SSI® Checkout Dives for Open Water Diver Course
"Early Bird" Enrollment: The first 2 students to enroll in each Open Water Diver Checkout course SAVES $50!
Availability: Contact us for booking information
"Early Bird" Enrollment: The first 2 students to enroll in each Open Water Diver Checkout course SAVE $50!
Schedule & Format
- Four (4) open water checkout dives total
- Two dives per day over two days
- All skills are reviewed to complete your certification
Included vs. Personal Gear
- Provided: All required life-support and dive gear for training
- Personal gear: mask, snorkel, boots, fins, wetsuit
- We recommend purchasing a wetsuit for comfort and future diving
Referral Students Welcome
- We accept referral students with proper Universal Referral documentation.
Attendance
- Students must attend both days.
Registration Deadline
- Register at least one week prior to your course date.
Enrollment
- Ages 10+
- Registration, medical form, waiver required
- If registering online, forms will be emailed.
- Physician approval may be required.
Cancellation Policy
- Please review our course cancellation policy.
Meet Your Instructors
This course is taught by instructor Marc Ellis or Timothy Burch.
Marc has been an instructor since 1994 and has been teaching at Dive & Glide Scuba since 2022. In addition to training divers, he also heads up the organization of our dive club (Mid-Michigan Dive Adventures) meetings and events. Marc is bilingual (he speaks Spanish) and holds multiple diving instructor certifications as a PADI®, SSI®, and SDI/TDI® instructor.
Tim is an instructor and sales associate at Dive & Glide Scuba. Before his tenure here, he was teaching in the Mid-Michigan area for many years under his own company name, Maximum Bottom Time. Tim's passion is advanced and technical diving, and he enjoys teaching new students, too. He is an SDI/TDI® and SSI® Instructor.
Want to learn more about our full staff team? Visit our Dive Team Page.
