Do you want to increase your buoyancy control, minimize your breathing gas consumption, or move effortlessly above the ocean floor? The SSI Perfect Buoyancy program teaches you the skills and techniques needed to maximize your dive experience, increase your comfort in the water, and get the most from your equipment. If you want to fine-tune your buoyancy and soar over reefs, extend bottom time by reducing air consumption and prolong the life of your dive equipment, the Perfect Buoyancy Specialty course is for you.
What You’ll Learn
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What will I do?
Your Perfect Buoyancy adventure starts by completing the 4 sessions in your online learning. Next, there will be a classroom session to answer any questions you may have about the material, clarify important points, and discuss what you’ll be doing in the pool. Then, you’ll practice the fundamentals of perfect buoyancy either during two pool dives, including the buoyancy check, fine-tuning buoyancy underwater, weight positioning for trim, streamlining, and visualization.
How long will it take?
Academic Session: 1 hour
Pool Session: 1 hour
What will I need?
SSI Perfect Buoyancy online manual (included in course fee)
Dive computer; or depth gauge, timing device, and diving tables (computers can be rented)
Prerequisites and Forms
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Show proof of being an SSI Referral diver, Open Water diver, or hold an equivalent certification from another recognized training agency.
Unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in the program without showing the A-1 professional proof of certification.
While you may register for the specialty course as a Referral Diver, you must complete your open water certification dives before you can complete any specialty course dives.
Be at least 10 years old
Have a MySSI account. Be sure to upload a digital photo to your account and enter a complete address. (You’ll need this in order to access your online learning material.)
Complete the online digital exam
The A-1 instructor will collect the following (completed) documents at the beginning of the first session. Unfortunately, participants will not be able to continue until the instructor has reviewed them for accuracy.
IMPORTANT – When completing the Diver Medical/Participant Questionnaire
If there is a YES response to questions 3, 5, or 10 on page 1 of the Diver Medical form or to ANY of the questions on page 2, the participant will need to sign and date the Participant’s Signature on page 1 AND take all three pages of the Participant Questionnaire to their physician for a medical evaluation. Their medical professional must approve, date, and sign page three, the Medical Examiner’s Evaluation Form, and include their medical credentials MD, DO, NP, RN, PA, etc., with their signature.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTICIPANT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE WATER, FOR EITHER PROGRAM, UNTIL THE PROPER DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
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Course Includes:
Academic Session to review material
2 Pool training dives in the A-1 pool
Use of scuba equipment for pool session
Use of snorkeling equipment for pool session (we recommend you use your own if you have it)
Does not include:
Swimsuit, towel, and personal hygiene items
Transportation or meals
SPECIALTY PACKAGE
Standard Course
$475
Includes- Deep, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility and Perfect Buoyancy.
Please note: Cancelling less than one week before the starting date will result in a forfeit of your course fee.
Where can I go from here?
Once you complete four SSI specialties and digitally log 24 dives you will automatically be sent your digital Level 3/Advanced Diver Recognition card. There is no charge for this certification recognition.
To receive special pricing on multiple specialties, please call us at 303-789-2450.
