SSI BASIC DIVE COURSE
Experienced advanced training, go with more specialties!
Without necessarily completing the entire Specialty, you will be able to experience the five different open water dives from the SSI Specialty programs. This is the perfect way to advance your diving skills, experience, and recognize which Specialty programs interest you the most. After completing this program, you will earn an SSI Advanced Adventurer certification.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO DIVE?
TIOMAN - STARTS AT $599
Tioman island (or Pulau Tioman, as it is known locally) is one of Malaysia's most popular islands with all sorts of tropical marine life.
MV NAUTICA TIOMAN - STARTS AT $849
Hop on board to Southern Riau and experience the carefree, leisure diving life on the MV Nautica liveaboard!
MV NAUTICA ANAMBAS - STARTS AT $899
Hop on board to Anambas Islands and experience the carefree, leisure diving life on the MV Nautica liveaboard!
OTHER DESTINATIONS
Looking for more trips and different levels of adventures and challenges? Let us know, we can customize a trip for you!
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE
ESSENTIALS
PREREQUISITES
WHAT'S INCLUDED
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE
COMPONENTS
The SSI Advanced Open Water Course consists at least five (5) different open water dives.

1 Theory Class

1 Weekend Trip
- The online theory will give you an introduction on what are the learning objectives during your adventure dives on trip.
- Modules will cover diving in Different Types of Environmental Conditions (Night, Drift, Boat, Shore, Peak Performance Buoyancy, etc)
- You can access the module thru Online Learning Portal via diveSSI.com
- You will experience at least 5 different open water dives from five SSI Specialty programs without requiring you to complete the entire Specialty.
- The course trip will include everything from travel, accommodation, diving and food.
- Up to 6 Open Water Dives: Departs every Friday Evening (around 6.30pm) and returns every Sunday Nights (Tioman Trip)
WHY LEARN THE ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE
Level up your scuba diving expertise through the SSI Advanced Adventurer Course. This program will provide you advanced diving skhe necessity of completing the entire specialty.
- Gain basic diving experience by experiencing chosen scuba diving specialty courses.
- Expand knowledge on navigation skills, kick-cycles, and the basics of Deep Diving.
- Build scuba diving confidence through an advanced interactive training and ability to dive with an average maximum depth of 30m.
- Continue diving education acquired from Open Water Diver Course.
- Earn the SSI Advanced Adventurer certificate upon course completion.
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE
SAMPLE ITINERARY
Day 1
- Meet at Block 13 York Hill
- Depart for Mersing Jetty, Malaysia via coach
- Rest stop
- Arrive at Mersing Jetty, Malaysia
- Depart for Tioman
Day 2
- Arrive Tioman Island
- Check in resort
- Breakfast & briefing
- 1st dive
- Lunch
- 2nd & 3rd dive
- Night Dive (For AOWD & above certified divers only)
- Return to resort
- Dinner
Day 3
- Breakfast
- 4th & 5th Dive
- Lunch, log dives & debrief
- Check out. Depart for Mersing Jetty
- Depart for Singapore
WHATS NEXT?
To begin your journey into a whole new, underwater world, the SSI Open Water Diver course is the way to go. All you have to do is to go through a theory class (with online learning), a pool session, and an open water dive trip to be certified as an Open Water diver!