• Meet the criteria
to act as a Certified Assistant.
• Teach the Open
Water Diver academic and pool sessions
under the indirect supervision of an
active SSI Instructor, but may not
conduct exercises involving any self aid
or emergency skills such as Air Sharing,
Emergency Swimming- and Emergency
Buoyant Ascent.
• Assist the
Instructor with open water scuba
training dives in the role of Certified
Assistant only.
• Take students, no
more than 2 at a time, on underwater
tours after the students have
successfully completed the required
skills with an Instructor.
• Conduct the Try
Scuba Program in Pool/Confined Water
• Conduct the Scuba
Skills Update program.