SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR

The SSI Specialty Instructor rating equips dive professionals with the skills, knowledge, and resources to teach one or more SSI Specialty Programs. This rating allows instructors to expand their teaching portfolio, increase their versatility, and offer a wider range of training options to students. By adding specialty programs such as Deep Diving, Navigation, Night Diving, or Enriched Air Nitrox, you can enhance diver safety, confidence, and enjoyment while meeting the growing demand for advanced training opportunities.

Through a combination of academic workshops, in-water training, and program-specific skill development, you will learn effective techniques for delivering engaging and safe specialty courses. The program emphasises SSI’s teaching philosophy, standards, and procedures, ensuring you can confidently plan and conduct specialty training anywhere in the world. Earning your Specialty Instructor Rating not only strengthens your professional credentials but also opens the door to new teaching opportunities, increased income potential, and a more diverse and rewarding career in the dive industry.

To complete your SSI Specialty Instructor rating you will:

• Read the applicable parts of the SSI Training Standards Complete the digital learning materials

• Review the instructor manual, PEGs, and cue cards

• Review the 􏰀final exam

• Prepare an academic teaching session as directed, and following the Academic Teaching Evaluation form and criteria

• Prepare an in-water teaching session as directed, included all applicable skills, and following the In-Water Teaching Evaluation form and criteria

• Pass the final exam for the specialty you are applying for