Course overview

SSI's basic diver course in Cancún and Cozumel certifies you to dive to 12 metres with a guide - a quick route to enjoying the Mesoamerican reef when time is tight. You'll learn core skills on calm reefs like Paradise before diving with a professional.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Scuba Diver free digital materials (subset of Open Water)
  • Confined-water skill circuits
  • Open-water training dives
  • Online knowledge reviews
  • Guided-dive practice
  • SSI Scuba Diver digital certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Basic Diver pathway

SSI Scuba Diver uses free digital materials and a repeatable, performance-based structure as a subset of Open Water; you can upgrade to full SSI Open Water by completing the remaining requirements.

Where you'll dive in Cancun Cozumel

SSI basic-diver training uses Cozumel's calm Paradise and Cielo reefs and Cancún's shallow Manchones Reef and Underwater Museum, all under 12 m. The warm, clear, low-current water suits new divers learning the essentials.

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