OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER

Learn to dive!

SDI makes it possible for you to complete all of the academic requirements for your entry-level scuba diver certification online. You can get started right now and, when you are done, you will then complete your in-water skill-development sessions and final open-water training dives at a local SDI Dive Center close to home, or at a popular vacation destination. It's that simple! Now, go dive the world with your SDI certification.

Who this course is for:

•   - Persons desiring to obtain a Scuba Diving certification
•   - Persons interested in underwater exploration

What will I learn?

The Open Water Scuba Diver course consists of three steps:

1. eLearning: Start your Open Water Scuba Diver course and master all the important academic information online or at your local dive shop. You can complete this phase through self-study, at your own pace, in the convenience of your home or office. All eLearning courses work on mobile and tablet devices too.
2. Pool: For entry-level certification courses (as well as some continuing-education classes), the next step will be to complete your in-water skill-development training. This takes place in a swimming pool or similar body of confined water, under the supervision of an SDI Instructor.
3. Open Water: The final step is to complete the required number of SDI open-water training dives under the supervision of your SDI Instructor. Here you will apply what you have learned during your academic and skill-development sessions, while learning practical lessons that can only be gained through real-world experience in open water.

The Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:

•   - The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
•   - Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
•   - Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance
•   - Dive planning
•   - Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures
•   - And much more!

Minimum requirements:

•   - Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
•   - Satisfactorily complete the Open Water Scuba Diver knowledge quests or equivalent online learning course
•   - Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently

How do I take this course?

•   - The Open Water Scuba Diver course is available in eLearning
•   - Pool and open water training not included. Contact us for full course cost.