Every Course We Teach, In One Place.
From your first breath underwater to advanced technical and professional training, here is the complete SSI course catalog at Tom’s, listed alphabetically, including courses coming soon. Not sure where to start? Visit Learn to Dive for a guided path instead.
Advanced Open Water Diver
Five real, supervised adventure dives, including Deep and Navigation plus three of your choice.
Altitude Diving
Adjusted dive planning for elevations above 1,000 feet. Essential for mountain lake dive sites.
Coming SoonAssistant Instructor
The first step toward teaching, following Divemaster certification. Speak with Tom's about the path.
Coming SoonBlue Oceans
What is driving the ocean changes you have witnessed, and concrete ways to get involved.
Boat Diving
Giant strides, recall signals, current lines: the logistics shore diving never teaches.
Computer Diving
Learn exactly what your dive computer is telling you, instead of just trusting it.
Coral Identification
Recognize common coral families, reef structure, and signs of health or stress.
Coming SoonDeep Diving
The planning that makes going deeper a deliberate, well prepared decision.
Digital Underwater Photography
Taught privately and built entirely around your own camera and housing.
Dive Guide
The first step toward leading certified divers on guided dives, before Divemaster.
Divemaster
Lead certified divers on guided dives and serve as a certified assistant during training.
Diver Stress & Rescue
Recognize stress in another diver, respond before it becomes panic, and manage an emergency.
Dry Suit Diving
Buoyancy control in a dry suit, thermal management, and cold water diving techniques.
Coming SoonEnriched Air Nitrox
Plan longer no decompression time at common reef depths using higher oxygen gas mixtures.
Equipment Techniques
Hands on with your Total Diving System, so a gear problem becomes something you can diagnose.
First Aid, CPR & AED
Real, scenario based practice built around the emergencies divers actually encounter.
Fish Identification
Identify common fish families by anatomy, behavior, and habitat.
Coming SoonFresh Water Ecology
The ecosystems, species, and conservation concerns specific to fresh water environments.
Coming SoonFull Face Mask Diving
Configuration, clearing, and communication systems for full face mask diving.
Coming SoonManta & Ray Ecology
Behavior, biology, and conservation status of mantas and rays.
Coming SoonMarine Ecology
Learn to actually read a reef: its zones, its residents, and how it all connects.
Marine Invertebrate Ecology
Identification and ecology of the invertebrates that form the foundation of every reef.
Coming SoonMarine Mammal Ecology
Biology, behavior, and conservation of marine mammals: dolphins, whales, and sea lions.
Coming SoonNavigation
Reading a dive site itself, and running a compass heading with confidence.
Night & Limited Visibility
Lights, buddy contact signals, and navigation built for darkness and murky water.
Nudibranch Ecology
Identification, behavior, and ecological role of nudibranchs.
Coming SoonOpen Water Diver
Dive safely and independently, so every reef, wreck, and trip becomes a place you can go.
Open Water Instructor
Complete the Instructor Training Course to teach Open Water and continuing education courses.
Oxygen Provider
Recognize the signs of a dive injury and respond with supplemental oxygen.
Perfect Buoyancy
Weighting, trim, and breathing control that turn constant effort into something effortless.
Science of Diving
The physics behind the procedures, so the rules you follow become rules you understand.
Scooter / DPV Diving
Safe DPV operation, handling, and failure procedures for scooter assisted diving.
Coming SoonScuba Skills Update
Equipment setup, buoyancy, mask and regulator skills, back in one pool session.
Sea Turtle Ecology
Species identification, life history, and how to observe sea turtles without disturbing them.
Coming SoonSearch & Recovery
Systematic patterns and lift techniques that turn a lost cause moment into a solvable problem.
Shark Ecology
Shark biology, behavior, ecological role, and conservation status.
Coming SoonTry Scuba
One warm pool session: the gear, the coaching, and your first breath underwater.
Waves, Tides & Currents
Recognize what is actually happening at a site, including real drift diving technique.
Wreck Diving
Structure, history, and marine life that a reef dive alone cannot offer.
XR Foundations
Buoyancy, trim, propulsion, and team habits refined to a technical standard, by assessment.