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As a diver, learning never stops. At Rich Coast Diving, we offer over 20 specialty diving courses that allow you to expand your skills, gain confidence, and explore new underwater experiences — all based on your personal interests.

Browse our specialty course options below and choose your next adventure in Costa Rica.

About Specialty Courses

Continue your diving journey and gain the skills needed to explore the world’s best dive sites with internationally recognized SSI specialty training — PADI equivalent certifications accepted worldwide.

Choose from over 20 specialty programs, including deep diving, nitrox, perfect buoyancy, underwater navigation, photography, ecology, and more.

As you complete specialties, you’ll automatically earn the following recognition levels:

SSI Specialty Diver
(12 logged dives & 2 specialty certifications)
SSI Advanced Specialty Diver
(24 logged dives & 4 specialty certifications)
SSI Master Diver
(24 logged dives, 4 specialty certifications & Diver Stress & Rescue)

Specialties

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Check our special offers on SSI Specialty Courses and start customizing your dive training today.

Price $150 USD

READ MORE - As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins. In this program, you will increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen.

Certification Prerequisites:
Open Water Diver certification, In combination with Open Water Diver

Time commitment: 1 hour classroom session + digital learning (2 hrs)

Price $250 USD

READ MORE - This program provides the in-depth knowledge you need to dive with an underwater camera and properly use, maintain and store your equipment. You will develop your skills and learn techniques to take underwater images and video safely and easily, plus perfect your diving abilities while using your underwater camera system.

Time commitment: 1 day (2 dives) + eLearning (2 hrs)

Price $125 USD

READ MORE - Don't miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, the Equipment Specialist course teaches you to manage basic repairs and adjustments. You'll also learn more about how your gear works, making you better prepared to take care of your investment.

Time commitment: 5 hour workshop + eLearning (2 hrs)

Price $250 USD

READ MORE - Diving in currents opens up a world of new dive sites that often host the most spectacular marine life. Go shore diving and you will discover the simplicity of just walking off the beach and exploring your favourite dive sites with ease. But wave, tides and currents can impact your dives and affect your safety if you do not know how to handle them.

The SSI Waves, Tides and Currents specialty will enhance your dive skills and understanding, so you can enjoy diving in different environments safely and with confidence. You will gain a better understanding of dynamic open water environments and learn about the environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You will also practice diving from shore, in currents or in rivers to earn the specialty certification.

Time commitment: 1 days (2 dives) + eLearning (2 hrs)

Price $80 USD

READ MORE - Join the SSI Science of Diving specialty and you will develop a complete understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body.

This specialty is required training for most SSI Professional programs, as well as some Extended Range programs, and is an essential way to expand your dive knowledge. Available online, you can earn your SSI Science of Diving specialty certification from home and get ready to begin your dive professional career.

Upon completion, you will be halfway to earning the coveted SSI Divemaster rating and earn the SSI Science of Diving specialty certification.

Time commitment: eLearning (5 hrs)

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Marine Ecology Specialty Courses

Discover the ocean beyond diving skills. Our Marine Ecology specialty courses combine diving with marine science education, helping you better understand marine life, ecosystems, and conservation.

Choose an ecology specialty or combine your course with one of our conservation programs to turn your dives into meaningful learning experiences.

OFFER: 5 Specialty Courses for only $695

Price $80 USD

READ MORE - In the SSI Shark Ecology program, you will learn how to interpret shark behaviour, why they are often misunderstood and how dive with sharks. This is a perfect course if you are planning a trip to (Bullsharks) Bats Islands or want to learn more about our local shark population.

Time commitment: Online Theory (2 hrs)
ADD-ON: 2-tank dive with your ecology course ($95 USD)

Price $80 USD

READ MORE - Join the SSI Manta and Ray Ecology specialty program and you will learn how to dive with rays and recognize different ray species. You will be taught how rays contribute to healthy ocean ecosystems and why these precious animals need our protection.

This course is a great option to combine with our Manta Ray trips to Catalinas Islands in the season November to April.

Time commitment: Online Theory (2 hrs)
ADD-ON: 2-tank dive with your ecology course ($95 USD)

Price $80 USD

READ MORE - Do you have a passion to save the ocean and the marine animals that call it their home? Does the thought of diving with whales fascinate you? Do you want to learn more about the ecology, biology, and conservation of marine mammals? The SSI Marine Mammal Ecology program introduces you to the wonders of these amazing creatures.

Dive into the world of whales, dolphins, and seals to explore this amazingly diverse group of marine animals. In this program, you will learn what makes marine mammals distinct from land mammals, discover where they live, explore their physiology, and how to identify various species. You will also learn about marine mammal conservation - a great way to help save the ocean.

Time commitment: Online Theory (2 hrs)
ADD-ON: 2-tank dive with your ecology course ($95 USD)

Price $80 USD

READ MORE - In this new SSI ecology specialty, you will explore the wonders of marine invertebrates. This captivating course covers topics like invertebrate evolution and the ecology of simple and complex invertebrates like nematodes, sponges, jellyfish, sea stars, squids, and the ever-popular nudibranchs.

Time commitment: Online Theory (2 hrs)
ADD-ON: 2-tank dive with your ecology course ($95 USD)

Course Reviews

“Read real reviews from divers who completed SSI specialty courses with Rich Coast Diving in Costa Rica.”

Michelle Sin – USA
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I spent two and a half unforgettable weeks with Rich Coast Diving completing multiple specialty courses and their Fish ID marine ecology program. I learned to identify hundreds of species, participated in conservation surveys, and even helped tag turtles with a marine biologist. The dive sites, community atmosphere, and training resources were outstanding from start to finish. If you are serious about becoming a Divemaster or Instructor, this is the place to do it.

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Specialty Diving Courses in Costa Rica

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Specialty Diving Courses
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