Protect Through Teaching

Open Water Instructor

Teach. Inspire. Travel the world doing what you love

Iris Palmeirim de Alfarra, scuba diver and founder of Dive In Koh Tao, hovering underwater in full control during a deep dive – calm, focused diving professional.
Iris Palmeirim de Alfarra – Leading by Example Underwater
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Shape New Divers

15 Days

Need a Job After?

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Multiple Languages

🌟Become an SSI Open Water Instructor

Take your students from their very first underwater breath all the way to confident, rescue-ready divers — and even prepare them to lead others.
You’ll be certified to teach:

  • Try Dive
  • Basic Diver
  • Indoor Diver
  • Scuba Diver
  • Open Water Diver
  • Advanced Adventurer
  • Perfect Buoyancy
  • Enriched Air Nitrox
  • Diver Stress & Rescue
  • Science of Diving
  • Dive Guide

🔱 Ready to shape the next generation of skilled, passionate, and safe divers?

🚀 Upgrade to Divemaster Instructor

More to Teach — More to Offer
Take your Instructor training to the next level with this full Divemaster Instructor package.
You’ll be certified to teach everything included in the standard Instructor program — plus 3 specialties:

  • Deep Diving
  • Navigation
  • Night & Limited Visibility

That means you can now teach:
✅ All entry-level SSI courses (Try Dive, Basic Diver, Open Water, etc.)
✅ Core specialties like Perfect Buoyancy, Stress & Rescue, Nitrox
Dive Guide & Science of Diving
✅ And now — Deep, Nav & Night

💼 More certifications = more job opportunities
🌍 More courses = more impact on your students’ journeys

Prerequisites

Make sure you’re all set to start your underwater adventure!

Circular scuba diving badge icon showing 18+ age requirement for course eligibility
Circular "Good Health" diving requirement badge showing a heart symbol with a check mark. Indicates that participants should be in general good health for scuba diving.

Important: You must fill out the medical form and have the last page signed and stamped by a doctor.
The medical clearance must be dated within 1 year of signing up for your course.
🧾 Click the button above to download and complete the form.

INSTRUCTOR

Teach diving. Travel the world. Live the dream — above and below

Open Water Instructor
Teach diving and unlock the freedom to work and travel worldwide.

69 995

THB

Included

  • 1 Certification
  • Multilingual instruction (English, French, Spanish & more)
  • All SSI Fees
Divemaster Instructor
Teach key specialties like Deep, Night, and Navigation — and increase your value as an instructor.

85 000

THB

Included

  • 4 Certifications
  • Multilingual instruction (English, French, Spanish & more)
  • All SSI Fees

🔱 Keep Leveling Up

Each specialty you teach opens new doors to grow, travel, and lead.

Scuba diver exploring coral reefs in Koh Tao, Thailand

Learn more. Teach better.

Specialty Instructor

Specialty Instructor ratings let you share what excites you most — from deep dives to night adventures.
Because real pros never stop learning — or teaching what they love.
The more you can teach, the more jobs you land — and the more unforgettable dives you lead.

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🌍 We speak: English, French, Spanish & Portuguese.
Need another language? Let us know — we’ll do our best to help!

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