Become a certified Decompression Diver with SSI

The SSI Decompression Diving Specialty will teach you how to dive beyond the no-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 130 feet with limited decompression using your recreational total diving system and a single decompression cylinder. You will learn and practice how to effectively use your dive computer features, including switching gases, gas integration, time-to-reserve, and time-to-surface. Using these computer functions will become second nature, enabling you to safely conduct dives with limited decompression without hours of dive planning.

Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Decompression Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore stunning deep dive sites or larger wrecks without being restricted by the traditional no-decompression limits. The opportunities to expand your diving adventures have just got bigger!

Facts and Training Standards

Required Equipment

40 Cuft Tank with Regulator and SPG

Amount of Academic Sessions

4

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

1

Minimum Age

16

Amount of Open Water Sessions

3

Maximum Training Depth

40 m / 130 ft

Suggested duration (h)

15-20

Certification Prerequisites

Open Water Diver certification, Deep Diving certification, Enriched Air Nitrox 40 certification, Minimum 24 logged dives