Duration
2 mornings, approximately 09:00–12:00
Minimum age
10+
Prerequisites
SSI Scuba Diver certification
Your course
Already an SSI Scuba Diver? This upgrade completes the remaining knowledge, skill-development and open-water requirements needed to earn the full SSI Open Water Diver certification.
What you’ll learn
- Complete the remaining Open Water Diver knowledge development.
- Build on the skills already completed during your Scuba Diver course.
- Finish the additional open-water training needed for full certification.
How the course works
At Poseidon, the upgrade is normally completed over 2 mornings, approximately 09:00–12:00. Your previous SSI Scuba Diver training is credited toward the full Open Water Diver program.
SSI training standards
Facts & training standards.
Minimum age
10+
Academic sessions
Remaining Open Water modules
Pool / confined water
Remaining Open Water sessions
Open-water sessions
2
Maximum training depth
18 m
Suggested duration
Depends on completed Scuba Diver training
Certification prerequisites
SSI Scuba Diver certification
Everything you need.
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Remaining SSI digital learning
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Professional SSI instruction
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Remaining confined-water training
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2 additional open-water training dives
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Scuba equipment during training
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SSI Open Water Diver digital certification after successful completion