EXTENDED RANGE Programs

 

What's in the course?

The SSI EXTENDED RANGE FOUNDATIONS program provides you with a workshop environment to improve your skills to a high level using a Total Diving System and procedures. All training dives are completed in a pool/confined water environment at depths less than 12 meters/40 feet. You will earn the SSI EXTENDED RANGE FOUNDATIONS  certification card after completing this program.

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FACTS

• Minimum Age:16

• Certification Prerequisites: Open Water Diver certification
  Have logged 24 dives

• Academic Sessions:0

• Pool/Confined Water Sessions:4

• Open Water Dives:0

• Maximum Training Depth:12 meters / 40 feet, Confined Water only

• Suggested Duration:16 hours

 

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What's in the course?

EXTENDED RANGE NITROX DIVING program provides the knowledge and experience required to independently plan and conduct limited decompression dives to a maximum depth of 40 meters, using nitrox mixtures up to 50%. This entry-level program introduces you to the Extended Range training techniques and skills and can be completed wearing a standard single-cylinder equipment configuration. You will earn the SSI EXTENDED RANGE NITROX DIVING  certification after completing this program.

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FACTS

• Minimum Age:16

• Certification Prerequisites: Deep Diving certification

• Enriched Air Nitrox 40% certification

• 24 logged Dives

• Academic Sessions: Online training

• Pool/Confined Water Sessions: Optional

• Open Water Dives:4

• Maximum Training Depth:40 meters / 130 feet

• Suggested Duration:16 hours

• Specialized Equipment: See SSI Standards

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What's in the course?

The SSI EXTENDED RANGE program qualifies you to dive to a depth of 45 meters / 145 feet using nitrox mixtures of up to 100%. The program can be completed wearing a complete Extended Range Total Diving System, appropriate for the single gas switch, accelerated decompression diving. You will earn the SSI EXTENDED RANGE certification after completing this program.

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FACTS

• Minimum Age:18

• Certification Prerequisites: Enriched Air Nitrox 40% certification
  Deep Diving certification
  50 logged dives

• Academic Sessions: Online Program

• Pool/Confined Water Sessions:1

• Open Water Dives:6

• Maximum Training Depth:45 meters / 145 feet

• Suggested Duration:18 hours

• Specialized Equipment: Refer to SSI Standards

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What's in the course?

The intent of the SSI TECHNICAL EXTENDED RANGE program is to provide divers with the training necessary to independently plan and conduct two-gas switch, multiple-stop decompression dives to depths of up to 60 meters / 200 feet, using specialized diving equipment and procedures with an equally qualified dive buddy. You will earn the SSI Technical Extended Range (with or without Trimix) certification after completing this program.

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FACTS

• Minimum Age:18

• Certification Prerequisites:Certification: Science of Diving, Diver Stress & Rescue, Extended Range or Full Cave Diving or Technical Wreck Diving
  70 logged Dives (See current SSI Training Standards)

• Academic Sessions: Online Program

• Pool/Confined Water Sessions:1

• Open Water Dives:6

• Maximum Training Depth: Varies

• Suggested Duration:18 hours

• Specialized Equipment: See current SSI Training Standards

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How much does it cost? 470 each

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