DiverSSI Enriched Air Nitrox 40
For certified divers who want to use Nitrox deliberately and prepare for several dives per day or a liveaboard trip.
Explore Nitrox courseSSI Deep Diving
For certified divers who want to learn how to plan and conduct deeper dives with sound judgement and control.
Explore Deep DivingThree steps to the right course
- 01
Clarify your starting point
Honestly assess the education and recent diving experience you already have.
- 02
Define your goal
Decide whether you want to discover diving, begin your education or pursue focused continuing education.
- 03
Review the details
Compare prerequisites, structure and available dates, or clarify open questions personally before booking.
Frequently asked questions about choosing an SSI course
Concise answers to help place the available programmes in context.
Do I already need a certification for SSI Try Scuba?
No. SSI Try Scuba is intended as a first guided experience of diving in a pool and does not require an existing diving certification.
Am I already an Open Water Diver after Referral Diver?
No. Referral Diver covers the planned theory and pool education. The open-water training dives and later Open Water Diver certification are not included.
Does the Nitrox course take place in the water?
No. The available SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 40 consists of e-learning, personal classroom instruction and practical gas analysis without a pool session.
Which course is suitable preparation for a liveaboard?
This depends on the trip profile and your current education. Nitrox is particularly relevant for many liveaboards; Deep Diving can be useful where greater depths are planned. The operator's requirements remain binding.
Choose your next educational step deliberately
The course page contains the full scope and available dates. If you are unsure, we can clarify which path fits you before booking.