SSI Extended Range Foundations
The place to start - The Extended Range Foundations program is designed to improve your buoyancy, trim and propulsion techniques and give a stable platform from which to improve all of your diving. The emphasis on in-water training in the Foundations course results in measurable improvements. This course will get you ready for limited decompression in the XR Nitrox Diving course with a recreational pass or accelerated decompression in the XR Extended Range course with an Extended Range pass.
The intent of the SSI Extended Range Foundations program is to provide divers with a workshop environment to improve their skills to a high level using Extended Range Total Diving Systems and procedures.
The SSI Extended Range Foundations program provides you with a workshop environment to improve your skills to a high level using Extended Range Total Diving Systems and procedures. All training dives are completed in a confined water environment at depths less than 12 meters / 40 feet. You will earn the SSI Extended Range Foundations recognition card after completing this program.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum Age: 16
- Certification Prerequisites: Open Water Diver
- Have Logged at least 24 dives
- Open Water Dives: 3 days
- Maximum Training Depth: 12 meters
- Suggested Duration: 16-18 hours
A complete Total Diving System with:
- Twinset or Sidemount setup and OPTIONAL
- A single stage cylinder with regulator with:
- Second stage with 1-2 meter hose and SPG. Oxygen cleaned as required
- Backup computer in the event of a computer failure
You also need:
- 2 surface marker buoys (SMB)
- 2 Spools or reel appropriate for the planned dive depth
- 2 Cutting devices
- Surface signaling device
We will complete an academic development classroom session. Here we will complete a full equipment configuration. You must complete a final exam with a passing score of 80%.
Open Water training days will be at dive center of your choice.
