It is also the first step towards a career as an SSI Dive Professional without requiring you to complete an instructor program. Professional Dive Guides can work for SSI Dive Centers and guide dives in a variety of environments and conditions. You will earn the SSI Dive Guide certification upon completion of the program.

The minimum age is 15-years-old, or 18 if you have active status. Advanced Adventurer and Diver Stress & Rescue certifications are required, along with 40 logged dives, as well as certification or equivalent experience in navigation, night and limited visibility, and deep diving.

You need to complete 10 open water dives or at least 50 in total. The maximum training depth is 40 meters/130 feet. The suggested duration is 35-45 hours.