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Your dive computer provides important information throughout every dive, but many divers use only a fraction of what it can do.
During the SSI Computer Diving Specialty, you learn to understand your dive computer and use its different functions correctly.
You learn how to use the information from your computer before, during and after a dive to improve your planning and make more informed decisions underwater.
During the SSI Computer Diving Specialty, you learn how to understand your dive computer's functions and use the information it provides effectively during your dives.
Want to see what the SSI Computer Diving Specialty covers? Preview the digital SSI learning materials for free and get an idea of what you will learn.
The preview introduces topics such as dive computer functions, interpreting dive information, dive planning and safety information.
View the free course preview →Complete the digital learning in advance. On the course day, we take time to go through your dive computer before you put what you have learned into practice during two open water training dives.
We start at 08:00 AM at Duikcentrum van de Ven, Caracasbaaiweg 360 in Jan Thiel.
View our location on Google Maps →Before the course day, complete the digital learning for the SSI Computer Diving Specialty online through the DiveSSI APP or directly through SSI .
The specialty includes 5 digital learning modules. Topics include dive computer functions, dive planning, real-time information, warnings and safety information.
You also complete the online final exam for the Computer Diving Specialty. The exam completes the digital learning portion of the specialty.
To begin SSI training, you need a MySSI profile. Through the DiveSSI APP you can access your digital learning materials, logbook and certifications.
During registration, select Duikcentrum van de Ven as your SSI Training Center and training partner. This links your training to our dive center.
Once you have completed the digital learning and online exam, you can put that knowledge into practice during the two open water training dives.
If you own a dive computer, we recommend bringing it with you. That allows us to work specifically with the functions and settings of the computer you actually use.
Before taking part, complete the SSI medical questionnaire .
If you answer yes to one or more questions, medical clearance from a physician is required before you can take part in diving activities.
At the dive center, we begin by going through the course day with you. We check your scuba equipment and discuss the dive computer you use and the functions that are most relevant to you.
During the first dive, we focus on recognising and correctly interpreting the information your dive computer provides.
We look at depth, dive time, real-time information, warnings and how your computer displays the dive. You learn to check this information without losing awareness of your buoyancy, buddy or surroundings.
During the surface interval, we discuss the first dive and review the data on your dive computer together.
We then prepare for the second dive, using information from the first dive and looking at how you can make more deliberate use of your computer's functions.
During the second open water training dive, you apply what you have learned and use the information from your dive computer more independently.
After the dive, we review the stored dive data together and log the dives in MySSI.
Once all course requirements are complete, you receive your digital SSI Computer Diving Specialty certification.
The Computer Diving Specialty covers how dive computers work in general, but the greatest benefit comes from learning to use the computer you dive with yourself.
With us, the Computer Diving Specialty is completed in one day and includes two open water training dives. The SSI digital learning and online final exam are completed in advance.
Discover how much more your dive computer can do and learn how to use its capabilities more effectively while diving in Curaçao.
At Duikcentrum van de Ven, we focus not only on what the information on your dive computer means, but also on how to use it during your own dives.
We take the time to explain your computer's functions and put them into practice underwater. This helps you become more familiar with your own dive computer and better understand the information it provides.
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You also learn to interpret real-time dive information, warnings and safety information, and use your computer more effectively when planning and making your dives.
The SSI Computer Diving Specialty includes 5 digital learning modules. You complete the theory online in advance through the DiveSSI APP or directly through SSI .
You need a MySSI profile. During registration, select Duikcentrum van de Ven as your SSI Training Center and training partner.
You can work through the digital learning at your own pace before starting the practical part of the course.
Yes. After completing the digital learning, you take the online final exam for the Computer Diving Specialty.
You can take the Computer Diving Specialty from age 10.
For participants aged 10 and 11, the maximum training depth is 12 metres. For participants aged 12 to 14, the maximum training depth is 18 metres.
From age 15, the maximum training depth is 30 metres.
For this course, we require at least an Open Water certification or equivalent, for example SSI Open Water Diver or PADI Open Water Diver.
With us, the Computer Diving Specialty is completed in one day and includes two open water training dives.
The digital learning and online final exam are completed in advance through SSI.
From age 15, the maximum training depth for the Computer Diving Specialty is 30 metres.
For participants aged 10 and 11, the maximum is 12 metres. For participants aged 12 to 14, the maximum is 18 metres.
We strongly recommend bringing your own dive computer. This allows you to learn the functions and settings of the computer you actually use when diving.
Yes. All required scuba equipment for the two open water training dives is included.
The Classic Computer Diving Specialty is taught in a small group of no more than 4 participants.
Before taking part, complete the SSI medical questionnaire .
If you answer yes to one or more questions, you need medical clearance from a physician before taking part in diving activities.
The Classic Computer Diving Specialty costs $235 / XCG 415 per person.
Yes. You can preview the SSI Computer Diving digital learning materials before starting the course.
View the free course preview from SSI.
From age 15, the maximum training depth for the Computer Diving Specialty is 30 metres.
For participants aged 10 and 11, the maximum is 12 metres, and for participants aged 12 to 14, the maximum is 18 metres.
That is exactly what this specialty is designed to help with. You learn to understand your computer's functions and information more clearly and use them correctly during your dives.
Learn to understand your dive computer and use its functions and information more effectively with the SSI Computer Diving Specialty in Curaçao.
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