SSI ECOLOGY COURSES
SSI Ecology Courses
As divers, we are privileged to see a world most people only dream of. One teeming with diverse communities of species all inhabiting a shared space – living and working together to survive. One of the best secrets for a more fulfilling dive experience is understanding this new world order beneath the waves. That’s where the SSI Ecology certification classes can help.
We offer 9 fantastic course topics (outlined below) to provide you with a well-balanced education on aquatic life. All SSI Ecology programs are dry courses and we have 3 different instruction options to choose from – including 2 ways to complete and earn your cert completely online!
onsite in-person Instruction
These courses can be taken onsite and can be fit in around your dives – allowing you to enrich your dive experience without sacrificing time underwater.
Online Independent Learning
You can email us to purchase the digital kit and complete all eLearning plus the exam online to earn you certificate completely independently from the comfort of your own home.
Online Classroom Session
Complete the eLearning followed by a virtual Zoom session with our resident biologist and Head of our Conservation Department, Christina Ewerhardy, to hear her expertise on the subject and delve further into the selected topic(s). Engaging discussions and questions are encouraged.
Each Zoom session will be arranged between the Instructor and the student(s) on a date/time that suits all parties.
Duration: 2 hours per course (dry course*)
Suitable For: 6+ years old
Prerequisites: no certification required
Course Materials: digital eLearning
*there is no dive required to complete these courses, however we do offer the option to pair each ecology course with 1 dive; allowing for 2 x Ecology courses + 2 x dives in 1 day
We keep our classes small in order to provide a more personalized learning experience. On average our Ecology courses have 2 to 3 students with 4 being the maximum number.
All ecology courses are offered only via SSI and upon completion you will receive a digital certification card.
For SSI divers, each Ecology Specialty cert also counts toward your SSI Advanced Open Water Diver which you get automatically once you have completed any 4 specialties and 24 dives after the OWD.
Course Fee: 65 Euro per ecology course
eLearning + Certification Fee: 60 Euro per course
Total: 125 Euro
Dive Add-on: you have the option to add dives onto your ecology courses. These dives will be priced at our normal guided dive package rate.
Independent Learning Option
60 Euro per course incl eLearning/Certification
Virtual Classroom Option
Course Fee: 35 Euro per course
eLearning + Certification Fee: 60 Euro per course
Total: 95 Euro per course
*virtual class bundle offer: book 3 courses for 250 Euro package rate
Ecology Course Offerings
You can choose a single class, or take the entire suite of SSI Ecology courses – there’s something for everyone no matter which aspect of marine ecology you’re interested in!
MARINE ECOLOGY
SEA TURTLE ECOLOGY
SHARK ECOLOGY
MANTA AND RAY ECOLOGY
NUDIBRANCH ECOLOGY
FISH IDENTIFICATION
CORAL IDENTIFICATION
MARINE MAMMAL ECOLOGY
MARINE INVERTEBRATE ECOLOGY
