Description
Learn to safely plan and execute dives beyond Open Water limits, from 18 metres/60 feet down to a maximum of 40 metres/130 feet. You’ll explore the deeper realm where dramatic wall dives, shipwrecks and unique marine life are found, opening up a whole new range of dive sites around the world. The course covers deep-diving equipment, gas management and dive planning, along with how depth affects your body, your gas supply and your no-decompression limits. Just as importantly, you’ll build the knowledge, awareness and comfort that responsible deep diving requires, so you can enjoy these dives confidently and within safe limits.
SDI’s Deep Diver Course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more, go a little deeper, and learn the risks and benefits associated with deep diving. Many interesting sights lay just beyond open water diver training limits such as: beautiful wall dives, shipwrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary training to plan and execute dives that are beyond the depth range experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, specifically beyond 18 metres/60 feet and to a maximum depth of not greater than 40 metres/130 feet. By the end of the course your knowledge, awareness, and comfort level with deep diving activities will have increased.
Dives included: 2 open water dives.
Prerequisites
- SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
- Minimum age 18; 10 with parental consent
- Complete a medical statement where relevant
What You Will Learn
- Physiological effects of depth (narcosis, gas consumption)
- Deep dive planning and no-decompression limit management
- Gas management and turn-around pressures
- Equipment considerations for deep diving
- Buddy procedures and safety/ascent management
Required Equipment
- Complete open-water scuba kit
- Dive computer and depth gauge/timer
- Redundant air source recommended for deeper dives
- Surface marker buoy and reel
- Adequate exposure protection for cooler deep water
Course Requirements & Standards (SDI)
- Minimum of 2 open-water training dives with an SDI Instructor
- Maximum depth 40 metres/130 feet
- Recreational, no-decompression diving only
- Conducted within recreational limits
After This Course
Combine with Nitrox and Advanced Buoyancy for deeper recreational diving, or explore technical training with TDI.
