SSI Specialty Diving Courses in Koh Tao
Take your diving beyond the basics with SSI Specialty Courses at Scubadoo Koh Tao. From Nitrox and Deep Diving to Wreck, Night, Navigation and Perfect Buoyancy, improve your skills with small groups and experienced instructors.
Continue Your Diving Education in Koh Tao
After completing your Open Water or Advanced certification, specialty diving courses are the best way to become a safer, more confident diver.
At Scubadoo, we focus on real diving experience with small groups, relaxed teaching, and practical underwater training around Koh Tao’s best dive sites.
Whether you want to stay underwater longer with Nitrox, explore deeper reefs, improve buoyancy, or learn wreck penetration techniques, our SSI Specialty Courses help you level up your diving skills while enjoying some of Thailand’s best diving conditions.
Specialty Bundles
Take your diving to the next level with our carefully designed specialty packages. Whether you want more adventure, a deeper understanding of the ocean, or professional-level skills, these bundles combine the most complementary SSI specialties while saving you time and money.
Adventure Bundle
Deep Diving + Enriched Air Nitrox for 9,000 or 9,900 to dive with Nitrox
Go deeper, stay longer, and unlock a whole new world of diving.
The Adventure Bundle combines two of the most useful specialties every diver should have. Learn how to safely explore deeper dive sites while understanding the benefits of Nitrox, allowing you to maximize your bottom time and reduce nitrogen exposure.
Perfect for divers looking to get the most out of every dive trip.
Includes:
SSI Deep Diving Specialty
SSI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
Duration: 1 Day 2 dives
Perfect For:
Certified Open Water Divers
Travelling divers
Divers interested in wrecks and advanced dive sites
Conservation Bundle
Marine Ecology + Coral Identification + Perfect Buoyancy 10,900
Don't just dive the reef. Understand it.
The Conservation Bundle is designed for divers who want to learn more about the underwater world while becoming more environmentally responsible. Discover how coral reef ecosystems function, learn to identify different coral species, and improve your buoyancy skills to reduce your impact on fragile marine environments.
This bundle is ideal for ocean lovers, underwater photographers, and anyone passionate about marine conservation.
Includes:
SSI Marine Ecology Specialty
SSI Coral Identification Specialty
SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty
Duration: 2 Days 4 dives
Perfect For:
Nature lovers
Underwater photographers
Marine life enthusiasts
Divers interested in conservation
Become a better diver while helping protect the ocean.
Deep Diving Specialty
For Open Water Certified
4 dives 2 days 6,900THB
For Advanced Certified
2 dives 1 day 5,900THB
Explore Beyond 18 Meters
The SSI Deep Diving Specialty course teaches divers how to safely plan and conduct dives between 18 and 40 meters. Learn about gas management, narcosis awareness, deep dive planning, and emergency procedures while exploring some of Koh Tao’s deeper dive sites.
What You’ll Learn
Deep dive planning
Gas consumption management
Safety stops and emergency procedures
Using dive computers for deeper dives
Requirements
Open Water certification, minimum 15 years old
Duration
2–3 dives over 1–2 days
Best For
Divers wanting to explore deeper reefs, pinnacles, and wrecks
Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
For Classroom Theory only
1 Day 3,500THB
Diving with Nitrox
2 dives 1 day with Nitrox tank 5,900THB
Dive Longer With More Bottom Time
The SSI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course at Scubadoo Koh Tao teaches divers how to safely use enriched air mixtures with higher oxygen content. Diving with Nitrox can reduce nitrogen absorption, increase no-decompression limits, and help divers feel less tired after repetitive dives.
Nitrox is one of the most popular specialty courses for divers planning multiple dives, deeper dives, or continuing advanced training.
What You’ll Learn
Benefits and limitations of Nitrox
Oxygen exposure and safety limits
Analyzing Nitrox tanks
Using dive computers with Nitrox
Planning enriched air dives
Maximum operating depth calculations
Requirements
Open Water certification, minimum 10 years old
Duration
Half day to 1 day
Best For
Divers wanting longer bottom times, safer repetitive dives, and better dive planning
Popular Combination
Deep Diving + Nitrox Specialty
React Right Specialty
For Classroom Theory only
1 Day 5,500THB
Essential Emergency and First Aid Training
The SSI React Right Specialty Course teaches emergency response, CPR, first aid, oxygen administration, and accident management skills for diving and everyday situations. This course is an important step for Rescue Divers and future Divemasters.
Training includes realistic emergency scenarios designed to build confidence and practical response skills.
What You’ll Learn
Primary assessment
CPR techniques
First aid procedures
Oxygen administration
AED usage
Emergency management
Accident response protocols
Requirements
No diving certification required
Duration
1 day
Best For
Divers, travelers, dive professionals, and anyone wanting emergency response skills
Popular Combination
Stress & Rescue Course
Advanced Wreck Diving Specialty
2 days with 4 dives 9,900 THB
Explore Sunken Wrecks Safely and Confidently
The SSI Advanced Wreck Diving Specialty Course teaches divers advanced wreck exploration techniques, navigation, penetration procedures, and safety protocols for overhead environments.
Around Koh Tao, divers may train on wreck structures while learning proper line handling, communication, buoyancy control, and wreck safety procedures.
What You’ll Learn
Wreck penetration techniques
Reel and guideline usage
Wreck navigation
Emergency procedures
Buoyancy in overhead environments
Risk management around wrecks
Team communication techniques
Requirements
Open Water certification recommended with good buoyancy skills and at least 24 logged dives
Duration
2 days with 4 dives
Best For
Experienced divers wanting to safely explore wreck environments
Popular Combination
Deep Diving + Nitrox + Wreck Diving
Navigation Specialty
1 days with 2 dives 5,900 THB
Become More Confident Underwater
The SSI Navigation Specialty Course improves underwater orientation and dive planning skills using natural references, compass navigation, and advanced underwater navigation techniques.
Strong navigation skills help divers feel calmer, safer, and more independent underwater.
What You’ll Learn
Compass navigation
Natural navigation techniques
Distance estimation underwater
Navigation patterns
Dive planning
Return-point procedures
Advanced directional skills
Requirements
Open Water certification
Duration
1 day 2 dives
Best For
Divers wanting more confidence, independence, and better underwater awareness
Popular Combination
Perfect Buoyancy Specialty
Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty
2-3 days with 2 dives 7,900 THB
Discover the Ocean After Dark
The SSI Night Diving & Limited Visibility Specialty Course introduces divers to underwater communication, navigation, and dive planning in low-light conditions.
Night diving reveals a completely different side of Koh Tao’s marine life, including hunting predators, sleeping reef fish, bioluminescence, and unique nocturnal creatures rarely seen during daytime dives.
What You’ll Learn
Night dive planning
Underwater light communication
Limited visibility procedures
Buddy team positioning
Entry and exit techniques
Orientation in darkness
Managing low-visibility conditions
Requirements
Open Water certification
Duration
2 days up to 3 days depends on night dive schedule 2 dives
Best For
Divers wanting new experiences and improved underwater confidence
Popular Combination
Navigation + Perfect Buoyancy Specialty
Coral Identification Specialty
1 days with 2 dives 5,900 THB
Classroom theory only 4,500 THB
Understand the Reefs You Dive On
The SSI Coral Identification Specialty Course helps divers recognize and understand the different coral species found around Koh Tao and tropical reefs worldwide. Learn how coral ecosystems function, how reefs support marine biodiversity, and the environmental challenges coral reefs face today.
This specialty transforms every dive into a more meaningful experience by helping divers better understand the underwater world around them.
What You’ll Learn
Hard and soft coral identification
Coral reef ecosystems
Coral growth and reproduction
Common coral species in Thailand
Reef health indicators
Environmental threats to coral reefs
Responsible diving practices around reefs
Requirements
Open Water certification recommended
Duration
1 day with 2 dives
Best For
Marine life lovers, underwater photographers, eco-conscious divers, and curious explorers
Popular Combination
Marine Ecology + Fish Identification Specialty
Perfect Buoyancy Specialty
1 days with 2 dives 5,900 THB
Improve Control, Air Consumption, and Comfort Underwater
The SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty Course focuses on improving trim, weighting, finning techniques, and underwater positioning. Good buoyancy control helps divers move more efficiently, use less air, protect marine life, and feel more relaxed underwater.
Perfect buoyancy is one of the most valuable skills any diver can develop and improves every future dive experience.
What You’ll Learn
Proper weighting techniques
Trim and body positioning
Breathing control
Efficient finning techniques
Hovering and stability skills
Air consumption improvement
Environmental awareness while diving
Requirements
Open Water certification
Duration
1 day with 2 dives
Best For
New divers, underwater photographers, advanced training preparation, and anyone wanting better diving comfort
Popular Combination
Navigation + Night Diving Specialty
Marine Ecology Specialty
1 days with 2 dives 5,900 THB
Classroom Theory only 4,500 THB
Learn How the Ocean Ecosystem Works
The SSI Marine Ecology Specialty Course introduces divers to the relationships between marine organisms, coral reefs, and underwater ecosystems. Understand how ocean life interacts, adapts, and survives while exploring the marine environment around Koh Tao.
This course helps divers gain deeper appreciation for marine conservation and the importance of protecting fragile ocean ecosystems.
What You’ll Learn
Marine ecosystem fundamentals
Coral reef food chains
Fish and marine animal behavior
Marine habitats and biodiversity
Ocean conservation challenges
Human impact on marine environments
Responsible diver practices
Requirements
No advanced diving experience required
Duration
1 day 2 dives
Best For
Nature lovers, beginner divers, conservation-minded travelers, and marine life enthusiasts
Popular Combination
Coral Identification + Fish Identification Specialty