Start your SSI Public Safety Diver Specialty program

SSI now offers the highly anticipated Public Safety Diver program to meet the growing demand for highly qualified Public Safety Diving professionals worldwide. SSI’s innovative and comprehensive approach to public safety training will prepare you for public safety diving team involvement. This 4-day certification program will offer the basic knowledge, skills, and fundamentals needed to ensure safety and competency, and it is the prerequisite course required to enroll in the SSI Rescue Team Diver program.

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Facts and Training Standards

Amount of Academic Sessions

 

7

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

 

2

Amount of Open Water Sessions

 

4

Maximum Training Depth

 

18 m / 60 ft

Suggested duration (h)

 

30-35

SSI Standards
Languages
english
English

Learn the basic knowledge for public safety diving team involvement

Here are the benefits you can expect from attending this training program:

Learn how a public safety diving team operates

Take the first step to becoming a public safety dive team member

Increase your dive safety awareness

Upgrade your Training

Upgrade your training experience with a perfect match! The following programs can be combined with your SSI Public Safety Diver training. Skills and experience gained through these programs will expand upon your capabilities gained through the SSI Public Safety Diver program. When you complete a certain number of Specialty Programs and Logged Dives, you will also automatically earn the SSI Recognition Ratings – SSI Specialty Diver, SSI Advanced Open Water Diver, and SSI Master Diver. Start your SSI Specialty training right away and earn recognition as you become a safe and comfortable diver!

Night Diving & Limited Visibility

Diving does not end when the sun goes down! Become a night diver and meet the incredible marine life that only comes out at night. Join the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty program.

10
Minimum Age
5-10
Suggested duration (h)
2
Open Water Sessions

Navigation

Become a better, more confident diver who always knows where they are going. Learn how to use a dive compass, natural navigation techniques and more. Join the SSI Navigation specialty today!

10
Minimum Age
5-10
Suggested duration (h)
2
Open Water Sessions

Search & Recovery

Make lost items a thing of the past with the SSI Search & Recovery specialty program. You will learn all you need to plan and conduct search and recovery dives, so you can find lost items with ease.

12
Minimum Age
10-15
Suggested duration (h)
2
Open Water Sessions

Science of Diving

Immerse in physics, physiology, decompression theory and the aquatic environment with the online SSI Science of Diving Specialty. You will be halfway to earning your Divemaster rating. Get started now!

10
Minimum Age
8-12
Suggested duration (h)

Stress & Rescue

Learn to identify stress, prevent accidents, and learn rescue diver skills with this essential Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty program. Help yourself and other divers to stay safe. Get started now!

12
Minimum Age
10-15
Suggested duration (h)
3
Open Water Sessions

More Information

Training Prerequisites

SSI Entry-Level Programs – Open Water Diver, Freediver, or Mermaid require students to complete a water fitness evaluation prior to open water training. The goal of this evaluation is to determine a comfort level baseline consisting of:

Swim Assessment

Survival Float

Technical Requirements

To start training, students must create a MySSI profile. This can either be done via the SSI website at www.divessi.com/register or by installing the MySSI App.

Simply download the app for either iOS or Android, set up the user profile, and access the world of diving in minutes! The MySSI App safely stores everything in one place, online or offline – training materials, logbook, and certification cards. This includes Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving and Mermaid.

Training Center Selection & Affiliation

Every student must select an SSI Training Center as their “Training Partner” during the course registration process. Affiliation ensures personalized service and a high-quality training experience.

Students can also change affiliation or choose to affiliate with multiple Training Centers in their user profile. When affiliating with a Training Center online or via the MySSI App, a Privacy Policy Agreement will be processed to comply with GDPR regulations.

Medical & Administrative Requirements

Each student or candidate must complete the required SSI Training Record Forms prior to participating in any SSI training program. The forms for minors must be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Responsible Diver Code

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Scuba DivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - FreedivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - Extended Range Diving

Diver Medical Statement & Questionnaire or Physician’s Approval to Dive (where required)

Training Assumption of Risk, Liability Release, & Liability Release, & Hold Harmless Agreement (where required / not applicable within the European Union)

Program-specific Completion Record (done by the Instructor prior to certification)

Training Course Costs

Training consists of various components which are either charged singly or as a package depending on the selected Training Center. The components are:

Training Materials / Digital Kit

Tuition for Academics and In-Water Training

Open Water Training Dives

Certification

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