COURSES

Structured, safe, and fun. At Friendly Island Divers, our courses are designed to build your skills and confidence step by step, always in small groups with personal guidance. From your very first dive to advanced certifications, we make learning both professional and enjoyable.

SSI Open Water Diver

This is where your adventure truly begins. The SSI open water diver course is the world’s most popular scuba certification, giving you the skills and confidence to dive anywhere. Over 3 days, you’ll combine classroom sessions, pool practice, and open water dives to master the essentials. By the end, you’ll be certified to dive to 18 meters (60 feet) with a buddy — opening the door to a lifetime of diving adventures.

SSI Open Water Diver $575,-
Price is including SSI e-learning

Student learning scuba skills during PADI Open Water Course in Sint Maarten

Diver practicing deep dive during PADI Advanced Open Water course in Sint Maarten

SSI Advanced Open Water Diver

Take your diving to the next level with the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver course. Designed to build on what you already know, this course introduces you to new types of diving and helps you gain more confidence underwater. You’ll complete five adventure dives — including deep diving and underwater navigation — plus three more of your choice, such as wreck, night, or drift diving. It’s all about experience, exploration, and discovering what type of diving you love most.

SSI Advanced Open Water Diver $600,-
Price is including SSI e-learning


Diver Stress and Rescue

Often described as the most challenging but rewarding SSI course, diver stress and rescua training teaches you how to look beyond yourself and care for other divers. You’ll learn how to recognize and prevent problems before they occur, and how to respond if an emergency arises. With realistic scenarios, you’ll practice both self-rescue and helping others — skills that make you a safer, more confident diver and an invaluable dive buddy.

Diver Stress and Rescue $500,-
Must have a EFR or equivalent certification within 24 months
Price is including SSI e-learning

Rescue diver training exercise during PADI Rescue Course in Sint Maarten

PADI Divemaster candidate leading a scuba dive in Sint Maarten with Friendly Island Divers

Divemaster

Take your first step towards becoming a dive professional, the Divemaster Program is the first level of professional diving certification. In this program you will learn to manage and lead dives, supervise divers and student divers, organize briefings and specialized programs, and understand the business of diving. We focus on hands-on experience so you can be confident for your future plans outside the program. Prerequisites for this course include being at least 18 years or older, having a minimum of 60 logged dives by the end of your divemaster course/internship, and holding a current first aid certification and rescue diver certification.

E-mail for prices and programs


Continuing Education

Take your diving a giant stride further…
We offer these following specialties:

Photo and Video (2 dives)
Deep Diver (4 dives)
Wreck Diver (2 dives)
Advanced Wreck Diver (4 dives)
Night and Limited Visibility (2 dives)
Waves, Tides and Currents / Drift Diver (2 dives)
Underwater Navigation (2 dives)
Perfect Buoyancy (2 dives)
Enriched Air Diver (1 morning, no dives)
Independent Diver / Self-Reliant (must have 100 dives) (3 dives)
Coral Identification (2 dives)
Shark Awareness (2 dives)
Side mount Diver (3 dives)
Dive against Debris (1 dive)

The prices including scuba gear apply if you need a regulator and/or a BCD, and computer (all
divers required to have a computer). All our BCDS have an integrated weight system.

Please contact us for more details.

Scuba diver continuing education training in Sint Maarten with Friendly Island Divers