SSI Specialties and Ecology in Thailand
Specialties let you customise your diving experience. From core skills like Deep Diving and Nitrox to rich ecology programs that help you understand the reef you are diving on, you can build exactly the experience you want in the warm, clear waters of the Andaman Sea.
Four Ways to Keep Learning
Not sure where to start? Most divers combine a core skill specialty with an ecology program during a week in Khao Lak. Tell us your interests and we will suggest the best fit for your stay.
Go Deeper, Longer and More Confident
Build the foundational skills that make every dive safer, more comfortable and more rewarding. These are the specialties most certified divers do first.
- Deep Diving
- Night and Limited Visibility
- Enriched Air Nitrox
- Navigation
- Diver Stress and Rescue
Understand the Ocean You Dive In
Turn every dive into a marine biology field trip. Learn to identify and understand the animals you share the water with, from coral and fish to manta rays, sharks and turtles.
- Marine Ecology
- Shark Ecology
- Manta and Ray Ecology
- Sea Turtle Ecology
- Fish Identification
- Coral Ecology
- Nudibranch Ecology
Sharpen Your Skills and Expand Your Range
Already certified? These specialties help you dive more precisely, handle more demanding conditions and plan more adventurous dives in places like Andaman Sea's stronger currents.
- Perfect Buoyancy
- Waves, Tides and Currents
- Wreck Diving
- Search and Recovery
- Photo and Video
- Decompression Diving
Prepare for a Professional Dive Career
Thinking about going pro? These specialty programs build the knowledge and emergency response skills you need before stepping onto the professional path as a Divemaster or Instructor.
- Diver Stress and Rescue
- Science of Diving
- React Right First Aid
Combine Specialties with Fun Dives
The best part about doing a specialty in Thailand is that your training dives happen on real Andaman Sea reefs. Every dive you do toward your specialty counts as a real logged dive.
Fit Around Your Stay
Most specialty courses take one to two days. You can easily complete one or two specialties during a week in Khao Lak and still fit in plenty of fun dives around them.
Training in the Andaman Sea Reefs
Your training dives take place on the same reef sites as our regular guided trips. You are not confined to a pool or a shallow cove. The Thailand is your classroom.
Our Instructors Know This Ocean
Ecology specialties taught in Thailand hit differently. When your instructor can point out the actual species on the actual reef, the learning sticks in a way a textbook never manages.