FOR CERTIFIED DIVERS
Diving Courses & Professional Training in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
From your first certification to professional-level training, SKDS offers SSI diving courses in Kota Kinabalu for beginners, certified divers and aspiring dive professionals. Find your next course, see the key details and book directly with us.
Where Are You in Your Diving Journey?
Not every diver starts from the same place. Find the course that matches your experience and where you want to take your diving next.
NEW TO DIVING
Open Water Diver
Your starting point for becoming a certified scuba diver with SSI.
ALREADY CERTIFIED
Advanced Open Water Diver & Specialty Courses
Build specific diving skills, explore new experiences and continue your SSI diving education.
GOING PROFESSIONAL
Professional Diving Training
Progress from Divemaster to instructor-level training through SSI's professional pathway.
STANDARD COURSE INCLUSIONS
What's Included in Your Course?
Most SKDS island-based diving courses include the essentials you need for your training, from SSI learning materials and certification to instructor fees, equipment and meals during your island training days.
Standard inclusions
- Digital learning materials & certification
- SSI instructor fees
- Equipment rental
- Lunch on island training days
Course-specific inclusions, prerequisites, accommodation and upgrades are listed with each course where applicable.
Start Your Diving Journey
SSI Open Water Diver
Learn the essential knowledge and in-water skills needed to become a certified scuba diver, with personalised training and practical sessions designed to build comfort and confidence underwater.
- Duration: 3 Days · Island Day Trip
- Minimum: 2 pax
- RM1,700 - Minimum 2 pax
- RM2,000 - Private
Standard course inclusions
Take Your Diving Further
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver
Try different specialties before choosing your next one.
Not sure which specialty courses are right for you? Experience five specialties, including Deep Diving and Navigation plus three of your choice, with one open-water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. Your training can later be credited towards the relevant full Specialty courses.
- Duration: 2 Days · Island Day Trip
- Minimum: 2 pax
- RM1,500 - Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,800 - Private
Standard course inclusions
SSI Specialty Courses
Learn the Skills That Change How You Dive
Want better buoyancy, deeper dives, stronger navigation skills or experience in a different diving environment? Choose an SSI specialty that matches the skills you want to build and the kind of diving you want to do next.
PERFECT BUOYANCY
SSI Perfect Buoyancy Specialty
Improve your buoyancy and control to get more from every dive, while learning techniques that can help you move comfortably and protect the underwater environment.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM900 - Private
Prerequisite: SSI Open Water Diver Certification or any other equivalent certification from a recognized training agency
Standard course inclusions
DEEP DIVING
SSI Deep Diving Specialty
Learn how to plan and safely conduct dives between 18 and 40 metres, including deep-dive planning, computer use and gas consumption calculations.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM1,600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,900 — Private
Standard course inclusions
NAVIGATION
SSI Navigation Specialty
Build the skills and knowledge to navigate confidently underwater using a compass, natural navigation techniques, distance estimation and navigation patterns.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM900 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,200 — Private
Standard course inclusions
WRECK DIVING
SSI Wreck Diving Specialty
Learn the skills and knowledge needed to safely conduct wreck dives and explore wrecks or artificial reefs within the course's non-penetration diving parameters.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM1,500 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,800 — Private
Standard course inclusions
NIGHT & LIMITED VISIBILITY
SSI Night & Limited Visibility Diving Specialty
Learn how to dive safely and comfortably at night or in limited visibility, including specialised equipment, water entry and exit techniques, and underwater communication.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM1,600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,900 — Private
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner on island
- Equipment rental
- Shared accommodation
Standard course inclusions
COMPUTER DIVING
SSI Computer Diving Specialty
Get more from your dive computer by learning how to use its functions before, during and after your dives, making dive planning and execution easier and more informed.
- Duration: 1 Day · Classroom
- RM600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM900 — Private
Standard course inclusions
REACT RIGHT
SSI React Right Specialty
Build practical emergency-response skills covering first aid, CPR, oxygen administration and AED support through academic sessions and hands-on training scenarios.
- Duration: 1 Day · Classroom
- RM600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM900 — Private
ENRICHED AIR NITROX
SSI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
Learn how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen, while building your understanding of Nitrox for recreational diving.
- Duration: 1 Day · Classroom
- RM600 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM900 — Private
- EAN Dive Upgrade: +RM300 per dive
DIVER STRESS & RESCUE
SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty
Learn to recognise diver stress, prevent accidents and develop practical skills for rescue and emergency situations through theory and in-water training.
- Duration: 3 Days · Island Day Trip
- RM1,700 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM2,000 — Private
Standard course inclusions
ADVANCED WRECK DIVING
SSI Advanced Wreck Diving Speciality
Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive.
- Duration: 1 Day · Island Day Trip
- RM1,500 — Minimum 2 pax
- RM1,800 — Private
Standard course inclusions
Train with SSI at SKDS
SKDS offers SSI training across recreational, specialty and professional levels, led by an SSI-certified active status instructor and trainer.
SSI provides the training system and certification pathway. SKDS brings that training to life through direct instruction and diving experience in Kota Kinabalu.
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