Course overview

Go from beginner to dive professional with the SSI Go Pro, or Zero to Hero, programme in Phuket, an intensive pathway that takes you from Open Water Diver all the way to Divemaster. Training across the Andaman Sea's varied reefs, wrecks and pinnacles, you build certifications, experience and logged dives in a structured sequence. You finish ready to start a career in diving.

What you’ll learn

• Progress through Open Water, Advanced Adventurer and Stress and Rescue
• Build the logged dives and experience for professional training
• Master dive-leadership, guiding and supervision skills
• Demonstrate all fundamental scuba skills to professional standard
• Apply SSI standards, safety and customer-care procedures
• Earn the SSI Divemaster rating

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 18 for the Divemaster component
• No prior certification required to begin the full pathway
• Able to swim and be comfortable in water
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Open Water phase

   Complete the SSI Open Water Diver course on Phuket's sheltered reefs to become a certified diver.
2. Day2
   Advanced and Rescue phase

   Progress through Advanced Adventurer and Stress and Rescue, plus React Right first aid, on varied sites.
3. Day3
   Experience phase

   Build logged dives and complete specialty courses across reefs, wrecks and pinnacles like Racha Noi and the King Cruiser.
4. Day4
   Divemaster phase

   Complete the Divemaster internship of guiding, mapping and supervision dives, leading to the professional rating.

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