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The SSI Classified Diving program has been created to enable persons with disabilities who might not be able to earn full certifications the ability to dive and get certified with different safety parameters. Learn to work with disabled divers.
As mentioned above the SSI Advanced Adventurer is the equivalent rating to the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. The SSI rating is earned by completing 24 dives and 4 SSI Specialty Instructor courses. It is therefore a higher rating than its PADI namesake.
The SSI Advanced Adventurer card will be accepted as an “Advanced” Card the same as the PADI one in dive centers around the world (but make sure you complete the deep and navigation dives on the advanced adventurer course for this to be the same).
The Open Water and Advanced package includes 2 diver courses getting you the ideal start in your scuba certification journey. It includes the entry level SSI Open Water Diver Course. As well as the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver course. As well as training the courses include 10 dives. You will have log some dives and get your first certifications. You will also be introduced to the possibilities offered by specialty courses. If you do the deep dive on the Advanced Open Water Diver course. You will increase your depth limit to 30m rather than 18m.
The SSI Open Water Diver course is one of the most popular entry-level scuba diving courses in the world.
More people become scuba divers in this way than any other. Once you have the Open Water Certification you can use the diving license to go diving with a buddy anywhere in the world.
At the end of the course, you will be qualified to dive with a buddy to a depth of 18m. Your first scuba diving certification card.
And what better place to learn than Kenya? From the dive base in Diani, we have sheltered dive sites that are perfect for allowing beginners to get comfortable in the water and complete the skill training as well as a chance to take in the wonders of the thousands of different marine species on the coral reefs and exciting local dive sites such as wrecks.
We break the course down into three segments, knowledge development, confined water (in a swimming pool) training, and open water dives.
The SSI Advanced Open Water Diver course is where you can begin to take part in dives that interest you and increase your depth range as a diver.
On the course, you will do 5 introductory dives from the specialty dives of your choice (permitted by local diving conditions).
At the end of the course, you will be qualified to dive with a buddy to a depth of 30m. Your first advanced scuba diving certification card.
And what better place to learn than Kenya? From the dive base in Diani, we have a large range of dive sites which include wrecks, fantastic coral reefs, and flat areas for practicing search patterns. This is perfect for skill training as well as a chance to take in the wonders of the thousands of different marine species on the coral reefs and exciting local dive sites such as the popular Alpha Fungao wreck which sits at 30m.
The course is broken down into two segments, knowledge development, and open-water dives.
Special dive and stay offers now available from Ocean Tribe in Diani Beach at our base. Guests can stay in the luxury Swahili Beach Resort, one of Kenya’s top hotels. Discounted packages for accommodation and diving are available. Take advantage of these special dive and stay offers and book today! Contact Us for more information.
Bikinis and Rash Guards Now Available from Ocean Tribe. Ocean Tribe are delighted to announce that our very own range of swimwear and dive wear is now available from our shop in Swahili Beach Resort, Diani Beach, here on the website or from Choc & Nilla Fashions in Nairobi.
The rash guards are the ideal accessory for any diver or water sports enthusiasts while the bikinis and monokinis embrace the Kenyan spirit both in the national flag design and the Kanga patterns. All items are available in a wide range of sizes. Contact us for more info or visit us at the dive store.
Ocean Tribe would like to congratulate the successful candidates from the August 2017 SSI Dive Instructor Course in Kenya. Well done to Nicolas Yun from France, Kim Bassen from Kenya, and Lekha Mohan from India on successful completion of the SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) held in Diani Beach, Kenya in August 2017.
Nicolas, Kim and Lekha are now qualified SSI Open Water Instructors with the additional ratings of Perfect Buoyancy Instructor, Enriched Air Nitrox Instructor, Diver Stress and Rescue Instructor, Scuba Rangers Instructor and Dive Guide Instructor included. They will also be taking SSI Instructor Training Seminars at Ocean Tribe to gain further teaching credentials to maximise their employability and we are delighted to say all are doing the Disabled Divers International (DDI) Instructor Training course to be able to offer diving to people with disabilities.
The SSI Instructor Training course in Kenya was run by SSI Instructor Trainer and Ocean Tribe Owner Mark Slingo. The course was divided into the SSI Assistant Instructor Course and the SSI Open Water Instructor course over the course of 10 days. Mark remarked on the transformation of the candidates over the course of the dive instructor course in Kenya and how delighted he was when they successfully completed the IE with the SSI Instructor Certifiers.
The Instructor Evaluation was conducted over two days by SSI Instructor Certifiers Bryan Coetzee and Tinus Oppermann. Thank you guys for coming all the way from South Africa to conduct the evaluation and hope you enjoyed the Kenyan diving and lifestyle after the IE. We look forward to welcoming you to Kenya again soon.
The next SSI dive Instructor Training course to be held at Ocean Tribe will be 23 November with the IE to be held on 5-7 December. If you have any enquiries about joining the course then please contact us on info@oceantribe.co. Well done to the new instructors and we look forward to diving with you soon.
SSI Instructor Training Course completed- New SSI Instructor at Ocean Tribe. We are delighted to announce that following a successful SSI Instructor Training Course with SSI Instructor Trainer Mark Slingo, Carol Fagone from Italy passed her SSI Instructor Evaluation with flying colours to become an SSI Open Water Instructor.
SSI Instructor Certifier Bryan Coetzee flew in from the regional office in South Africa to conduct the two day evaluation, which consisted of a written exam, academic presentations, pool presentations, open water presentations and demonstrating knowledge of the SSI dive system. Ocean Tribe were delighted to be the hosts of the Instructor Evaluation at our dive centre in Diani Beach.
Congratulations Carol, you were amazing and are going to be a great instructor. We all enjoyed working with you on the SSI Instructor Training Course and you proved that being well prepared stands you in good stead to do well on your Instructor Training program.
Carol has already started adding to what she can teach, taking Instructor continuing education Specialty Instructor Courses and the Disabled Divers International Instructor Course. And just two days after the completion of the Instructor Evaluation she taught her first SSI Open Water Diver students Valentine from Kenya and Jia from Singapore. Its just the start of a successful career in scuba diving.
Upon graduation as an SSI Open Water Instructor, Carol is qualified to teach-
As she’s already teaching and doing Specialty Instructor Training she is already well on the way to becoming an SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor. We wish Carol all the best in her future dive career.
Are you interested in taking the SSI Instructor Training Course to become a scuba diving instructor in Kenya. We have scheduled SSI ITCs in May, August and November of this year and can conduct the SSI Assistant Instructor (SSI Dive Control Specialist) course on demand. Contact us for more details.
Disabled Divers International Instructor course is a particular specialty offered by Ocean Tribe. Our owner and head Instructor Mark Slingo is a DDI Instructor Examiner and Director of Training for the international diver training agency. DDI specialises in offering scuba training to a wide range of disabled people who perhaps cannot meet the performance requirements for a standard scuba diving course. They also train Instructors and Divemasters across the globe to work with divers with disabilities.
While Ocean Tribe offer the DDI Disabled Divers International Instructor Course on demand at our dive base in Diani, Kenya, Mark also travels around the world offering the program at other interested dive centres in an effort to grow the DDI instructor network and increase the number of dive centres able and willing to work with divers with disabilities. This also enables instructors in far flung corners of the globe to be able to complete the training with Mark at a dive centre local to them.
Mark’s own story as diving helped him to recover from a life changing injury is the basis behind his efforts to try to get as many dive centres across the globe working with disabled divers to help them experience the same wonders he gets to enjoy. In his career Mark has helped other disabled people start their dive careers, most notably when he was the safety consultant on the Canadian TV show Invincibles-Beneath the Surface, where quad amputee Daniel Ennett was trained to scuba dive with sharks.
The dates for the upcoming Disabled Divers International Instructor Courses being held in international locations by Mark are:
1-2 April 2017- Singapore, Singapore (Resort World Sentosa)
15-16 April 2017- Kuwait City, Kuwait (Dive 36 Dive Centre)
24-25 May 2017- Bloomington (Indianapolis), Indiana, USA (University of Indiana)
29-30 May 2017- Ipswich, Suffolk, UK (Diveline)
10-11 June 2017- Key West, Florida, USA (Lost Reef Adventures Dive Center)
Mark will also be in attendance on DDI stands at the Malaysia Dive Expo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (12-14 May 2017) and DEMA, Orlando, Florida USA (1-4 November 2017) for those who wish to talk about disabled diving, getting involved and opportunities for disabled divers.
If you are interested in attending one of Mark’s international DDI Pro Trainings then please contact us for more information. We are also able to arrange DDI Instructor Training courses at your location if needs be. Let’s work together at getting more people in the water.
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