The SSI Search and Recovery program provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to safely and comfortably perform basic search and recovery dives for small objects.
An active status Search and Recovery Specialty Instructor may conduct the Search and Recovery specialty program.
Note | SSI Referral Divers may enroll in SSI specialty programs and complete all academic and pool/confined water sessions. Open water training dives for all specialties cannot be combined with open water training dives for entry-level programs, and must be conducted after completion of all in-water training for the Open Water Diver program.
- During in-water skill evaluations, the students must remain under direct supervision of the SSI Professional so that physical contact can be made at any time.
- Complete all academic sessions and assessments outlined in the instructor manual for Search and Recovery.
- Complete at least one (1) pool/confined water session as outlined in the instructor manual for Search and Recovery.
- Complete at least two (2) open water training dives as outlined in the instructor manual for Search and Recovery.
- The purpose of this session is to assess the general skill level of the student, and to train them in the use of the specialty equipment prior to any open water training.
- Upon completion of all academic and in-water requirements, the SSI Professional may issue the program’s digital certification card.
- Certified SSI divers can dive with an equally- or more-qualified buddy in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits of their certifications.
- Students younger than 15 years old will be certified as an SSI Junior Diver in the applicable program, and can dive under the direct supervision of a dive professional, or with a certified adult, in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits.
SSI materials are written in English and follow U.S. spelling and punctuation.