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PADI Advanced Training Academy 2024

PADI Advanced Training Academy

Ocean Tribe is delighted to announce that on Wednesday 18th December 2024 we will be running the PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy in Diani Beach, Kenya.

The program will run for 1 day from 8:30AM – 6:00PM

The PADI (EMEA) Advanced Training Academy consists of presentations/workshops, each to further develop new, inactive, inexperienced, or less confident PADI instructors, to empower them to become more confident and productive. While elements of the topics would have been delivered during the Instructor Development Course, the PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy provides additional insight into these areas and is for participants (PADI OWSI and above) who already have a basic understanding of these topic areas. Presentations/workshops include:

  • Making the Most of the PADI Pros’ Site
  • Conducting a Successful PADI Rescue Diver Course
  • Conducting a Successful PADI Divemaster Course
  • PADI Risk Management and Best Practice

 ITINERARY

8:30am -Orientation

9:00am-  Workshop- Making the Most of the PADI Pros Site

11:00am- Workshop- Conducting a Successful PADI Rescue Diver Course

2:00pm- Workshop- Conducting a Successful PADI Divemaster Course

4:00pm- Workshop- PADI Risk Management and Best Practice

WHAT TO BRING

  • Laptop or Tablet with access to PADI Pros website
  • PADI Instructor Manual 2024
  • All Instructor cue cards
  • PADI Guide to Teaching
  • Phone/Tablet with the following apps installed
  • PADI App
  • PADI Training App
  • PADI Adventures App

A little more information

PADI Instructors who successfully complete the PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy may submit a Program Completion Verification Form, signed by their Course Director, to PADI. Seminar credit will be given to instructors who submit the Program Completion Verification Form. This supports seminar credit needed when advancing PADI Instructor credentials.

The cost of the program is $99 per PADI professional

For those who would like to attend but are unable to, there will be an opportunity to complete the program online over 4 live sessions. These will be held on:

19/12/24- 2-3 pm – Orientation and Online Workshop- Making the Most of the PADI Pros Site

20/12/24- 2-3 pm – Online Workshop- Conducting a Successful PADI Rescue Diver Course

21/12/24- 2-3 pm – Online Workshop- Conducting a Successful PADI Divemaster Course

22/12/24- 2-3 pm – Online Workshop- PADI Risk Management and Best Practice

To sign up for the program please book online here or email idc@oceantribe.co  and if you have any questions for us in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us via email or WhatsApp.

New PADI IDC Dates for 2025

PADI IDC in Kenya 2025

Ocean Tribe PADI IDC dates for 2025 have now been released with 5 PADI IDCs scheduled for next year. These will be in March, April, June, September and November. If you don’t see a date that suits you then contact Ocean Tribe and we will try to arrange a PADI IDC that will suit you. Become a PADI Instructor in paradise with Africa’s top PADI Instructor Development team.

All IDCs are conducted by our resident PADI Course Director Mark Slingo and have loads of inclusions on top of the IDC. These include PADI Specialty Instructor training courses, African wildlife safaris, dive pro equipment discounts, and introductions to new areas of diving such as Sidemount and Full Face Diving. All PADI pro programs at Ocean Tribe include Adaptive Techniques where candidates learn to work with divers with disabilities and other special requirements.

For more information on the PADI Instructor Development Course and IDC options and internships at Ocean Tribe in Diani, Kenya. Please visit out dedicated IDC website at https://idc.oceantribe.co.

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PADI Sidemount Diver Course in Kenya (NEW!)

PADI Sidemount Diver Course in Kenya

We are very excited to announce that we are offering the PADI Sidemount Diver course in Kenya at Ocean Tribe. From mid-December you will be able to be trained on sidemount, opening up a whole other side of diving for you. For the first program top PADI Sidemount Instructor Trainer, Platinum Course Director Gary Phillips will be travelling to Kenya to run the program.

What is Sidemount Diving

Normal scuba diving involves carrying a single cylinder on your back. This is back mount diving. Sidemount diving is simply a configuration where the tanks are arranged on your sides rather than your back. Sidemount diving can be used in sport, technical, and overhead environment diving and was originally developed by cave divers.

Sidemount divers often dive with two tanks attached in the water which can make gearing up easier. The tanks are attached to the diver’s harness with bungees or straps which can be easily removed or adjusted while diving.

In technical diving where multiple cylinders often have to be carried some believe that it is easier when using sidemount. You can move onto the PADI Tec Sidemount Diver course from the PADI Sidemount Course to learn how to mount at least 4 tanks for tech diving.

Sidemount diving is becoming increasingly popular around the world and is one of PADI’s best-selling specialty diver courses.

Reasons to Become a Sidemount Diver

So why should you try sidemount diving? It is a new diving configuration so is it for you? Below are a few good reasons to become a sidemount diver.

Streamlining

As divers, it is very important to be as streamlined as possible. When we see marine creatures underwater, we marvel at the speed they travel. This is because their streamlining has developed over millions of years of evolution. So how do we match it? 

The main problem is water is 800 times denser than air and not being streamlined can create drag which means you have to work harder to propel yourself, using more energy and your precious air. So even small things like having your feet slightly below the rest of your body can create significant drag requiring more effort to move.

What diving a sidemount configuration does is align the cylinders with your body and the direction of travel. This streamlining can make propulsion easier and your dive much more relaxed and comfortable.

Trim

Trim refers to the forward-to-back orientation of a diver and is usually referenced as; ‘in trim’, ‘head down’, or ‘feet down’. Getting the right trim is a basic diving requirement to move efficiently underwater. This is normally a good horizontal trim.

A good trim is achieved by having the correct weighting amount and positioning on your body, coupled with the correct positioning of gas in your BCD and dry suit (if you are wearing one). 

While it is perfectly possible to get a great trim in back mount diving 

(And also essential for good easy normal diving). Sidemount diving can make it easier due to the cylinder position at the sides of your body. This allows them to more closely align with your centres of gravity and buoyancy.

Balance

When you are diving with cylinders on your back, you have to use body tension to keep your balance when turning towards your sides. You often can feel unbalanced in these situations.

By contrast, when you are diving sidemount, the cylinders are mounted on either side of your chest and no matter what your orientation in the water, the centre of gravity is near the centre of your body and you are always balanced.

Stability

When you are stable when diving you can relax almost completely, whilst remaining with a good trim and balance. This makes you truly weightless and also a stable platform. From which you can perform tasks and skills in the same position in the water.

This can be incredibly important when doing some of the dives that sidemount is intended for such as overhead environments. You do not want to make contact with the floor of a wreck or cave and cause a silt out, or hurt yourself hitting overhead objects. Additionally, it is essential to be able to maintain good buoyancy for decompression stops and gas-switching tasks at specific depths, when using the configuration for tech diving.

I would just like to point out that good stability is perfectly achievable with backmount and many of us have achieved this with little difficulty. Some sidemount pros have pointed out that sidemount configurations can be easier to develop this skill in their opinions. See what you think.

Redundancy

One of the main benefits of sidemount is that enables you to carry more gas. It also provides you with a redundancy system in the event of equipment failure or diver error. This is a requirement for all technical diving. Sidemount can provide two independent gas supplies. While this has its pros and cons the redundancy feature of sidemount is a serious benefit.

Access to Tank Valves

When you are diving with a back mount configuration it can be hard to reach and impossible to see your cylinder valves, making it awkward to open and close them when geared up.

Sidemount allows you to have your valves in view, making it easier and quicker to identify and isolate any issues and easily open and close valves to switch gas supplies.

Managing Your Equipment

Sidemount gives you the option to don and doff equipment in the water (subject to water conditions). This can be of tremendous aid to divers who struggle to carry single or twinsets on land. This can aid those with back issues or with disabilities who find it easier to gear up in the water.

Additionally, sidemount also allows you to unclip tanks underwater and feed them through gaps ahead of you, enabling you as a diver to squeeze through smaller spaces. This can be very useful in cave or wreck diving.

New Challenges

You might not be looking to do technical training, or squeeze through tight overhead environments so should you still think of diving sidemount? I mean after all. It is not for everyone. Well if you like to learn new skills and embrace new challenges then yes for sure. 

Sidemount diving requires you to learn new skills that you don’t find in traditional back-mounted scuba diving. If you are like me and just want to learn as many skills as possible and keep yourself developing then this is definitely worth it.

New skills introduced include but are not limited to Managing more than one tank, new control of buoyancy and trim, and new equipment positions. What a challenge, which can be very rewarding.

What will Happen on the PADI Sidemount Diver Course?

Ok there is some PADI eLearning to complete as part of the knowledge development section of the PADI Sidemount Diver Course. During this and workshops with your PADI Instructor, you will learn about the theory of sidemount diving, as well as the gear configurations and equipment options that are available to you. You will also be introduced to

  • Benefits, and drawbacks of sidemount diving
  • Proper sidemount diving gas management
  • Buoyancy Control
  • Emergency procedures whilst sidemount diving

The PADI sidemount course practical part includes both confined and open water diver training. You will learn about the setup and donning of sidemount gear and then perform the following skills and exercises in the water

  • Equipment assembly and adjustment
  • Entry and exit with sidemount
  • Gas management
  • Buoyancy control
  • Underwater navigation on sidemount
  • Regulator Recovery
  • Emergency procedures.

You will make 3 open water dives on Sidemount over 1 or 2 days as part of the course following mastering the techniques in the pool.

Once all performance requirements have been met by you with regards to elearning, and confined and open water dives you will be issued with a PADI Sidemount Diver certification, indicating that you are qualified to use sidemount gear and dive a sidemount configuration.

How do I Book the PADI Sidemount Diver Course?

Click here to book your PADI Sidemount course now or contact us on WhatsApp to find out more about your options on the Sidemount program. 

You will need to be:

  • Open Water or higher qualified
  • At least 15 years old

I am a PADI Instructor. Can I become a Sidemount Instructor?

Yes, we can include the Sidemount Instructor training courses in a package for those PADI Instructors who complete PADI Sidemount diver training with us.

SSI Instructor Crossover Schedule

SSI Crossover schedule

Becoming an SSI Instructor through a crossover program is an exciting step in your professional diving career. At Ocean Tribe, we offer a flexible crossover schedule that can be completed in just four days. Candidates can choose to complete it over consecutive days, split it across two weekends, or even incorporate it into a full Instructor Training Course. The crossover schedule is customisable to meet the needs of each candidate.

Please note that the Instructor Evaluation (IE), which finalizes your SSI certification, is conducted separately and takes an additional one to two days depending on the number of participants.

Orientation Session

Your SSI Instructor Crossover journey begins with a short orientation session. During this time, you will receive your academic assignments and in-water presentation tasks. Instructors will explain the course expectations, set your goals, and ensure you understand the flow of the upcoming days.

The orientation is designed to be clear, efficient, and set a positive tone for the entire program. The total duration is 1.5 hours.

Day 1: Academic Foundations and Teaching Practice

The first full day of training dives straight into the academic content. You will review Academic Sessions 1 through 6, covering essential elements like the SSI teaching philosophy, standards, and systems.

In the afternoon, you move into your first teaching presentation. You will deliver an academic lesson based on the Open Water Diver course, practicing your ability to engage and educate future divers in a classroom setting.

Day one is a full training day, with a total duration of nine hours.

Day 2: Advanced Academics and Confined Water Skills

Day two builds on the academic base from the first day. You will continue the academic review, focusing on Sessions 7 to 10. These sessions deepen your understanding of SSI’s teaching methods and customer care systems.

After the academic work, you will transition into the pool or confined water environment. Here, you will deliver your first confined water teaching presentation, simulating how you would instruct Open Water Diver students during their initial skill development.

Day two is equally packed, with a total duration of nine hours.

Day 3: Rescue Skills and Emergency Training

The third day moves into more practical, real-world rescue scenarios. You will participate in a Diver Stress & Rescue workshop, refining your ability to manage emergencies in diving environments.

Following the workshop, you return to the pool for another teaching session. This time, the focus is on demonstrating and teaching emergency ascent skills, a vital competency for any Open Water Instructor.

Day three is slightly lighter, with a total duration of six hours.

Day 4: Open Water Skills and Final Evaluation

The final day of the SSI instructor crossover program shifts to the open water. You will conduct an open water teaching presentation, guiding your fellow candidates through real-world skill demonstrations.

After the practical open water work, you will complete your final written exams. These exams test your understanding of the SSI system, teaching standards, and professional responsibilities.

Finally, you will sit down for your overall performance review, receiving feedback on your strengths and the areas where you can continue to grow as an SSI Instructor.

The last day runs for a total of seven hours and brings your training portion of the crossover to a close.

Final Step: Instructor Evaluation (IE)

After successfully completing the crossover schedule, candidates must attend the Instructor Evaluation. This evaluation takes an additional one to two days and is required for final SSI Instructor certification.

How Deep Can You Dive With Basic Scuba Certification?

How deep can you dive

How Deep Can You Dive With a Basic Certification?

If you’re just starting your scuba diving journey, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is: How deep can I dive with a basic certification? It’s a good question—and an important one.

When you complete an Open Water Diver course with a major agency like SSI or PADI, you earn your basic scuba certification. This certification gives you the freedom to dive anywhere in the world, but within safe limits. One of those limits is depth.

The 18-Meter Limit

With an Open Water certification, you can dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters, or about 60 feet. That might not sound very deep, but it’s more than enough to experience some of the best diving in the world. Reefs, wrecks, and marine life are often found in shallower water, especially in tropical regions. In fact, many certified divers spend most of their time between 10 and 18 meters.

The 18-meter limit isn’t just a rule—it’s based on science and safety. At this depth, you can enjoy longer dives without needing to worry about decompression stops. You also reduce the risk of nitrogen narcosis and other pressure-related issues that become more likely on deeper dives.

What If You’re Not Fully Certified Yet?

If you’re not ready for the full Open Water course, you can start with the Scuba Diver certification. This gives you access to a limited depth of 12 meters and always under the supervision of a professional. It’s a great way to ease into diving and build confidence before going deeper.

Going Deeper With Advanced Training

Once you’re comfortable in the water and want to explore beyond 18 meters, you have options. One popular next step is the Advanced Adventurer or Advanced Open Water course. This program typically includes a deep dive and raises your depth limit to 30 meters (100 feet), while also expanding your skills in areas like navigation or buoyancy control.

The Deep Diving Specialty: Down to 40 Meters

If your goal is to reach even deeper, consider the SSI Deep Diving specialty course. This standalone program is an alternative to the Advanced Adventurer and qualifies you to dive to 40 meters (130 feet). It focuses on deep dive planning, gas management, and the effects of depth on both your body and equipment. The Deep Diving course is ideal for divers who want to explore deeper wrecks, walls, or sites where marine life thrives beyond 30 meters.

By continuing your dive education, you open up an entirely new level of adventure—safely and with confidence.

Start with 18 Meters, Go as Deeper

For beginners, the 18-meter depth limit is more than enough to discover incredible dive sites. With further training and experience, the ocean gets deeper—and so does the adventure. Whether you stick to shallow coral gardens or eventually dive into the blue at 40 meters, your journey starts with that first certification.

Do I need a visa to travel to Kenya?

ETA do I need a visa for Kenya

For our dive and safari trips we are constantly asked “do I need a visa to travel to Kenya”. This question has become a little more confusing since Kenya introduced the eVisa earlier this year.

However the ETA is essentially the same as a visa. You need to apply for one before coming to Kenya. You also need to make sure you apply in the right place. 

Unfortunately there are many “agents” who have sprung up trying to get you to book through them. This is not necessary and can lose you money and also slow down the process.

So we have prepared the following guide below for our customers asking the question “do I need a visa to travel to Kenya?”.

Who needs a visa to travel to Kenya?

For the most current information on what nationalities need a eVisa, don’t need a visa or require a referral visa you can visit this page at the Kenya eCitizen Department of Immigration Services

How do I apply for a Kenya ETA?

  1. Go to the Kenya ETA Website
  2. Click on the red “Apply Now” button.
  3. Click on the green “Tourist and Visitors” button. 
  4. Read the instructions and click the green “continue” button.
  5. Check the conditions and then check the “I have read and agreed to the above” box. Click the green “continue” button.
  6. Click the “Individual Application” button.
  7. Select the country of residence and then click the green “continue” button.
  8. Follow the process to enter all of your passport and trip information.
  9. Confirm and proceed to the payment process.
  10. Pay Using visa card, Mastercard and other debit cards.
  11. Await approval via email, then download and print the eVisa from your eCitizen account.
  12. Present your printed eVisa to the immigration officer at the port of entry.

Note you should allow at least 3 working days to get your eVisa approved.

Kids Summer Activities in Kenya

PADI Kids scuba diving programs

For your kids summer activities in Kenya on this year’s summer holidays why not get them involved in scuba diving. For children as young as 8 years old, Ocean Tribe offer PADI scuba diving programs in Diani. 

As well as being a fun and adventurous summer activity. Scuba diving is also a wonderful way to introduce children to the underwater world and wondrous eco-system. This can lead to a lifelong hobby or even career choices in the fields of diving instruction, marine biology or conservation.

All PADI scuba diving programs for kids summer activities are well structured with worldwide-recognised certifications. So what programs are available?

Scuba Diving Programs for 8 and 9 Year Olds

PADI Bubblemaker

1 Hour Session

PADI Bubblemaker is a pool introduction to scuba diving with a PADI Instructor for kids aged 8-9. They will be introduced to the scuba equipment with a briefing with an instructor before getting into the water. They will then start blowing bubbles and learning what it is like to be on scuba in a controlled environment. The experience tends to last an hour or so.

Book the PADI Bubblemaker Experience

PADI Seal Team 

5 x 1 Hour Sessions

The PADI Seal Team provides a structured learning environment combined with enjoyable scuba activities. This stimulating program appeals to kids who crave adventure, seek the challenge of learning new skills and want to gain an appreciation for preserving the aquatic realm. They also earn credit towards their Junior Open Water Diver certification.

Book the PADI Seal Team Experience

PADI Master Seal Team

10 x 1 Hour Sessions

The PADI Master Seal Team is a program for kids that are already PADI Seal Team members or a PADI Junior Scuba Diver or part of the Junior Open Water Diver program. The PADI Seal Team provides a structured learning environment combined with enjoyable scuba activities. This stimulating program appeals to kids who crave adventure, seek the challenge of learning new skills and want to gain an appreciation for preserving the aquatic realm.

Book PADI Master Seal Team Experience

Scuba Diving Programs for 10+ Year Olds

PADI Discover Scuba Diving

1 Day

Discover Scuba Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it. While not an actual scuba certification, during the discover scuba diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. This involves a short pool session with an instructor learning basic scuba skills, before 2 dives in the ocean.

Book the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience

PADI Junior Open Water Diver

3 Days

The PADI Open Water Course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you’ll make at least five pool dives and four dives at dive sites in Diani under the supervision of your Ocean Tribe Instructor. The rating can be automatically upgraded to full Open Water certification when the diver reaches 15 years old.

Book the PADI Junior Open Water Diver Course

Scuba Diving Programs for 12+ Year Olds

PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver

3 Days

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course builds on what you learned on the Open Water course, introducing new skills and extending the depth range to which you are permitted to dive. Unlike the Open Water course there is no confined water diving or classroom sessions, you are straight onto the boat in Diani after some independent study in your manual and diving. You must complete 5 adventure dives and the matching knowledge reviews in the PADI Advanced Open Water Manual to qualify as an Advanced Open Water Diver.

Book the PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver Course

PADI Junior Rescue Diver and Emergency First Responder

4 Days

Emergency First Response Primary & Secondary Care– Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. 

The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise. Emergency First Response Secondary Care (first aid) covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. 

Participants focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice.

It is time for “Serious Fun.” Do you see yourself as a caring person and want to be able to help people. The PADI Junior Rescue Diver course teaches you the fundamental knowledge and skills to effectively assist a fellow diver in distress, co-ordinate dive accident scenario management and render appropriate first aid to a victim when necessary. The course takes three days to complete and follows on from the basic primary and secondary care training that you receive on the Emergency First Response course, which should be done prior to commencing a PADI Rescue Diver course.

Book the PADI Junior Rescue Diver Course

MySSI App for Divers

Explore the MySSI App – Your Ultimate Dive Companion!

Scuba diving is evolving, and so is the way we learn, log, and connect underwater. The MySSI app by Scuba Schools International is more than just a digital learning platform. It’s a powerful, all-in-one digital companion that gives divers instant access to training, certifications, tools, and even career opportunities. Right from their smartphone or tablet.

The newly updated MySSI app is the most powerful and comprehensive tool for divers today. This free, all-in-one application gives you everything you need for scuba diving, freediving, extended range, and mermaiding—all in one place!

Why Download the MySSI App?

Access Your Training Anywhere, Anytime

The moment you register for your SSI course with Ocean Tribe, you’ll get immediate access to your digital learning materials through the MySSI app. That means you can begin your dive theory from the comfort of your hotel room, at home, or on the go—no bulky books or scheduling delays.

The app includes interactive lessons, review quizzes, and high-quality videos to support your understanding. Course paperwork is completed digitally and submitted through the app, making the entire process fast and paper-free.

You’ll also find real-time course updates, your digital certification card, and any recognition ratings (like Specialty Diver or Master Diver) you’ve earned—all synced to your profile and stored safely in one place.

Access Your Digital Logbook Anywhere

The MySSI logbook isn’t just a place to list dive dates and depths. It allows you to track your progress with advanced features, including dive site names, instructors, buddies, dive conditions, gear used, and even underwater photos. You can log dives manually or have them verified by your Ocean Tribe instructor directly through the app.

The more you dive, the more you unlock. Your digital logbook also keeps count toward your SSI Diver Diamond awards, visible on your profile and recognized worldwide.

Easily Track Your Wildlife Sightings with MySSI!

Running out of space on your dive log? The MySSI digital logbook makes recording marine life effortless.

  • Quick & Easy Logging – No more scribbling in tiny spaces.
  • Extensive Marine Life List – Browse and select species from MyDiveGuide’s database.
  • Accurate Dive Records – Keep a detailed wildlife log for every dive.
  • Enhance Your Experience – Track sightings and learn more about marine life

Connect with Dive Buddies

One of the most exciting features of the MySSI app is the ability to connect with fellow divers. You can add your instructors, guides, and dive buddies, share dive experiences, and see who’s diving where. It’s a great way to stay in touch after your course and build a community of like-minded divers around the world.

Find SSI Training Centers Worldwide

Whether you’re traveling to Thailand, Egypt, Mexico—or just around the corner from Diani Beach—the MySSI app lets you search for SSI training centers and instructors anywhere in the world. Filter by location, training level, languages spoken, or even by specialties offered. You can message centers directly, making planning your next dive trip or course easier than ever.

Discover Local Dive Events

Never miss a dive opportunity again. The app’s events section helps you stay informed about upcoming training sessions, fun dives, dive trips, marine cleanups, and special events hosted by centers like Ocean Tribe. If we’re running a reef survey dive, Nitrox course, or dive-and-safari combo, you’ll be the first to know—right inside the app.

Explore Dive Sites Before You Arrive

Thinking about diving in a new location? The app’s dive site search tool helps you discover local reefs, wrecks, and marine parks. See real reviews, photos, depth ranges, and marine life sightings before you even board the boat. It’s a handy way to plan your next underwater adventure with confidence.

Enjoy Seamless Learning

Everything you need to learn is built into the MySSI platform. You’ll never lose your materials or need to restart progress. From Open Water Diver to Instructor Trainer, you can access digital manuals, slates, review materials, and certification updates instantly. The app syncs across devices, so you can start reading on your phone and continue on a tablet or desktop.

Tools for Professionals Too

If you’re a dive pro or working your way up through Ocean Tribe’s internship programs, the app becomes even more valuable. Instructors and Divemasters can access course teaching materials, student management tools, rescue and dive planning slates, and use the global SSI Pro Job Board to look for work opportunities around the world.

It’s All Free with Your SSI Profile

The best part? All of this is included free when you register with Ocean Tribe for your SSI course. Your MySSI profile is yours for life and travels with you wherever you go.

I’ve Got My PADI Open Water Certification. What Next?

I've got my PADI

So I’ve “got my PADI”. I am a PADI Open Water Diver. I am now qualified to dive to 18m or shallower with a buddy in conditions similar or better than those I was trained in anywhere in the world. Should I stop there? Or what options are open to me now I’ve “got my PADI”?

Get Some Dives Logged

You became a PADI Open Water Diver because you want to experience the underwater world. Now you should not just leave this to only diving once a year on vacation. 

There are so many diving options available to you that you should try and get as many experience dives as possible. You get better at things by practicing them. 

So find out what is available to you in your local area to go diving. For example: East African residents are entitled to join the Ocean Tribe Dive Club where they can log as many dives as possible over the year.

DAN Scuba Diving Insurance

Take PADI Continuing Education Courses

Do you want to extend the range of where you can dive or learn further diving skills?

The PADI Open Water Diver certification restricts you to depths of 18m or shallower. You also learn basic navigation on the PADI Open Water Diver Course. 

To extend your range and improve your navigation, you should consider taking the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.

On this course in addition to the deep and navigation dives you can also do adventure dives that interest you. 

For example: Wreck diving, underwater photography, search and recovery diving, peak performance buoyancy and many more.

As well as increasing your depth limit to 30m, the PADI Advanced Open Water course adventure dives can be counted as the first dive of the corresponding specialty diver course. So you could then move directly into PADI Specialty Diver courses that interest you.

Want to increase your range to the creational limit of 40m? Complete the PADI Deep Diver course. It’s just an example but there are so many options available to you and you can take a step forward in the PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge..

dive against debris

Get Involved in Environmental Activities

As divers we have a duty to protect what we dive to see and love. The ocean has so many threats and we as divers can make a difference. 

You can join activities such as beach and underwater clean-ups (every first Saturday of the month at Ocean Tribe) and environmental ocean monitoring programs. 

You can increase your education on the subject by taking AWARE specialty diver courses such as AWARE Coral Reef ConservationProject AWARE, AWARE Dive Against Debris and AWARE Fish ID specialties.

Above all you can talk to people about protecting the reef, practice safe diving practices and be environmentally aware. We want to keep our waters as healthy as possible.

Own your own scuba diving equipment

Invest in Your Own Set of Scuba Diving Equipment

I’ve got my PADI. The rental equipment seemed ok. Why do I need to buy my own set of diving equipment?

Having your own set of scuba equipment is the same as having equipment for any pastime you enjoy. 

Your own equipment is set up to suit you, in precise sizing and diving style. 

Divers who have their own equipment enjoy their dives more and are more likely to dive often.

Remember that rental equipment is generic and has to fit and suit a massive range of divers. 

Your own dive equipment can be a lot more specific to you and your own style. 

BCD’s with integrated weight systems, balanced regulators, dive computers with more features, an exact fitting wetsuit, your own mask and fins. The list is endless. 

You will enjoy your diving more with your own gear.

Ocean Tribe will be delighted to assist you in planning and purchasing your own personal scuba diving equipment, with recommendations based on budget and the type of diving you would like to do.

dive career internships

Take a Dive Career Internship

Many of us have become so addicted to diving following our Open Water course that we have decided to make a career of it. But that can be very expensive doing each course one by one and paying for diving at the same time.

Ocean Tribe dive career internships to PADI Divemaster or PADI diving instructor levels package it all together. You make savings of literally thousands of dollars. 

Our dive career internships include:

  • All core PADI courses needed
  • A full set of your own personal scuba equipment
  • Unlimited diving during the internship (most interns leave with 100+ dives)
  • Dive club membership for a year.
  • Mentorship from some of the top PADI educators in the business.

Dive career internships can be started from any diver level, even beginner. They are a great way to advance to the pro levels and can be done over any time scale you pick.

There are a few answers to the question of “what should I do now I’ve got my PADI.” You have so many options. 

But the main thing is. Keep diving. Dive as much as you can. Become an active ambassador for the ocean we know and love. 

Don’t let it stagnate and leave yourself open to diving opportunities.

You have joined the most inclusive group of people we know. Take advantage. Happy diving!

PADI Women’s Dive Day 2024- Special Offers for Ladies on Dive Courses, Pro Training and Dive Trips

PADI Women's dive day

PADI Women’s Dive Day is coming up in a couple of months on Saturday 20th July 2024. For those ladies out there who are looking for an excuse for another adventure. Ocean Tribe has put together some offers for our female customers to celebrate the day.

Ladies. Come for a dive trip on PADI Women’s Dive Day

Want to take part in the dive trips on PADI Women’s Dive Day? Take advantage of the offer of $90/female certified diver for a 2-tank dive trip on the 20th of July 2024. This includes equipment, a dive guide, fruit, and snacks on the boat and is a 25% discount off the standard rate. PROMO Code WDD24DD

Following on from the diving you can take part in a PADI Women’s Dive Day lunch hosted by Flamboyant. This will be a set menu held in Flamboyant from 1:30 pm. Transport to Flamboyant from Ocean Tribe will be provided.

PADI Women’s Dive Day 2024 Special PADI Course Booking Offers

Are you new to diving? Start your PADI Open Water Diver Course so that it is running over the 20th of July 2024 and get 15% off the cost of the course including materials. Haven’t got the time for the PADI Open Water course but still want to take part? Then how about the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program and receive the same discount? PROMO Code WDD24OW

Actually, scratch that. Start ANY PADI dive course so that part of the course takes place on PADI Women’s Dive Day and get 15% off that course price. Build your confidence with a PADI Advanced Open Water Course, or Rescue Diver certification. PROMO Code WDD24PC

Extend your range and become a PADI Deep Diver. Learn to explore history underwater with the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course. We have so many courses available and all will be on the special offer for that day for you girls! You can celebrate your achievements with other incredible women at events around the world.

If you are unable to make the actual PADI Women’s Dive Day at Ocean Tribe for a course then we still have an offer for you. If you book a recreational PADI dive course between 10th-20th July 2024 then you will get 10% off and can start it on ANY date in 2024. PROMO Code WDD24CC

We will even extend the Women’s Dive Day offer to an event that isn’t even happening at that time but will occur a month after. Ladies, if you book the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) for August before the 20th of July 2024, you can get 10% off the course price (not including PADI materials and fees). The IDC offers for our PADI IDC starting on the 18th of August 2024, also include a FREE 3 Day/2 Night wildlife safari following the Instructor Exam, 7 specialty instructor courses, and more. A great IDC to take part in and begin your journey to PADI Instructor! PROMO Code WDD24DDIDC

Learn to Dive Platinum Package

COURSE PACKAGES

SPECIAL OFFER
LEARN TO DIVE COMBO PACKAGES
Get extras on top of your Open Water Diver course for less
(All materials and fees included)

Open Water Course on its own (3 Days)- $499
Open Water & Perfect Buoyancy (4 Days)- $550 
Open Water &  Enriched Air Nitrox (3 Days)- $540
Open Water & Advanced Open Water (6 Days)- $750
Open Water + Enriched Air + Deep Diving + Navigation Diving (6 Days) - $750
Open Water & Sea Turtle Ecology (3 Days)- $540
Open Water & Any Ecology Specialty (3 Days) - $540
  • Get better buoyancy and your first specialty diver rating
  • Get certified to use Nitrox as well as learn to dive
  • Get your Open Water and Advanced courses
  • Do full Advanced Packages once you have learned to dive
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