XR Foundations
Unlock your diving potential
Dive into the SSI Extended Range Foundations program at Daivoon Diving Center and elevate your diving skills to new heights. This workshop-style course is designed to refine your proficiency using Extended Range Total Diving Systems and Extended Range procedures, preparing you for more challenging diving environments.
Since this course quite heavily focuses on your equipment configuration we also include an equipment configuration/fitting
session right at the start as well as the option to rent backplate and wings and longhose regulators. Furthermore in preperation for this course till after certification we will offer you to purchase equipment like BPWs and regulator upgrade kits (hoses etc. to reconfigure the regulator to a longhose) at discounted rates.
- Comprehensive Training:
Learn in-depth techniques for Backmount single tank, Backmount double tanks or Sidemount configurations. - Expert Guidance:
Receive personalized instruction from experienced instructors. - Skill Development:
Master advanced buoyancy control, trim, stability, propulsion, and teamwork skills. - Flexible Learning: adapted scheduling to suit individual student needs and optimize learning.
- Certification:
Upon successful completion, earn recognition for competency in your chosen equipment configuration.
- Advanced Skills:
Perfect buoyancy and trim control throughout the program. - Precision in Execution:
Perform skills with minimal buoyancy or trim adjustment, demonstrating mastery. - Safety Awareness:
Develop a heightened understanding of diving equipment and safety measures. - Real-World Application:
Apply diving procedures effectively in simulated challenging environments. - Team Dynamics:
Enhance teamwork and communication skills crucial for extended range diving.
Enroll today and experience the satisfaction of mastering advanced diving techniques under the guidance of our experienced instructors.
This course buoyancy control, balances your weights, and can reduce air consumption as well. Master advanced techniques and equipment, with options for gear rental and post-certification discounts. Dive more efficiently and confidently!
Contact us now to start your journey with Daivoon Diving Center.
Morning:
- Equipment session and fitting
- Theory session covering Extended Range Total Diving Systems and procedures
Afternoon:
- Dive 1: Practise essential skills in controlled environment
- Dive 2: Apply theory in practical setting
- Video feedback session: Review and analyze dive performance
Morning:
- Dive 3: Further refine skills and techniques
- Dive 4: Consolidate learning with advanced scenarios
- Video feedback: Assess progress and address areas for improvement
Afternoon:
- Certification assessment: Demonstrate competency in chosen equipment configuration
- Course completion and debriefing
Passing Criteria
At the recreational level:
Demonstrate the ability to maintain trim at +/- 30 degrees throughout the entire program.
Demonstrate the ability to perform all skills adequately with little shift in buoyancy or trim.
Demonstrate basic awareness of buoyancy, trim, stability, propulsion, and teamwork.
At the Extended Range level:
Demonstrate the ability to maintain trim at +/- 15 degrees throughout the entire program.
Demonstrate the ability to perform all skills perfectly with almost no shift in buoyancy or trim.
Demonstrate advanced awareness of buoyancy, trim, stability, propulsion, and teamwork.
No matter which course you want to do, register with SSI and connect to Daivon Diving Centre. Once you have transferred the fees for the online materials, we will unlock the course materials. You can start learning directly on the SSI website or by using the MySSI App.
