Diving Courses at Lagona Divers
You want to learn how to dive?
Our courses range from introductory diving to the SSI Open Water Diver course, various special courses such as Nitrox, deep diving or night diving to Assistant Instructor Trainer. In all our courses we place great emphasis on safety and try to give you the best possible introduction to diving. To ensure this, we conduct lessons in small groups – often with only one student – and our instructors will offer you enough time to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills so that you can learn to dive in a relaxed atmosphere.
You are also welcome to learn different equipment configurations such as sidemount diving or full face mask diving. Our Lagona Divers – Dahab South dive centre in Happy Life Village is a full technical dive centre offering the full range of technical diving courses, including rebreather diving.
Your Introduction to Diving
Open Water Diver
What does the Open Water Diver course include? This certification is recognised worldwide and is the best way to become a qualified diver and embark on an adventure that will last a lifetime. The combination of personalised instruction and practical training sessions ensures that you gain the skills and experience of a confident, safe diver….
Try Scuba
What does the SSI Try Scuba course involve? With the SSI Try Scuba course, you can experience your first unforgettable breaths underwater. With an instructor by your side, you will dive in confined open water without a care in the world and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course,…
Basic Diver
What does the Basic Diver course include? The SSI Basic Diver course teaches you the skills and knowledge to dive with an SSI Professional to a depth of 12 metres. It’s a great way to discover even more of the underwater world on your way to becoming a diver. If you decide to take the…
Scuba Diver
You will learn everything you need for open water dives to a maximum depth of 12 metres together with an SSI Professional.
With this course you will complete about half of the Open Water Diver course and can upgrade your certification later.
Scuba Skills Update
What does the Scuba Skills Update course include? Diving skills can easily become rusty and after a while you lose confidence in your own abilities. An SSI Scuba Skills Update will get you back in the water and back to your old strength in no time at all. In the refresher course, you repeat and…
Further education courses
What comes after the Open Water?!
SSI builds on an accreditation system after the Open Water Diver course. This is based on the number of logged dives you have and how many specialty courses you have taken.
- SSI Specialty Diver – 12 logged dives and two specialty courses
- SSI Advanced Open Water Diver -24 logged dives and 4 specialty courses
- SSI Master Diver – 50 logged dives and 5 specialty courses including Stress & Rescue
These recognition cards are automatically created digitally, free of charge, as soon as the requirements are met!
Advanced Scuba Training
Nitrox Diver
What does the SSI Nitrox Diver course include? Take part in an Enriched Air Nitrox Speciality course if you want to shorten your surface intervals and extend your dive time. You’ll spend more time exploring your favourite dive sites instead of waiting! With this course you will expand your diving knowledge to plan safe dives…
Boat Diver
What does the SSI Boat Diver course include? The sea is full of dive sites and many top spots are only accessible by boat. If you want to discover these incredible dive sites, then become an SSI Boat Diver. It’s the best way to learn how to dive safely and comfortably from a variety of…
Deep Diver
What does the SSI Deep Diver course include? As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to discover some of the world’s best dive sites and favourite marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory units and open water dives, the SSI…
Perfect Buoyancy
What does the SSI Perfect Buoyancy course include? The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty course is the best way to improve your buoyancy and experience perfect dives. Buoyancy control is one of the most important diving skills, but any experienced diver will tell you that perfecting it takes time. In this course, you will learn advanced…
Night Diving & Limited Visibility
What does the course SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility include? Night dives require completely different skills than daylight dives. The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty course is the best way to learn all about night diving and practice the techniques required to become a safe and confident night diver. This course will…
Navigation
What does the SSI Navigation course include? This speciality course provides you with the knowledge and advanced skills you need to navigate safely and confidently underwater. You will learn the correct use of the compass, natural navigation techniques, estimating distances, leaving and returning to a specific point and simple navigation patterns. You will also learn…
Computer Diving
What does the SSI Computer Diving course include? SSI has developed the Computer Diving Programme to help certified divers familiarise themselves with the functions and benefits of a dive computer. Knowing and using all the functions of a dive computer not only increases your diving safety, but also makes it easier to plan and conduct…
Search and Recovery
What does the SSI Search & Recovery course include? Lost objects are now a thing of the past with the SSI Search & Recovery Specialty course. In this fascinating course, you will learn all the skills you need to safely and confidently conduct search and recovery dives. You will learn how to use search patterns,…
Stress & Rescue
What does the SSI Stress & Rescue course include? The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty course is the best course to learn how to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to recognise stress, avoid accidents and apply practical techniques for performing rescues and emergency care. With a combination of pool and…
React Right
What does the SSI React Right course include? React Right is the SSI emergency course for first aiders and provides the knowledge and practical skills to act correctly as a first aider in a medical emergency. In this flexible course you can choose your subject areas, such as initial assessment, first aid, CPR and stabilisation…
Science of Diving
What does the course SSI Science of Diving Specialty Diver include? The SSI Science of Diving Specialty course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. The course is the foundation for most SSI Professional courses as well as some Extended Range courses and is an…
Equipment Techniques
What does the SSI Equipment Techniques course include? Choosing and buying your own diving equipment is probably the biggest and most important investment you make as a diver, but it’s easy to get it wrong. We want you to put together the best diving equipment for you and also know how to look after it…
Decompression Diver
What does the SSI Decompression Diver course include? The SSI Decompression Diving Specialty course shows you how to dive beyond no-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 40 metres with limited decompression using your recreational diving equipment and a single scuba tank. You will learn and practice…
Recreational Sidemount Diving
What does the course SSI Recreational Sidemount Diving include? In this sidemount diving course you will learn everything you need for recreational sidemount diving with one or two tanks to a maximum depth of 30 metres or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already a common practice for wreck, mine and…
Dry Suit Diving
What does the SSI Dry Suit Diving course include? As a dry suit diver, you can dive warmly and comfortably in cold waters all year round. Only dry suit diving opens up the special underwater landscapes of cold water to you: dives on the icebergs in the remote Arctic or fascinating places teeming with life…
Full Face Mask
What does the SSI Full Face Mask Diver course include? The SSI Full Face Mask course provides the knowledge and skills required to dive safely with a full face mask and underwater communication systems in environments and at depths. Facts Minimum age: 12Theory units: 1Recommended course duration in (h): 10-15Required dives: 2Prerequisites:Open Water Diver certification…
Gas Blender
What does the SSI Gas Blender course include? The correct mixing of gases is essential to be able to breathe safely underwater. The SSI Gas Blender course teaches you the skills and concepts required to safely blend nitrox and helium-based trimix gases. This non-diving programme is open to certified and non-certified divers and teaches the…
Advanced Adventurer
What does the Advanced Adventurer course involve? If you can’t yet decide which speciality courses are right for you, take part in an SSI Advanced Adventurer course! This course allows you to learn about different diving topics before deciding on a full speciality course. It’s a great way to learn what your Advanced training is…
Marine Ecology Courses
Marine Ecology
What does the SSI Marine Ecology Specialty Diver course include? Take the SSI Marine Ecology Specialty course and find out how marine organisms interact with each other and their environment and how the different marine ecosystems influence each other. With this newly acquired knowledge, you will probably appreciate marine life in the sea even more….
Coral Identification
What does the SSI Coral Identification Specialty Diver course include? Divers love coral reefs and with good reason. There’s something magical about gliding over a healthy reef where life is happening underwater. These precious ecosystems are fascinating and the SSI Coral Identification Specialty course is the best way to learn more about coral reefs and…
Fish Identification
What does the SSI Fish Identification Specialty Diver course include? The world’s oceans are home to countless species of fish and you will encounter many fascinating marine creatures on your dives! In this course you will learn all the skills and procedures to identify the most well-known reef fish families of the Caribbean, the Indo-Pacific…
Marine Mammal Ecology
What does the SSI Marine Mammal Ecology Specialty Diver course include? Do you have a passion for saving the ocean and the marine animals that call it home? Are you fascinated by the thought of diving with whales? Would you like to learn more about the ecology, biology and conservation of marine mammals? The SSI…
Shark Ecology
What does the SSI Shark Ecology Specialty Diver course include? In the SSI Shark Ecology course you will learn how to interpret shark behaviour, why they are often misunderstood and how to dive safely with them. It is the perfect course for shark fans, but also for divers who are afraid of sharks and want…
Sea Turtle Ecology
What does the SSI Sea Turtle Ecology Specialty Diver course include? Sea turtles are some of the most wonderful animals you will ever dive with. And you’ll want to spend even more time with them once you’ve completed the SSI Sea Turtle Ecology Specialty course. This speciality course will teach you how to distinguish and…
Manta & Ray Ecology
What does the SSI Manta & Ray Ecology Specialty Diver course include? In the SSI Manta & Ray Ecology Specialty course you will learn how to dive with rays and how to distinguish between different rays. You will learn a lot about the important role of rays in the marine ecosystem and why these noble…
Marine Invertebrate Ecology
What does the SSI Marine Invertebrate Ecology Specialty Diver course include? Dive into the wonders of marine invertebrates with our new SSI Ecology Specialty – Marine Invertebrates. This programme covers topics such as the evolution of marine invertebrates and the lives of simple and complex invertebrates such as worms, sponges, jellyfish, starfish, nudibranchs and squid….
Nudibranch Ecology
What does the SSI Nudibranch Ecology Specialty Diver course include? Welcome to the Nudibranch Ecology course, where you will explore the world of nudibranchs in seven detailed lessons. Start with their classification and habitats, then learn about their locomotor, sensory and respiratory systems. Discover their complex reproductive strategies, their relationships with other marine organisms, their…
Lagona Divers – Pro College
Divemaster
What does the Divemaster course include? The Divemaster programme is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by completing the Divemaster programme. All you need is 60 verified dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least…
