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Advanced Diver Development Program Cost varies
The SDI Advanced Diver Development Program was created to make truly “Advanced Divers”. Under the old way of training a student could take an Advanced Course right after Open Water course and only have a total of nine dives, all under the supervision of an instructor. The SDI-Advanced Diver Development Program requires new Open Water divers to take four (4) SDI specialty courses, or equivalent, and have a total of twenty five (25) logged dives. SDI feels a diver will truly be “Advanced” after this is accomplished.
Rescue Diver Course Cost $299
The SDI Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop your knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist, and administer necessary first aid. You will learn skills such as how to perform self rescues, buddy rescues, recognize and calm potential panic divers, administer proper first aid to divers that have experienced dive related injuries, conduct effective search patterns and manage accident scenes. After the SDI Rescue Diver Course you can enroll in the SDI Master Scuba Diver Development Program or start in the professional ranks and sign up for the SDI Divemaster Course.
Specialty Courses
Advanced Adventure Course Cost $249.95
You’ve taken your open water scuba diver course and now your ready to expand your knowledge but you would like to see what is out there first. The SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course will give you an overview of five (5) selected SDI specialties. Two of the specialties are SDI Deep Diver and Navigations Diver, which are the foundation of continuing diver education. The remaining specialties include:
- Advanced Buoyancy Control
- Altitude
- Boat
- Computer Nitrox
- Drift
- Marine Ecosystem Awareness
- Many More!
This course is intended to introduce you to each of the five (5) specialties and not complete comprehension of the chosen specialty. One (1) dive from each of the chosen specialties may apply towards a complete specialty certification.
Advanced Buoyancy Course Cost $189.95
While taking your Open Water Scuba Diver course you learned the basics of how to control and use your buoyancy, now take the SDI Advanced Buoyancy control course and make diving even more effortless and truly enjoy the freedom from gravity. Some of the tricks you will learn from your SDI Instructor include
- Breath control
- Proper weighting
- Placement of trim weights
- Body position and trim
- Streamlining equipment
- Factors that affect buoyancy
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Altitude Diver Course Cost $150
If you dive at altitude or are planning to, the SDI Altitude Diver course is a must for you. Let an SDI Instructor teach you the proper techniques and differences of diving at altitude. Some of the many skills you will learn during the course are
- Calculating for nitrogen adsorption
- Using altitude tables
- Correction for gauge depth
- Physics and physiology of altitude diving
Boat Diver Course Cost $219.95 (plus charter costs)
Scuba diving from boats is an everyday occurrence. Whether on a private vessel or one of the many charter dive boats available worldwide, divers are frequently not aware of the special procedures and etiquette used when boat diving. The SDI Boat Diver course will introduce you to some different types of boat diving and the skills needed to plan and conduct a boat dive with maximum safety. The list of skills and knowledge you will obtain during this course is long an includes
- Safe entries and exits
- Proper stowing of equipment
- Safety procedures
- Planning boat dives
- Drift diving from live boats
During the course you go on two dives and put to use the valuable information you have learned.
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Computer Nitrox Diver Cost $150
The SDI Computer Nitrox course is a great next step after the Open Water Diver certification and is structured in an easy to understand manner by making use of a Nitrox programmable computer. Nitrox as a breathing gas has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced. The course will cover the use of Nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen. The benefits of using Nitrox include
- Increased safety margins
- Reduced post dive fatigue
- Extended no-decompression times
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
CPROX Administrator Course Cost $125.95
The CPROX course is a straight forward no-nonsense approach to teaching you as the first responder to an emergency how to handle the situation. The course is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Oxygen administration combined into one program. You will learn how to use what is at your disposal to treat and stabilize victims until medically trained professionals arrive. Subjects that are covered included:
- Scene assessment
- CPR
- O2 administration
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CPR1st Course Cost $99.95
The CPR1st course is one of the first responder courses that SDI offers. CPR1st, like SDI’s other course CPROX, is a straight forward program that teaches what you need to know to respond to an emergency until trained professionals arrive. The course is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid combined in a comprehensive easy to remember format. You will learn the basics of:
- Stabilizing a victim
- Using materials that are on hand to respond to injuries
- Administering proper CPR
CPROX1st AED Course Cost $175.95
The CPROX1st AED course is a combination of all of the first responder courses that SDI offers. CPROX1st AED teaches students a no nonsense approach to basic life support skill to help stabilize patients until trained professionals arrive. The course is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator, combined in a comprehensive easy to remember format. You will learn the basics of:
- Stabilizing a victim
- Using materials that are on hand to respond to injuries
- Administering proper CPR
- Proper use of an AED
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Deep Diver Course Cost $309.95
SDI’s Deep Diver course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more and will teach you the risks and benefits of deep diving. Many interesting sights lie just beyond 18m/60ft such as beautiful wall dives, ship wrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows. During the course, your SDI Instructor will take you on two dives and covers skills like
- Proper descents
- Air management
- Effects of nitrogen narcosis
- Dive planning,
By the end of the course your knowledge and comfort level will have increased. The Deep Diver course has a maximum depth of 40m/130, the suggested sport diving limit.
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Drysuit Diver Course Cost $219.95
The SDI Dry Suit Diver course will open up a whole new world of diving to you. Many of the waters around the world are better dove in a dry suit. These waters have an abundance of marine life waiting to be seen and photographed, dry suits are also being used in tropical waters during the cooler months. Your SDI Instructor will teach you
- Selection of a dry suit
- Care and maintenance
- Emergency procedures
- Proper weighting
- Buoyancy control
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
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Equipment Specialist Cost $189.95
There are many things that you as a diver can do to maintain your equipment and the SDI Equipment Specialty course is just the place to learn how to do that maintenance. This course covers BCs’, regulators, wetsuits, dry suits and many more of the equipment items used while diving. Your SDI Instructor will teach
- Proper cleaning of equipment
- Proper storage
- Transportation and storage of dive cylinders
Night-Limited Visibility Diver Course Cost $209.95
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of the SDI Night & Limited Visibility Diver course is to acquaint the Open Water Scuba Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night or in limited visibility. By becoming familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as navigation
- Buddy system procedures
- Communications
- Buoyancy control
- Interacting with nocturnal aquatic life
You will be able to enjoy night diving with maximum safety and comfort.
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Search and Recovery Diver Course Cost $209.95
SDI’s Search and Recovery Diver specialty will teach you the basic of searching for a lost object from outboard boat motors to jewelry. You will also learn to recovery the object once it is located this includes the use of lift bags and tying lines underwater to secure and lift the object. Your SDI Instructor will cover skills such as
- Carrying deploying and attaching lift bags
- Conducting search patterns
- Entanglement avoidance
- Recovering and preserving objects
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Solo Diver Course Cost $275
One of SDI’s most popular courses, the solo diver program teaches experienced recreational divers how to safely dive independently of a dive buddy or strengthen your buddy team skills. The course stresses proper dive planning, personal limitations, accident prevention as well as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. You will also learn the additional equipment that is required for solo diving, including its proper usage and assembly. This is the perfect course for underwater photography and underwater video divers.
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Underwater Navigation Course Cost $209.95
One of the most important skills a diver can have is good navigation, this could be with a compass or by natural formations. The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver course will teach you the nesscery skills to navigate using a compass and natural navigation. During the course your SDI Instructor will teach you
- Compass features
- Distance estimating
- Reading ocean bottom contours
- Practice skills
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Visual Inspection Procedures Course Cost $150
During the SDI Visual Inspection Procedures course you will learn to promote safety in the care and maintenance of high-pressure scuba cylinders by way of your SDI Instructor and a comprehensive Visual Inspection Procedures manual. One of the goals is to raise the consciousness of the industry to the need to meet and exceed the minimum standards established by local Regulations. Another goal is to train inspectors in the proper handling, filling, and inspection techniques including the identification of the various defective conditions that can lead to cylinder rejection or condemnation.
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Wreck Diver Course Cost $369.95 (plus charter fees)
Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sport diving and can uncover pieces of history seen by few others, however every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques. In the SDI Wreck Diver course, we will discuss and use equipment and techniques commonly employed while wreck diving. This course may be taught as a 1) non-penetration (2 total dives) or 2) limited-penetration (3 total dives) course. In the event of “Limited Penetration Training,” limited penetration is defined as “swim through or within the ambient light of entry point,”. Your SDI Instructor will teach you how to safely plan and execute wreck dives in a fun and enjoyable way.
* Student must provide mask and snorkel.
Master Scuba Diver Development Program Cost varies
You have already shown that diving is the sport for you by completing your Open Water Scuba Diver certification, Advanced Scuba Diver certification, Rescue Diver certification and you have logged 50 total dives, now take the next step. The SDI Master Scuba Diver Development Program is an earned certification and the highest non professional level of certification. Visit your local SDI facility and bring along all your accomplishments in diving, don’t forget the logbook with your 50 dives, the friendly staff will reward all of your hard work by submitting for your Master Scuba Diver certification. So now that you have earned the highest of non professional training what’s next? You can continue to take SDI specialties that interest you like Computer Nitrox, Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty, Dry Suit Diver, and many more or sign up for the first professional level of training SDI Divemaster.
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