This program allows children starting at age six to go underwater and sample the different ways they can explore the aquatic world around them.
We have your all-in-one app for everything underwater! Digital certification cards, learning materials, logbook, and much more. Get the free MySSI app now!
Explore beginner to instructor courses, community events, and global dive trips. Immerse yourself in a world of discovery and unforgettable experiences with our SSI course and event calendar.
Search the center locator in your area or anywhere you wish to travel around the world and find your partner of choice. See which dive sites they operate, check their upcoming training schedule, travel, and social events, and much more.
Explore thousands of verified dive sites around the globe: see which animals you can encounter at each site, what the dive conditions are like and which training center will get you there.
Find your place in SSl’s global network through the Job Database - we are constantly growing and have plenty of career options for you!
We have created a unique and comprehensive database, connecting Dive Sites and their potential Wildlife Encounters with SSI Training Centers worldwide. Check it out and plan your next dive adventure virtually!
There are many dive professional levels waiting for you. Explore your options while experiencing a new lifestyle and career opportunities worldwide!
Create a user profile and you will get immediate access to SSI’s free trial programs, use the digital logbook with thousands of dive sites around the world and so much more.
Freediving has been appearing on our screens more and more recently with documentaries such as My Octopus T...
Freediving
Whether you love wreck diving, spotting large marine life, or want to dive in a lake that offers crystal cl...
scuba divingTravelEurope
Many areas are starting to lift their stay-at-home orders but travel is still widely restricted. If any goo...
Scuba Divingdivingice divingcold water divingtips and tricksdry suitdiving equipment
On our innovative travel website, MyDiveGuide, we highlight the best local dive sites from countries aroun...
Scuba DivingFamilydive sitesMyDiveGuidedive travellocal divinglocal
Accidents happen in fractions of a second and the outcome often lasts for weeks, months and sometimes for a...
Scuba Divingsafetyspecialsafer shorelines
The 46 km² and 169m deep Attersee is a major diving area in the Salzkammergut region in Upper Austria. Most...
austriaspeciallake divingcoldwater divingSSI News
Mermaiding is the new water sport, which is gaining in popularity, especially among many young girls and wo...
MermaidMermaid
It seems to be every woman’s childhood dream to turn into a real-life mermaid and to make a splash in the u...
Smile, drink, perform: 26,350 meters to go24 kilometres without fins and of course without a breathing devi...
divingworld recordapneaFreediving
Scientists4future : Joint statement signed by over 12,000 scientists up to nowIn a joint statement, more th...
climate changeconservationenvironmentEnvironment
A very special lake in the Alps Today, we present a very special "lake". In winter, it serves as a water...
divingfishlakeaustriaalpsspecialSSI News