SSI Try SCUBA

There is nothing like SCUBA diving! Its much easier than you think and the Try SCUBA entry level program is an ideal way to start exploring the magical world of the big blue ocean like you have never seen it before!

On completion you will earn the SSI Try SCUBA recognition card and and learn to love the ocean from a completely new perspective. If you decide to become an Open Water Diver within the first six months, your Try Scuba open water dive will be recognized as one of the required dives.

You get to embark on the of the greatest adventures you will ever experience.

In order to truly enjoy your first underwater experience, an SSI Dive professional will teach you everything you need to know and under their guidance, you will learn the skills you need to enjoy this first experience underwater.

Learn all about your scuba gear with SSI scuba lessons. In the SSI Try SCUBA Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories. The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon whether you're diving in tropical, temperate or cold water

Check with New Zealand Diving about the gear you'll use during this course. You can find most everything at our diving shop or our online shop.

Minimum Age: 8

Certification Prerequisites: None

Academic Sessions: Try Scuba 

Pool/Confined Water Sessions: 1

Open Water Dives: 1

Maximum Training Depth: 5 meters / 15 feet

Suggested Duration: None

Diver Diamond is the cornerstone of the SSI educational system. It emphasizes the critical components of a great scuba education program: Proper knowledge, Proper Skills, Proper Equipment and Proper Experience. The diver diamond is the foundation for the Ultimate Dive Experience.