SSI Dive Control Specialist

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SSI Dive Control Specialist is our initial dive leadership level and is considered by many as the “fun” leadership rating. It’s fun and satisfying because you can do more than any other entry-level dive leader.

As a Dive Control Specialist you can:

  • Work on dive boats, at retail stores, and take people diving
  • Lead dive trips and tours
  • Assist SSI Instructors in the pool and open water
  • Teach skills in the pool under the supervision of an SSI Instructor
  • Teach the SSI Scuba Skills Update program
  • Teach the SSI Snorkeling program
  • Teach selected SSI Specialty courses
  • Teach selected First Aid and CPR programs
  • You can do more because you receive both Dive Master and Assistant Instructor training in the Dive Control Specialist course - with other agencies there are separate courses. You will study advanced physics, physiology, and decompression theory. You’ll practice advanced rescue techniques, fine-tune you diving skills, and learn the basic of teaching.

Dive Control Specialist Course = Dive Master Training + Assistant Instructor Training