Let the adventure continue! Apply your scuba skills as you explore new dive sites and activities under the supervision and continuing training of your OTWA Instructor. Learn which diving specialties interest you and what type of diving you enjoy most. Gain more confidence and capability. Begin to consider the direction diving will take you as you go for everything it has to offer.
Four specialty courses and 24 dives will qualify for advanced open water certification.
Take advantage of an unlimited variety of SSI Specialty Courses to explore or master new diving interests. Learn what it takes to participate in specialized activities. See what equipment is available to accomplish your dive objectives. You choose the aspects of diving that interest and benefit you the most. You can even ask your OTWA Instructor to set up a course that meets your needs or desires. Some of the specialties offered include:
Deep Diving , Night/Limited Visibility Diving , Equipment Techniques
Photography , Navigation , Wreck Diving , Computer , Search and Recovery add $25, Boat
Video and course material is included. Dives required for most specialty courses.
This specialty course is your first step toward diving leadership and a necessary one toward fully accepting diving responsibility. SSI accepts that diving is not a sport without hazards - and prepares you to evaluate and cope with those hazards, whether they impact you or others. This course is your path to that goal.
Course includes 2 classes, 1 pool session and 1 lake session. A moderate level of physical fitness is recommended. A video and book kit is provided.
Gain the in-depth knowledge that will establish you as a recognized authority in your diving club or group. Hone your diving skills to the level of a professional diving leader. Thrill to the adventure of open water dives in settings that will test your abilities to their limit while enhancing and expanding your diving capabilities.
Master diver rating can be obtained upon completion of 4 specialty courses, the stress and rescue course and 50 dives.
A course designed to provide recreational divers with an alternative breathing medium within the recreational sport diving limits. During the four hour lecture, students will gain a basic understanding of the advantages and limitations of nitrox as well as a "user friendly" approach to learning the laws that govern the use of nitrox. Course includes 2 classes and 2 dives (minimum of 30 feet). A comprehensive exam is given. May substitute as a specialty course for advanced open water certification.