Open Water Diver & Advanced Open Water – Digital Course Materials

SSI Open Water and Advanced Open Water Course Materials: eLearning
This package provides academic training and certification credit only, allowing you to complete all theory online before booking your practical dives with any SSI Dive Centre. You can study at your own pace and schedule the in-water sessions whenever you’re ready, at a location that suits you. If you choose to complete your practical training with us, the amount you’ve already paid will be deducted from the full course price.

This package will give you access to SSI’s digital learning platform, which covers all required knowledge through videos, written modules, and interactive quizzes. The materials can be accessed on multiple devices, including mobile phones, laptops, and desktops.

Open Water Diver
What You’ll Learn Online:
This globally recognised diving certification provides you with all the essential scuba-diving knowledge required for the practical part of your course. The digital learning platform delivers interactive content and includes review questions to help you test your knowledge. You can learn at your own pace, and the online training will prepare you for your pool and open-water sessions when you are ready.

• Basic scuba theory, including pressure, buoyancy, and how your body responds underwater
• How dive equipment works and how to choose, assemble, and care for your gear
• Essential safety skills, including equalization, buddy procedures, and problem-prevention
• Understanding depth limits, environmental considerations, and responsible diving practices
• How to plan dives using time, depth, and air-consumption principles
• Navigation fundamentals, including natural references and basic compass use
• Key emergency skills, such as sharing air, controlled ascents, and signalling techniques
• Preparing for your confined-water and open-water training sessions

Advanced Open Water Diver
What You’ll Learn Online:

• How advanced dive planning works, including depth considerations and gas management
• Understanding the benefits and goals of each adventure dive option
• The principles of deeper diving, including narcosis awareness and depth limits
• How navigation skills improve dive safety, efficiency, and confidence underwater
• Techniques for improving buoyancy, trim, and overall control during advanced dives
• Key considerations for night diving, limited visibility, and using dive lights
• How environmental factors - current, surge, temperature, and terrain - affect dive planning
• How to use your dive computer more effectively for multi-profile and multi-day diving

Please note: In-water sessions are not included with this eLearning product. They must be booked separately either with us or with an SSI Dive Centre offering these courses.

Registration
Start your scuba diving course with us today and see where it will take you. The academic training is the first step in your scuba journey, and you can begin your eLearning right away by creating a free SSI account via this link here and affiliating with our dive centre. Once your SSI account is set up, and you have paid for this product we will release the course materials to you.