Course overview

Customise your diving with SSI specialty courses on Koh Tao, choosing from options such as Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep, Wreck on the HTMS Sattakut, Navigation and Perfect Buoyancy. Each specialty builds a focused skill set and counts toward SSI's Specialty and Master Diver recognition ratings.

What you’ll learn

• Build focused skills in a chosen diving discipline
• Apply specialty knowledge on Koh Tao sites
• Improve buoyancy, navigation or gas planning as relevant
• Progress toward SSI Master Diver recognition
• Dive confidently in specialised settings
• Earn a recognised SSI specialty certification

Prerequisites

• SSI Open Water Diver or higher (specialty-dependent)
• Advanced Adventurer for deeper specialties such as Deep or Wreck
• Minimum age varies by specialty (from 10-15)
• 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
   Theory & first dive

   Complete the SSI digital specialty training and the first training dive at a suitable Koh Tao site.
2. Day1
   Skill practice

   Develop the specialty-specific skills on focused dives at local sites.
3. Day2
   Completion dives

   Finish the remaining dives to earn your chosen SSI specialty.

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