Description
A great next step after Open Water that gives you a real taste of five different SDI specialties, including the foundational Deep Diver and Underwater Navigation experiences. Rather than committing to a full specialty up front, you’ll sample each one through a single adventure dive, expanding your skills and discovering which types of diving you enjoy most. It’s an efficient, fun way to become a more capable, well-rounded diver while gaining supervised experience across a variety of environments and conditions. Best of all, each specialty dive you complete can later count toward the full certification in that specialty, so you get a head start on your continuing education.
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.
Dives included: 5 open water dives (including one deeper dive to 18–30 m / 60–100 ft and one navigation dive).
Prerequisites
- SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
- Minimum age 18; 10 with parental consent (Junior divers dive within age-appropriate depth limits)
- Complete a medical statement — physician approval where relevant
What You Will Learn
- Introductory skills across five SDI specialties
- Deep diving fundamentals and planning
- Underwater navigation with natural references and compass
- Improved buoyancy, awareness, and dive planning
- Exposure to a variety of environments and conditions
- Foundation for full specialty certifications
Required Equipment
- Standard open-water scuba equipment (mask, fins, snorkel, exposure suit)
- BCD, regulator with alternate air source and SPG
- Dive computer, compass, weight system
- Any specialty-specific gear for the chosen adventure dives (e.g., light for night)
Course Requirements & Standards (SDI)
- Requires 5 adventure dives, including a Deep and a Navigation dive
- Conducted with an SDI Instructor
- Maximum depth 30 metres/100 feet (Junior divers limited per age)
- Each adventure dive may credit toward the corresponding full specialty
After This Course
Progress to the full SDI Advanced Diver rating by completing four specialty courses, then continue toward Rescue Diver.
