Jill was my dive instructor! She was absolutely fabulous! She made sure I was comfortable, always made it fun and was very thorough!
Laura Zoellner
Scuba Diving Instruction
Our instructors on board are happy to assist with furthering your scuba diving education. We offer introductory to advanced courses, plus open water check out dives for new divers to complete their course. Your classroom – the clear, warm waters of the Bahamas and Caribbean.
With the dive liveaboard Aqua Cat, you can learn to dive and then immediately put it into practice, introducing you to a world of diving adventure. We provide the following dive equipment: tanks and weightbelts.
You can let us know your instruction needs when you fill out your Trip Application.
SSI Dive Instruction
Start scuba diving and you will forever change the way you view the world. You will get to explore a peaceful underwater world filled with colorful marine life and breathtaking landscapes.
Open Water Diver - $500
This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Advanced Adventurer - $385
PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) Equivalent
If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Adventurer program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures.
During the Advanced Adventurer Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor.
With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Adventurer training towards them.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Enriched Air Nitrox - $200
As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals – so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen.
Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment. Divers taking the Enriched Air Nitrox Course will receive $50 off the cost of nitrox for the week.
Specialty Courses
Continue your adventures and get the skills and experience you need to dive the world’s best dive sites, with SSI advanced training programs. Whatever your passion is, we have an SSI Specialty for your needs. Specialties offered include but are not limited to: Deep Diving, Perfect Buoyancy, Night & Limited Visibility, Science of Diving, Stress & Rescue, and Navigation. Feel free to reach out to us if you are interested in any other specialty courses.
Deep Diving - $290
The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you all you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mixture of academic sessions and open water dives.
You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most from your deep dives.
Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you choose. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for some advanced training, making it the next logical step to take in your dive education.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Perfect Buoyancy - $250
The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive.
Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in every diving situation.
Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty certification. With better buoyancy skills, you will soon be able to hover with ease and take the underwater photographs you dream of!
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Night & Limited Visibility - $250
Night diving requires different skills from diving during the day. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you will need to become a safe and confident night diver.
In this program, you will be provided with all the knowledge and skills you need to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. With a combination of online learning and open water training dives, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with your buddy easily at night or in limited visibility.
Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty certification and be ready to go night diving with confidence.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Science of Diving - $250
Join the SSI Science of Diving specialty and you will develop a complete understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body.
This specialty is required training for most SSI Professional programs, as well as some Extended Range programs, and is an essential way to expand your dive knowledge. Available online, you can earn your SSI Science of Diving specialty certification from home and get ready to begin your dive professional career.
Upon completion, you will be halfway to earning the coveted SSI Divemaster rating and earn the SSI Science of Diving specialty certification.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Diver Stress & Rescue - $290
The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers.
You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations.
Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Navigation - $250
In this specialty program, you will gain the advanced skills and knowledge you need to safely and confidently navigate underwater.
You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, how to leave and return to a designated point, plus basic navigation patterns. You will also be taught how to combine navigation techniques to enhance your diving experience. All of which hones your underwater observation skills, improves your dive safety and helps you to get the most out of every dive.
Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Includes digital training materials and onboard instruction. Does not include rental equipment.
Sign-up for SSI Courses
When registering for PADI e-learning, please ensure it is assigned to All Star Liveaboards/Center #18716. If the e-learning is not assigned to All Star Liveaboards, our instructors will not be able to approve your coursework.
Learn to Dive - Open Water Dive Course
Scuba certification teaches you how to dive. Our courses are divided into three parts: 1) knowledge development 2) confined water training and 3) open water dives. It takes you progressively from beginning to end and it never pushes you beyond your comfort level. The ultimate goal is to help you gain the confidence you need to become a certified diver.
Complete the knowledge development modules prior to boarding. Once on board, our professional dive instructor will review the materials to make sure you are competent and comfortable.
For the confined water training, you’ll be transported to an island beach where one of our instructors will teach you and allow you to practice the skill segment of the course.
The open water dives will take place next. Within four dives, you will complete the drills to show you’ve obtained the necessary skills to pass your certification. After this, you are certified for life!
The Aqua Cat offers up to 26 dives each week, allowing you, along with your dive buddy, to practice your newly learned skills on multiple dives.
- You will need to complete the PADI online course prior to the trip.
- $546.00 – Onboard Instruction, Confined Water, Checkout Dives ($300 onboard) + Digital Materials ($246*)
- Digital Learning Materials are purchased through PADI website.
- Does not include scuba gear.
- $185 – Rental Gear: BCD, Regulator, Wetsuit, and Dive Computer
Digital Learning prices are subject to change*
Open Water Checkouts (OWCO)
If you have completed the academic and confined water training for the open water certification and have a referral letter from your instructor, you may complete your open water checkouts on your dive trip with one of our instructors.
After completing and passing the 4 checkout dives, your certification will be complete and you will be certified for life! Completing the OWCO dives on a liveaboard allows you to log multiple dives during your trip so you can practice your newly learned skills and be a more competent diver quickly.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
- $160.00 – 4 Checkout Dives
- Instructional materials not included.
- Certification Card form not included. Ask your local instructor for one and bring it with you. Available for purchase on board otherwise. E-learning includes the Certification Card. Bring certificate with you to avoid certificate fee.
Advanced Open Water
Designed to advance your skills in a variety of diving techniques, including navigation, night and deep diving. You may select an additional two dives from other specialty areas.
The cost is $431.00 for the onboard instruction ($200) + the cost of e-learning ($231*).
- Digital Learning Materials are purchased through PADI website.
*Digital Learning prices are subject to change.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
Nitrox Certification Course
This course includes tanks, use of oxygen analyzer and check out dives. You are certified to dive on Nitrox after you have completed the course.
The total cost is $277.00 for the onboard instruction ($50) + the cost of e-learning ($227*). For those taking the course there is a $50.00 credit off the cost of Nitrox for the week.
Register for the PADI eLearning before your trip by clicking here.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
*Digital Learning prices are subject to change.
Specialty Courses
Discover Scuba Diving Course
We offer the following specialty courses: Deep Diver, Night Diver, U/W Naturalist and Boat Diver. More specialties may be available during your week of travel – inquire onboard. Our instructors on board are happy to assist with furthering your scuba diving education. We offer introductory to advanced courses, plus open water check out dives for new divers to complete their course. Your classroom – the clear, warm waters of the Bahamas and Caribbean.
With All Star Liveaboards, you can learn to dive and then immediately put it into practice, introducing you to a world of diving adventure. We provide the following dive equipment: tanks and weightbelts.
You can let us know your instruction needs when you fill out your Trip Application form.
The cost of specialties is:
- Deep diver (4 dives) – $317. Onboard instruction is $160 + plus the cost of e-learning ($157*).
- All other specialties – $282.00. Onboard instruction is $125 + plus the cost of e-learning ($157*).
- eLearning Videos, Coursework, and Tests can be completed in advance by clicking here.
*Digital Learning prices are subject to change.
Never tried scuba? After learning a few diving skills from our one of our instructors, you’ll be ready to make two escorted dives during the week.
Course pre-requisite:
Please complete the Medical Form and follow instructions detailed in the FAQ “What documents will I need to complete prior to boarding?”. If you answer YES to any questions, then a doctor must sign off to allow you to dive.
- $125.00
- Includes Instruction, 2 Dives, and Rental Equipment.
- $50 per Additional Dive. Includes Rental Equipment from DSD Course.
