wembrey
New
Hello,
I don't intend for this post to turn into a debate over the merits of Master Diver or which agency program is better but needed some help applying for SSI. I recently moved to Italy and don't have a local SSI dive shop here yet. I have had a great time diving and taking specialties to learn more about local dive sites or when learning to dive different environments (cold water = drysuit specialty, etc...) - to me its been about enjoying the diving and learning new things as I go.
As a consequence, I now meet the requirements for SSI Master Diver (Stress and Rescue with 4 other specialties) but 2 of those specialties are through PADI. Reading through the forums, it seems like it is okay to have 2 of them from another agency, but I was wondering how you "add" the non-SSI specialties to your SSI profile or use them to meet the pre-reqs and "apply" for the Master Diver rating.
Thanks for the assistance!
I don't intend for this post to turn into a debate over the merits of Master Diver or which agency program is better but needed some help applying for SSI. I recently moved to Italy and don't have a local SSI dive shop here yet. I have had a great time diving and taking specialties to learn more about local dive sites or when learning to dive different environments (cold water = drysuit specialty, etc...) - to me its been about enjoying the diving and learning new things as I go.
As a consequence, I now meet the requirements for SSI Master Diver (Stress and Rescue with 4 other specialties) but 2 of those specialties are through PADI. Reading through the forums, it seems like it is okay to have 2 of them from another agency, but I was wondering how you "add" the non-SSI specialties to your SSI profile or use them to meet the pre-reqs and "apply" for the Master Diver rating.
Thanks for the assistance!