Certifications
| Certification Name | Pre Requisites | Minimum Age | Max Depth | More Info | Certifying Dive Shops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSI、广告vanced Decompression Procedures | TechXR Decompression Procedures and Trimix Normoxic TechXR certification | 18 | 180 ft | 75 and 10 logged dives with compressed air, optimized Nitrox, Normoxic Trimix or which include a gradual decompression. To qualify these 10 dives must have been completed between 24m and 54m,and each contain numerous stop depths where EAN50 was breathed, and the dives must be registered in the SSI Technical Logbook |
15 dive shopsView All |
| SSI、广告vanced Decompression Procedures Instructor | SSI Deep Diving Instructor, SSI EAN Instructor, SSI diver Stress & Rescue Instructor, SSI navigation or wreck diving, Cavern Instructor (just one level is required), SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, SSI TechXR Technical Foundations Instructor or equivalent, TechXR Decompression Procedures Diver or equivalency certification of 10 TechXR Technical Foundations students or equivalent | 18 | 30 logged decompression |
6 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI、广告vanced Nitrox Diver | EANx Diver | 18 | 24 including 6 dives with Enriched Air Nitrox |
57 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI、广告vanced Nitrox Instructor | SSI Deep Diving Instructor and SSI EAN Instructor certification of 10 divers EAN_ | 18 | 25 |
19 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI、广告vanced Open Water Diver | OWD+ 4 specialties | 15 | 24 |
139 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI、广告vanced Open Water Instructor | Open Water Instructor, DSRI & EANI, 2 SPI | 18 | 100 |
37 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI、广告vanced Wreck Diver | Wreck Diver | 39 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Altitude Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite | 300 to 3000 meters (1000 to 10000 feet) above sea level | 300 to 3000 meters (1000 to 10000 feet) above sea level Combine other specialties while taking the ALTITUDE DIVING course like ENRICHED AIR NITROX and SCIENCE OF DIVING. |
25 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Basic Cave | Extended Range + Intro to Cave Diving | 8 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Boat Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
110 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Cave | Extended Range + Intro to Cave Diving or Basic Cave | 10 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Cavern Diving | Advanced Open Water Diver | 18 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Decompression Diver | AOWD, Deep, Nitrox and Stress / Rescue Certification, Navigation, Wreck or Cavern Diver certification (only one is required), TechXR Technical Foundations certification (or recognized equivalent) certification for administration of oxygen in emergencies (prior to the completion of the course) | 18 | 75 or TechXR Technical Foundations certification plus additional 10 logged dives Extended Range |
18 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Decompression Procedures | SSI Deep Diving Instructor, SSI EAN Instructor, SSI diver Stress & Rescue Instructor, SSI navigation or wreck diving, Cavern Instructor (just one level is required), SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, SSI TechXR Technical Foundations Instructor or equivalent, TechXR Decompression Procedures Diver or equivalency certification of 10 TechXR Technical Foundations students or equivalent | 18 | 30 logged decompression |
18 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Deep Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as co-requisite, or equivalent | 15 | 40m | 140 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Dive Control Specialist (Assistant Instructor) | Divemaster | 51 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Dive Control Specialist Instructor | Advanced Open Water Instructor | 18 | 100 |
52 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Dive Guide | AOWD and Stress&Rescue | 18 | 50 | 50 |
89 dive shopsView All |
| SSI, Divemaster | Dive Guide + Science Of Diving | 18 | 60 |
122 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Divemaster Trainer | Advanced Open Water Instructor + minimum 4 Specialty Instructor ratings | 53 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Diver Stress & Rescue | Open Water Diver (or OWD as corequisite) + valid CPR & First Aid, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
127 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Dry Suit Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
47 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Enriched Air Nitrox | Open Water Diver, OWD as co-requisite, or equivalent | 12 | 133 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Equipment Techniques | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
78 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Extended Range | AOWD, Deep, Nitrox and Stress / Rescue Certification, Navigation or Wreck or Cavern Diver certification (only one is needed) | 18 | 45m | 50 |
22 dive shopsView All |
| SSI, Extended Range Instructor | SSI Deep Diving Instructor, SSI EAN Instructor certification by 10 EAN divers, SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Instructor, SSI navigation or wreck diving, Cavern Instructor (only one required), SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, SSI TechXR Technical Foundations Diver or qualifying certification | 18 | 25 logged dives, and EAN 20 logged dives that were deeper than 24m |
12 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Extended Range Nitrox Instructor | 45 meters | 12 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Basic) | 13 dive shopsView All | ||||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 1) | 20 dive shopsView All | ||||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 2) | 15+ freediving sessions |
9 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 3) | 30+ freediving sessions |
5 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 4) | 50+ freediving sessions |
3 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 5) | 100+ freediving sessions |
3 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 6) | 300+ freediving sessions |
3 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 7) | 500+ freediving sessions |
1 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving (Level 8) | 1000+ freediving sessions |
2 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving Instructor (Level 1) | Freediving Level 3, Scuba Diving Instructor | 2 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving Instructor (Level 2) | Instructor Level 1 + 25 certifications | 2 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving Instructor (Level 3) | Instructor Level 2 + 50 certifications | 1 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Freediving Instructor Trainer | Instructor Level 3 + oustanding experience | 1 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Hypoxic Trimix | Extended Range + Normoxic Trimix + Advanced Decompression Diver | 80m-100m | 5 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Instructor Trainer | Master Instructor | 21 | 250 |
23 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Intro to Cave Diving | Cavern Diver | 7 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Master Diver | four (4) specialty courses (two (2) must be SSI certified, two (2) could be from another diving agency) + SSI Stress & Rescue Diver | 15 | 50 |
85 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Master Instructor | Dive Control Specialist Instructor | 20 | 250 |
24 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Navigation | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite | 122 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Night & Limited Visibility | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
115 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Normoxic Trimix | Open Water, Deep, Nitrox and Stress / Rescue, Navigation, Wreck or Cavern certification (only one is needed), TechXR Decompression Procedures certification, certification in administration of oxygen in emergencies (prior to the completion of the course) | 18 | 60m | 75 and 10 logged dives with gradual decompression 60m |
8 dive shopsView All |
| SSI, Normoxic Trimix Instructor | SSI Deep Diving Instructor, SSI EAN Instructor, SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Instructor, SSI navigation or wreck diving, Cavern Instructor (only one level is required), SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, SSI TechXR Technical Foundations Instructor or equivalent, TechXR Normoxic Trimix Diver or equivalency certification of 10 TechXR Technical Foundations students or equivalent | 18 | 30 logged decompression |
4 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Open Water Diver | 10 | Junior OWD 10-15 years old |
173 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Open Water Instructor | Dive Control Specialist and ITC | 18 | 100 |
60 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Perfect Buoyancy | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
125 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Recreational Sidemount Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite | 36 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, River Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite | 7 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Science Of Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite | 96 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Scuba Diver | 12 meters/40 feet | 12 meters/40 feet half as long as OWD |
118 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Scuba Rangers | 8 | 4 meters (12 feet) | 61 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Scuba Skills Update | chose from different skillsets (not listed) |
97 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Search & Recovery | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
105 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Shark Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
40 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Snorkel Diver | 8 | 74 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Specialty Diver | OWD + 2 specialties | 12 | 12 |
90 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Specialty Instructor | Advanced Open Water Instructor | different course for each specialty |
41 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Stress Rescue Diver | Open Water Diver | 15 | 128 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Technical Wreck Diver | Extended Range + Advanced Wreck Diver | 50m | 10 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Training Specialist | Dive Control Specialist | 33 dive shopsView All | |||
| SSI, Try Scuba | 8 | 2-4 hours of pool |
124 dive shopsView All | ||
| SSI, Underwater Photography | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
101 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Waves, Tides, and Currents | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
73 dive shopsView All | |
| SSI, Wreck Diving | Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist | 18 | 100 |
122 dive shopsView All |
Your diving journey always starts with your diver certification. Diving is an immensely fun activity but needs to be done correctly as it can be very dangerous when done irresponsibly. Finding the right training for the diving activity that you intend to partake can be a challenging task.
有许多潜水员认证机构w1zplayith hundreds of different courses offered; these courses are interrelated through a system of prerequisites and requirements such as age, experience and other factors. Through manual research we have compiled a unified database of all certifications & qualifications offered by the major bodies with notes, prerequisites and age requirements for each one.
The database below should provide some insight to the path that a diver can take in attaining the perfect mix of training necessary for the conditions and activities that he/she desires to partake in.