SSI Scuba Diver

The SSI Scuba Diver is the shorter of SSI’s two beginner certifications. Two days, two pool dives, two ocean dives — and you’re certified to dive to 12 metres, always under the supervision of a Divemaster or Instructor.

It’s the right choice if you’re tight on time and don’t yet need the full independent licence. If you decide later that you want to upgrade to full Open Water, you pick up exactly where you left off and only pay the difference.

Talk to us about which makes more sense for your trip. If you’ve got three days, the full Open Water is almost always the better value.

Looking for “PADI Scuba Diver”?

You may have searched for “PADI Scuba Diver Gili Air”. We’ve moved fully to SSI certification — but our instructors hold both PADI and SSI ratings, and the two agencies’ courses are recognised interchangeably worldwide. Identical training, same depth limits, different paperwork. Bibi, our founder, was a PADI IDC Staff for many years before becoming an SSI Instructor Trainer in 2013; almost everyone on the team is dual-rated. Same dive, different card.