Self-Reliant Diver Course on the Topline
Schedule
Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 02 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
6373 Bruce Street, West Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V7W 2G5 | West Vancouver, BC
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This Self-Reliant Diver course was requested to take place on the 'Topline'. Contact our shop to register. Theory Class: One evening before Nov. 1st & 2nd ocean dives.
Ocean Dives: Nov. 1-2 by boat*.
*Note, boat charter costs will be added to your Self-Reliant Diver course costs.
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About the Course and Academic:
With proper training, equipment and the right attitude to accept the risks involved in independent diving, an experience diver can responsibly engage in dives without a buddy. Self-reliant diving is an adventure activity that is not for everyone, but does have its place. If you have the mental discipline and commitment to learn and follow self-reliant diving techniques, you'll bolster your skills and confidence when diving alone, in a dive pair or as part of a team.
You need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old and has 100 logged dives to enroll in the Self-Reliant Diver course. You'll also complete a skills assessment with your PADI Self-Reliant Diver Instructor before diving into the course.
Learning how to compensate for situations you would normally handle with a buddy is the focus of the Self-Reliant Diver course. This includes proper dive planning using air consumption rate calculations, life support system redundancy, and independent management of dive emergencies. During three self-reliant training dives, you'll practice:
- Performing an air consumption rate swim to gather information for later calculation.
- Switching to a redundant air supply system during simulated emergency situations.
- Swimming without a mask.
- Navigating to various points, including your exit.
- Using a DSMB.
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Where is it happening?
6373 Bruce Street, West Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V7W 2G5Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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