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Diving Certification Levels: The Complete Path Guide

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A comprehensive guide to diving certification levels from beginner to instructor, explaining what a diver learns at each level.

Diving certificates are not just paper, but rather a map for the development of your skills and a gateway to new sites and experiences.

Beginner level

What you'll learn
The basics of underwater breathing, basic equipment use, pressure regulation, communication signals, and basic safety plans.

Maximum permissible
Diving with a certified instructor to a depth of 12 meters only, not alone.

Independent Diver Level

What you'll add
Independent dive planning, air management, safe ascent techniques, first aid, and diver rescue.

Maximum permissible
Independent diving with a partner up to a depth of 18 meters and with additional training up to 30 metres.

Advanced Diver Level

What you'll add
Techniques for underwater navigation, night diving, current diving, and great depth management.

Maximum permissible
Up to 40 meters with appropriate training.

Divers Rescuer Level

Complete rescue skills, dealing with diving accidents, preventing accidents before they happen, and acting in emergency situations.

Assistant trainer and above

The journey of guidance and education begins here and becomes part of the system of transferring knowledge to a new generation of divers.


Every certificate opens a new world before you. Invest in your training, it is the best thing you can buy in diving.