SSI

Overview

• SSI (Scuba Schools International) is a recreational training agency founded in 1970 by Robert Clark and Ed Brawley. Its current parent company is Head, which owns the dive equipment brand Mares. [verified — search sources]
• As a digital-first agency, it provides free digital certification cards, logbooks, and course materials through the MySSI app, and is characterized by training organized at the affiliated dive center level. Its certification level structure is almost 1:1 compatible with PADI. [verified]

In Korea

• In this knowledge base's dive-shop dataset, it is confirmed at 7 shops, distributed across Jeju, the East Sea, and Ulleung. [verified from dataset]
• For shops that teach under this agency, refer to this note's backlinks (dive-shop notes that include agency-ssi in their agencies).

For Foreign Divers

• The SSI C-card (physical or via the MySSI app) is mutually recognized alongside PADI and others at fun-diving sites in Korea. Bringing a logbook is recommended. [verified — WRSTC/agency sources]

Sources

• domains/09-certification-agencies (divein.com/diving/padi-ssi-naui)
• Internal data: aggregation of certification_agencies from data/dive-shops/*.yaml