If you’re like me, speaking twelve different versions of English never really counts as being multilingual & languages can be a hot topic in the world of diving. Adopting the technique of expanding your credentials in diving is one way that can really help you stand out from the crowd, & an excellent way to [...]

From the 1st of April 2013, SSI will launch its new global standards. Changing the way the entire organisation works together. Among the changes made to the new standards & programs being launched around the world is the way we conduct our Instructor Evaluations, or IE. Updating the our previous entry “What To Expect When [...]

This post comes to you from the very much unmentioned subject, The Science of Diving. Now before you run to the hills after the merest hint of the S-word, remember the friendly folks at GPS are here to sooth your fears & generally want to help…….a bit! Today we’re going to be chatting about our [...]

When I was but a pup of a scuba-doo, I was given a great way of remember all of the gas law’s pertinent to diving as covered in the Science of Diving, often referred to by newbie Divemaster trainees as “SoD’s Laws”. The “cheat sheet” to help you remember the laws is based around each [...]

This year’s International Training Director conference for SSI was held in Thailand, shortly after its conclusion, all of the SSI Instructor Trainers & Certifiers from the region were invited to attend our annual update at a rather swish conference facility on the Thai island of Phuket. I was delighted to hear the statistics of this [...]

Straight off the bat I think its fair I should point out that the concept of new Instructors completing Internship style programs is an excellent idea. I believe anyone new to a profession; Scuba Instruction or any other, who admits they would benefit from supervised experience before heading out into the blue under their own [...]

When I was a child Vampires & Werewolves were the scary things that came out at night, in modern times they seem to have turned in teenage romantics with an apparent affinity for anaemic chicks, luckily for us we still have real nocturnal wonders to fire the imagination; those of or pertaining to the night. [...]

While maxing & relaxing with Go Pro SSI’s shiny new photographer Nick Shallcross, the conversation turned to our previous post “Abbrvs.” & the promise of more diving abbreviations. This post looks at the professional level Abbrvs. Dive Guide’s are the first level of professional trainees.  Abbrv’d to DG, their role in the diving industry is [...]

Sweet lordy-lord it’s Science of Diving  (SoD) o’clock again! The way I like to teach the SoD is taking all the technical information given by the manual & putting into practical application. We can use all the equations we want with all the measurements of depth, weight & volume given to us but sometimes we [...]

Since the introduction of the modular training system SSI’s professional level training has been in transition. Up until now every candidate wishing to complete the SSI Dive Guide program automatically had to purchase the materials for every course beyond that; Divemaster & Dive Control Specialist. As with all systems, it had its pros & cons. [...]