SSI Dive Master
SSI Divemaster
This course is the first step in professional rankings in SSI and to become an SSI Dive Master. You will gain experience navigating in different environments such as night, deep, and drifts. On the Gili Islands, we have over 30 dive sites offering challenging diving and diverse rewards. The challenge in the SSI Divemaster program is it tests your basic diving skills, knowledge, and even your (swim) endurance. With this qualification you are able to guide certified divers, it is also a prerequisite to all further professional levels.
The Divemaster Course involves leading in different environments (deep, shallow, night, currents), assisting on training dives with students during an internship, and a theory component. You will learn group leadership skills for organization and safety while guiding dives. To further your training you will assist several Open Water training courses alongside our experienced Instructor Team. The Dive Guide is a practical based course which means more diving for you, as we practice and perfect our skills, stamina, and abilities as divers to assist and lead others.
The Science of Diving Specialty - This is the main theory component for SSI Divemasters. The Science of Diving course covers important dive theory necessary for all further SSI professional levels. Topics include Physics, Physiology, RDP Theory, and Aquatic Realm. It is time to learn all about the underwater world. We offer several Specialty courses at reduced rates as additional preparation for your Dive Master Career. This allows you to gain additional experience in these critical specialized environments such as Nitrox, Deep, Navigation, Night / Limited Visibility Specialties. Your confidence and ability will increase as a diver as it tests you in different types of environments all of which include mastering buoyancy control. The Divemaster course starts on demand and is possible to start all year around. To reserve your place, email us and make your passion your profession!
Prerequisites: 
18 years old minimum age
40 Logged dives to start the course
SSI Stress and Rescue Diver
Signed Medical Statement within the last year
React Right / CPR + First Aid +Oxygen Provider course within the last 2 years
Professional Total Diving System including a dive computer and a deployable SMB
A positive attitude and desire to dive daily!
Why SSI?
SSI offers more flexibility for the working instructor to make a course that best fits each student diver’s needs. Their philosophy is not just to teach people to dive but teach them to become divers! We encourage you to research both Professional programs online and see for yourself why we prefer the more comprehensive SSI training system.
