SDI Deep Diver Specialty

Name: SDI Deep Diver Specialty
Start: 2024-08-03T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-03T23:00:00-04:00
Location: Rec & Tek SCUBA Inc.

Schedule

Sat Aug 03 2024 at 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Rec & Tek SCUBA Inc. | Hamilton, ON

SDI Deep Diver Course
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.
Who this course is for:
Any certified open water scuba diver who wishes to expand their diver knowledge and skill set
Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to advance their dive training
Course prerequisites:
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent
Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
What you can expect to learn:
How to plan and execute dives that are outside the range of depths that are experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, and more!
Topics from the SDI Deep Diver course include:
History of dive tables and computers
Equipment needed for deep diving
Physics and physiology of deep diving
Emergency procedures for deep diving and first aid
Some of the in-water skills you will complete include:
Open Water Dive 1
Test and check all equipment, i.e. depth gauges, bottom timers/watches and computers
Familiarization with area
Descend to planned depth and do not exceed any pre-planned limits
Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 30 metres/100 feet for first dive
Ascend to safety stop
Open Water Dive 2
Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
Descend to planned depth and do not exceed any pre-planned limits
Execute a simulated emergency that is to be assigned underwater by the instructor
Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 40 metres/130 feet
Ascend to safety stop
What’s in it for you?
You will receive the necessary training that will allow you to venture beyond 18 metres/60 feet and to a maximum depth of 40 metres/130 feet.
The SDI Deep Diver minimum requirements:
Students are required to successfully complete the following:
Satisfactorily complete the SDI Deep Diver Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the Instructor
Complete all open water requirements efficiently
Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
How do I take this course?
Available as an Online Course: Start eLearning today!
Course Cost: $500 CAN including eLearning code. Charter fees, gear rentals/air are NOT included
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