If you’ve taken your Open Water Scuba Diver course and are now ready to expand your knowledge but would like to see what is out there first, then the SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course is for you! The SDI Advanced Adventure course will give you an overview of five different SDI specialties. Two of the required specialties are the Deep Diver and Navigation Diver specialties which are the foundation of continuing diver education. The remaining specialty dives you can opt for include:

• Advanced Buoyancy Control
• Dry suit
• Night/ Low Visibility Diver
• Computer Nitrox Diver
• Ice Diver
• Many more!

This course is intended to introduce you to each of the five specialties selected; not complete comprehension of the chosen specialty. One dive from each of the chosen specialties may apply towards the completion of a specialty certification.

Requirements for students: a certificate of OWD, at least 2 logged dives.

After successful completion of this course, the graduate receives Certificate SDI - Advanced Adventure Diver.

The SDI Advanced Scuba Diver Development Program was created to make truly “Advanced Divers.” During the course your Instructor will take you through four complete SDI specialty courses (for example; Deep, Navigation, Dry suit, Ice, Sidemount, etc.) covering all the skills and subjects, so that by the end you will feel comfortable to conduct dives of a similar nature.

Requirements for students: a certificate of OWD, at least 2 logged dives.

After successful completion of this course, the graduate receives Certificate SDI Advanced Diver.

The SDI Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop the knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist and administer the necessary first aid in the event of an emergency. 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.

Requirements for students:

• Minimum age 18
• Provide proof of current CPR, first aid and oxygen (O2) provider *
• Provide proof of SDI Advanced Adventure Diver certification, or equivalent, or open water diver certification and 40 logged open water dives

* Note: SDI CPROX, CPR1st or CPROX1stAED courses may be combined with the rescue program.

After successful completion of this course, the graduate

• is able to determine the situation of other divers, which can lead to accidents
• ready to render necessary assistance to the diver in the event of a crisis situation
• receives Certificate SDI Rescue Diver.