Intro to Tech Pathway
Ready to push your diving limits and explore the world beneath the surface like never before? Our Intro to Technical Diving Pathway is the perfect starting point for divers who want to transition from recreational to technical diving. This pathway provides you with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to dive safely and effectibely in more complex and challenging underwater environments.
Whether you're interested in exploring deeper wrecks, caves, or diving with specialized equipment, this pathway will prepare you for advanced dive techniques and open the door to a wide array of exciting dive opportunities!
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The bundle fee ($1,100) includes the following:
- Digital learning material, course registration, and certification fees for SSI
- Lifetime access to SSI's digital learning material, digital logbook, digital certification cards, dive tables, and more
- Certification in the following courses:
- Hard copy of your certification cards
Students must meet the following requirements to sign up for the Intro to Tech Diver Pathway:
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Must be 10 years or older to start the program
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Certified as an Open Water Diver
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Have signed and uploaded all of the forms to your SSI profile with a clear Diver Medical Statement Questionnaire or a physician sign-off prior to your first pool session. Please do not wait until the last minute to fill out these forms in the event you have to schedule an appointment with your physician
ClassWallet: We are now a vendor of ClassWallet as of 2024!
This course does not include the use of our rental equipment (BCD, Regulator, Weights, Cylinders, and Wetsuit), but they will be availble to rent. You are required to purchase/have the essential equipment listed below:
- Primary and secondary lights
- Locator light
- Manual Compass (Computer consoles or dive slates with a manual compass are acceptable)
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The basics** :
- Mask
- Snorkel
- Fins
- Hood
- Boots
- Gloves
- 2 Mouthpieces
Check out our Intro to Tech equipment package associated with this course pathway!
We recommend purchasing your equipment at Aquatic Specialties so we can personally fit the equipment to you and your body type. We have many different brands, styles, and sizes, and having equipment that fits well will enhance your performance in the water and make your dive experience more enjoyable! We offer our students a 10% discount* on any required equipment that is purchased while actively enrolled in a course! Every customer matters and your support of your local dive shop is the backbone to our success. Your patronage motivates us to keep improving, and allows us to be able to provide you with the services that we do today - together, we will dive into great things!
*Some restrictions apply on select products
**The list of basic equipment would have been purchased for your Open Water certification and is not included in our rentals due to sanitation and fit.