PELLICANO MARE DIVING CENTER – SSI #717908
Become an
SSI
Instructor
Turn your passion for the ocean into a profession. The SSI ITC gives you the skills, credentials, and confidence to teach diving worldwide.
Turn your passion for the ocean into a profession. The SSI ITC gives you the skills, credentials, and confidence to teach diving worldwide.
Your guide to certification
Your course is led by Gianrico (Rico) Mureddu S.S.I. I.T. #98168, a highly experienced SSI Instructor Trainer with a career spanning 3 decades and dive experiences across the globe. He has personally trained dozens of instructors and brings a rare combination of technical mastery and genuine passion for passing on the craft.
Real training. Real results.
Your next chapter
Becoming a certified SSI Scuba Instructor is one of the most rewarding steps a passionate diver can take. You stop being just a diver — you become someone who opens the underwater world to others.
SSI is recognized in over 110 countries with thousands of Training Centers globally. An SSI Instructor credential carries real weight — from the Red Sea to the Maldives to the Mediterranean.
Whether you want to build a full-time dive career, supplement your income, or simply deepen your mastery of the sport, the ITC is your professional-grade pathway.
Reserve Your Spot
What you'll master
Structure lessons, manage students in the water, and deliver consistently excellent instruction in any condition.
Refine your own diving to an exemplary standard. Precision and confidence underwater are the foundation of effective teaching.
Present courses professionally and help a dive center grow commercially. Instructors who understand business succeed.
Understand the global dive industry will help you develop your career and become a leader in this industry.
Build the communication, authority, and empathy that helps you turn nervous beginners into confident, lifelong divers.
From Open Water Instructor to Instructor Trainer — SSI provides a structured, internationally recognized career ladder.
Logistics
* N.B. Fees do not include the following: Professional Insurance; Transportation to and from Classroom, Pool, and Open Water Location; Dive Equipment (except Tanks); Food and Accommodation.
Am I ready?
Not sure if you qualify? Contact us — we'll map out your path to the ITC together.
A current Divemaster credential from SSI or a recognized equivalent agency is required, or a Teaching Status Instructor certificate from a recognized Agency, for the Crossover program.
Diverse experience across environments and conditions is essential. Quality of dives matters as much as quantity. A minimum of 100 dives is required to attend the Instructor Examination (I.E.).
A valid dive medical issued within the last 12 months by a recognized dive medicine physician is mandatory.
A valid certification within the past 24 months is required. SSI Emergency Care or equivalent is accepted.
All candidates must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the course.
Spaces are strictly limited to 6 candidates per course. Contact Rico at Pellicano Mare to reserve your place.