
10 Ways to Increase Your Child’s Dive Safety
by DiveSSI - 19th November 2020
Diving as a family is one of the most rewarding activities for any avid diver. Not only does scuba diving…

Diving safety and rescue
by DiveSSI - 12th February 2018
Stress & Rescue. Rescue Diver. Diving Safety & Rescue. Some names of different dive organisations for their “Rescue courses” that…

Earth Day 2021 – Help 1 Billion People Restore Our Earth
by DiveSSI - 19th April 2021
EARTHDAY.ORG is on a mission to empower and expand the environmental movement – starting with you! On 22nd April, join…

The 8 best SSI lifeguard programs for 2021
by DiveSSI - 30th March 2021
If you want to save lives and learn exciting new skills including problem solving and teamwork, become a professional lifeguard.…

SSI Partners with Lifeguard Academy Maldives
by DiveSSI - 4th March 2021
Scuba Schools International Partners with Lifeguard Academy Maldives to Provide Lifeguard Training Programmes for Tourist and Local Facilities Since 2018…

Stress – The Silent Killer
by DiveSSI - 18th February 2021
I am not a detective and I do not want to even open the door to try to suggest what…

4 Reasons You Should Become a Master Diver in 2021
by DiveSSI - 11th February 2021
Earning the rating of SSI Master Diver is the pinnacle of recreational scuba diving. Becoming an SSI Master Diver in…

Cozumel – the best time to dive here
by DiveSSI - 21st December 2020
Anytime a diver is considering a dive destination one of the more common questions they have is, “What is the…

SSI SCR Diving
by DiveSSI - 9th December 2020
Background and Intent The SCR range of programs are one of the most recent additions to the XR family of…

“SAFER THAN HOME” CAMPAIGN
by DiveSSI - 15th October 2020
Travel may still be widely restricted across the globe, but two giants in the dive industry will not let that…

What is XR Diving The Real Story
by DiveSSI - 9th October 2020
There are many reasons why people learn to dive and so it is impossible to list them all here. Some…

SSI contributes $3.5 Million Dollars in Free Digital Kits to support their Training Centers
by DiveSSI - 30th June 2020
SSI contributes $3.5 million dollars in free Digital Kits to support Training Centers survive COVID-19 through their No Water, No Problem…

Enriched Air Nitrox 32 Program Upgraded
by DiveSSI - 8th June 2020
SSI, the world’s largest professional dive business-based training agency, has upgraded Student Training Materials for Ecology and most of Recreational…

Others provide just words, SSI provides solutions!
by DiveSSI - 30th April 2020
The diving industry is one of the strongest hit by the current crisis. Tourism is suffering from lockdowns and travel…

Coronavirus: Full face masks to ease respirator overload
by DiveSSI - 30th March 2020
Full face snorkeling masks before possible use in the health care sectorThe lack of respirators respectively the overload of respirators…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Training – Recommendation
by DiveSSI - 16th March 2020
SSI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEALING WITH CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IN TRAINING Since the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), there have been and…

SaferShorelines wants to train speedboat captains and water sports enthusiasts to show them possible dangers
by DiveSSI - 13th March 2020
Accidents happen in fractions of a second and the outcome often lasts for weeks, months and sometimes for a lifetime.…

Is it fun? A 40-meter dive in the sewage sludge of a digestion tower
by DiveSSI - 6th March 2020
It's like shoveling snow at 37 degreesThe diving conditions are actually optimal: no current, no dangerous wreckage in the area,…

Volcano “F” is the origin of the floating stones
by DiveSSI - 9th December 2019
Researchers publish study on pumice raft in the Southwest PacificSince August 2019, a huge cluster of pumice stones in the…

Fight against plastic waste: rivers to be cleaned
by DiveSSI - 31st October 2019
The Ocean Cleanup Project wants to clean rivers of plastic wasteThe Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup, which is currently making…

Ice diving at its best in the East of Greenland
by DiveSSI - 7th October 2019
The wind blows streaks of powdery snow over the ice, forming wave patterns, elevations and valleys as one would expect…

Mermaiding – Which fins are suitable?
by DiveSSI - 4th September 2019
Mermaid swimming - the latest trendMermaid swimming or mermaiding is the latest trend in water sports. With colorful mermaid fins…

New method for monitoring CO2 sources on the seaground
by DiveSSI - 30th August 2019
Researchers studied natural gas leaks in the Mediterranean off ItalyThe storage of carbon dioxide in the seabed is one of…

How to become an underwater model?
by DiveSSI - 22nd August 2019
To be an underwater model sounds very interesting, especially for many girls and young adults. Photos under water, with a…

Which is the Best Type of Liveaboard for You?
by DiveSSI - 12th June 2019
As liveaboard diving continues to grow in popularity, a huge variety of vessels and onboard facilities have become available…

Recognition of the SSI Lifeguard Program
by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019
The SSI Lifeguard Program was proudly certified by the German Association for Pool and Swimming Operations. From March 01, 2019 the…

The Gili Islands – Rising from the Ashes
by DiveSSI - 20th February 2019
Most visitors are divers 2018 was a devastating year of natural disasters in Indonesia. One of those disasters was the…

Feed additions in aquaculture damage lobster
by DiveSSI - 19th October 2018
Sea lice treatment has serious side effectsTeflubenzuron is added to the feed of farmed salmon in some cases to treat…

Shark nets on the beaches of South Africa have been removed
by DiveSSI - 30th July 2018
Death traps for sharks, dolphins, rays and turtlesSince July 26, 2018, there are no more shark nets on beaches in…

How to be safe when making sea dives
by DiveSSI - 29th June 2018
The United Kingdom - various opportunities for sea diving Summertime has finally arrived in the northern hemisphere which now provides…

Drone technology for deep-sea exploration
by DiveSSI - 13th June 2018
Karlsruhe researchers want to penetrate unexplored underwater worlds with a droneThe German participant, the ARGGONAUTS from the Fraunhofer Institute for…

Wreck diving in Cyprus
by DiveSSI - 29th March 2018
Zenobia - a dormant giantHer reputation is legendary. Experienced wreck divers count them among the ten most beautiful wrecks worldwide.…

The end of a diving instructor’s career
by DiveSSI - 27th October 2017
A severe diving accident - but why? In September 2015, the German diving instructor Matthias U. was on a diving…

Diving with risk
by DiveSSI - 5th October 2017
Kuredu Island in the north of Lhaviyani Atoll (Maldives), well known for its beautiful diving spots. The island is 150…

The Solomon Islands – Special Places II
by DiveSSI - 20th September 2017
The Solomon Islands have the credentials of an absolutely first class dive destination and are only a 3-hour direct flight…

Optimal trim for diving
by DiveSSI - 30th June 2017
Diving skills for beginners and advanced divers In diving, “trim” refers to the leveling of the body in a horizontal…

Buoyancy control
by DiveSSI - 29th June 2017
Diving skills for beginner and advanced divers With this report on buoyancy control, we kick off a short series on…

Reducing plastic waste at sea
by DiveSSI - 21st March 2017
NABU, politicians and businesses work together to find solutions The problem of plastic waste in the oceans is massive.…

DAN Europe Research Internship in Malta
by DiveSSI - 15th March 2017
Internship starts in July 2017 Young people interested in diving medicine and physiology, biomedical engineering and research are invited to…

Day 3 – Arrival in Khuzhir on Olchon Island
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 16th February 2017
Today we left our cozy, comfy hotel in Irkutsk. Lake Baikal was the final destination and the village Khuzhir on Olchon…

Protected area for harbour porpoises established in Baltic Sea
by DiveSSI - 9th January 2017
Area south of Gotland is important breeding site The government of Sweden will set up a protected area for the…

Applications open for DAN USA internship
by DiveSSI - 29th November 2016
Work will involve review of 1,000 autopsies of diving fatalities The American organisation Divers Alert Network (DAN) is offering a…

Magic nights of coral spawning
by Carin - 24th October 2016
On certain nights, around full moon, corals have their tryst of love. Diving on such a night is a lifetime…

12th Symposium on diving medicine at Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover
by DiveSSI - 14th October 2016
Sharing knowledge to save lives Diving accidents occasionally occur in the sport of scuba diving. With every new accident, questions…

Scientists explore new underwater volcano in submersible
by DiveSSI - 4th March 2016
A team of scientists embarked on a recent expedition off the coast of El Hierro to examine a new submarine…

Egyptian diver to break world record for deepest scuba dive
by DiveSSI - 18th February 2016
Egyptian diver Wael Omar is thinking big. Not only does he want to break the current world record for the deepest scuba…

Tougher security measures for passenger ships in Maldives
by DiveSSI - 7th January 2016
Due to the increasing number of shipping accidents in the Maldives, the government has announced stricter safety regulations for boats and ships,…

EU Commission to raise maximum limits for mercury in fish products
by DiveSSI - 23rd September 2015
Easing of restrictions may affect public health The European Commission is planning to raise the limitations of mercury in fish. This…