SSI SCIENCE OF DIVING COURSE OVERVIEW- LEARN YOUR DIVE THEORY

If you’re passionate about scuba diving and want to understand the science behind the sport, the SSI Science of Diving Course is perfect for you. This comprehensive specialty course deepens your knowledge of physics, physiology, decompression theory, and marine environments, helping you become a more skilled and confident diver. Whether you’re advancing your dive education or preparing for a professional diving career, this course lays a strong foundation.

  • Expand Your Dive Knowledge: Learn how pressure, buoyancy, and gas laws impact every dive, allowing you to make better-informed decisions underwater.
  • Understand Decompression Theory: Gain insights into nitrogen absorption, dive tables, and decompression sickness, which are crucial for planning safe dives.
  • Explore Human Physiology: Discover how the human body adapts to the underwater environment, including the effects of depth, breathing gases, and temperature changes.
  • Learn About Marine Ecosystems: Understand how marine environments function and how divers can minimize their impact on underwater habitats.
  • Enhance Your Dive Skills & Career Prospects: Whether you’re an experienced recreational diver or working toward SSI Dive Professional certifications, this course gives you essential expertise to dive safer and smarter.

DURATION

You can do the Science of Diving Course over 1 day. This incorporates a classroom session with an SSI Instructor. You will also complete digital learning in your own time in the MySSI app.

WHO IS IT FOR?

This specialty is ideal for divers who want to advance their dive knowledge, pursue professional certifications, or simply become better-prepared divers. There are no dive experience requirements, making it a great choice for new and experienced divers alike.

Master the science behind scuba diving and take your underwater knowledge to the next level. 

INCLUDED

  • SSI Science of Diving Digital Learning
  • Classroom session with an SSI Instructor
  • Transfers within Diani

AVAILABILITY

We offer the SSI Science of Diving Course daily at Ocean Tribe. You can find live availability via contacting us via WhatsApp / Phone or by checking the online booking calendar to book online.

MEDICAL INFORMATION

All dive course participants must meet medical questionnaire requirements to be able to dive on the course. Some conditions or medications may prevent you from diving. You should visit the Can I Dive page to see if you meet the requirements before booking.

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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

On the SSI Science of Diving course, you will gain in-depth knowledge about the scientific principles behind scuba diving. This course is ideal for divers who wish to understand the underwater environment and how it impacts your dive. Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll learn:

1. Diving Physics

  • Pressure and its effects: Learn how pressure increases with depth and affects both your body and dive equipment.
  • Boyle’s Law: Understand how volume and pressure are related, and how this impacts gas in your lungs and diving gear.
  • Archimedes’ Principle: Study the relationship between buoyancy and your body in water, including how to maintain neutral buoyancy.

2. Diving Physiology

  • Human body adaptations: Explore how your body reacts to changes in pressure, temperature, and the breathing gases used during dives.
  • Nitrogen absorption and elimination: Learn about decompression theory, including how nitrogen is absorbed and released by your body and the risk of decompression sickness.
  • Gas exchange and lung function: Understand how gases like oxygen and nitrogen are processed by the body during a dive, and the effects of deep diving on your respiratory system.

3. Decompression Theory

  • Decompression sickness (DCS): Study the symptoms and risks of DCS, and how divers avoid it through proper dive planning, dive tables, and dive computers.
  • Decompression models: Learn about different models used to calculate safe ascent times and depths for divers, ensuring a safe return to the surface.

4. Dive Planning and Safety

  • Dive tables and computers: Understand how to use dive tables and dive computers to plan dives within safe limits.
  • The importance of slow ascents: Learn why you should ascend slowly to avoid nitrogen bubbles forming in your body.
  • Emergency procedures: Review emergency procedures in the event of an emergency ascent or decompression illness.

5. Marine Environment

  • Marine ecosystems: Gain insight into how different underwater environments function and the importance of conserving marine life and minimizing the impact of diving.
  • Water properties: Learn how different water conditions such as temperature, salinity, and visibility can affect your dive.

6. Environmental Impact of Diving

  • Best practices for environmental conservation: Learn how to reduce your environmental impact, protect coral reefs, and avoid damaging fragile marine ecosystems.

DIGITAL LEARNING

The SSI Science of Diving Course is entirely theory-based, so you won’t need to get in the water. Instead, you’ll complete SSI’s cutting-edge digital learning, which allows you to study at your own pace.

CLASSROOM SESSION

Your classroom session with an instructor will build on what you learned in the online learning section.

By the end of the SSI Science of Diving course, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how physics and physiology affect your dives, enabling you to dive safer, smarter, and more confidently. This knowledge will not only make you a better diver but will also enhance your diving enjoyment by allowing you to dive with a deeper understanding of the forces at work beneath the surface.

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