

Go deep on the theory behind every dive with SSI Science of Diving, the perfect rainy-afternoon study while based in South Ari Atoll. It explains the physics, physiology and decompression principles behind the channel and deep dives you do on the atoll.
SSI Science of Diving is a theory specialty (no dives required) with free digital materials, counts toward Specialty Diver recognition, and is a prerequisite step toward professional ratings.
Science of Diving is a knowledge-only program studied at your South Ari island or boat base, so no dive site is required. The theory directly underpins the atoll's deeper wall and channel diving, where understanding gas and decompression matters.

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