Sea Urchin
Sergienka 2/3, Kyiv, UKR
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The Sea Urchin dive center, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, offers a comprehensive range of PADI and SSI certified courses. From Discover Scuba Diving to professional levels such as Divemaster and Instructor Development Course, they cater to all experience levels. Their specialties include Deep Diver, Night Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Boat Diving, and Rescue Diver courses.
Sea Urchin provides facilities including a bar, equipment rental, and air fills (including Nitrox). Their offerings also extend to night diving and guided dives, ensuring a complete experience for their clients. The center highlights its capability for boat diving, opening up more possibilities for underwater exploration.
Certified by internationally recognized agencies like PADI and SSI, Sea Urchin ensures high-quality training. The staff speaks Ukrainian, offering language support for its clientele. The center is dedicated to providing a safe and enriching diving experience, from initial learning to professional development.
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4 cursosOpen Water Diver
The SSI Open Water Diver course at Морський Їжак is completed in nine lessons, covering confined-water skills in Kyiv's pool facilities and progressing to open-water dives. The club offers both a standard version and an Open Water Diver Premium track, as well as a Referral option for students who need to complete their open-water dives with an affiliated club abroad — practical for anyone traveling to Egypt or Mexico on a club trip immediately after their pool training. Oleksandr holds SSI AIT Instructor status (#68138), meaning he's qualified not just to certify divers but to train other instructors under SSI — a credential that rarely appears at club level. Instruction is in Ukrainian and Russian. Gift certificates for this course are available. Family packages pair two or more students together, and a bundle combining OWD with four additional dives is also listed.
Advanced Open Water
Advanced Open Water Diver is available under both SSI and PADI at Морський Їжак, offering certified Open Water Divers the next step toward broader diving experience. The PADI version is available as a standalone course and as part of a bundle with OWD. Given the club's trip calendar — Egypt safaris, Dahab, Mexico — AOWD training feeds directly into dives at destinations where greater depth and experience requirements apply. The course is taught by Oleksandr, who holds dual IDC Staff / AIT Instructor credentials across both agencies. Instruction is in Ukrainian and Russian. No price is listed; contact the club directly for current rates.
Divemaster
The SSI Divemaster program at Морський Їжак leads into professional-level diving under the supervision of Oleksandr (SSI AIT Instructor #68138), who is qualified to train instructor candidates within the SSI system. The club also lists SSI Science of Diving and Dive Guide as steps along the professional track, offering a structured path from recreational diver to working Divemaster. The team already includes two SSI Divemasters — Yuriy (#91234) and Anton (#93591) — who serve as working examples of what the program produces. For Kyiv-based students, working toward Divemaster means combining pool and local quarry sessions with the club's organized trips abroad, where open-water dive hours can be accumulated. Instruction is in Ukrainian and Russian. Contact the club for current availability and pricing.
Try Scuba Diving (SSI)
The Try Scuba Diving program is the entry point for anyone wanting to experience breathing underwater before committing to a full course. Sessions take place in Kyiv under the supervision of Oleksandr, an SSI AIT Instructor (#68138), which means the quality control from the first breath is set at professional-development level. The format is built around comfort and safety in confined water — ideal for absolute beginners with no prior experience. A gift certificate version is available, making it a practical option for birthdays or introductory presents. Because the club operates in Kyiv, pool-based training is the starting point before any open-water progression. Students who complete the Try Scuba Diving session and want to continue can move directly into the full Open Water Diver track without repeating confined-water work. Instruction is conducted in Ukrainian and Russian. No prior certification or swimming background is listed as a requirement in the club's materials.
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Yes. The club runs full programs under both agencies, from beginner entry-level courses all the way through Divemaster. You can choose your preferred agency when you sign up.
The club states nine lessons from zero to Open Water Diver with an international certificate issued at the end.
Yes. Past trips have included liveaboard safaris to Egypt's far south (€1,050), daily dives in Dahab and Ras Abu Galum (€850 for eight days), and a Mexico trip ($3,200). Local outings to Malyn quarry are also organized.
The club is at вул. Пластова 2/3, Kyiv, Ukraine. You can reach them by phone at +38 098 174 50 40 or via Telegram and Viber.
Yes. Both SSI and PADI Divemaster programs are available. The SSI pro track also includes Science of Diving and Dive Guide courses before Divemaster.
Yes. Gift certificates are offered for Try Scuba Diving and Open Water Diver under SSI, and for Discover Scuba Diving and Open Water Diver under PADI.