OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER

Who this course is for:

• Persons desiring to obtain a Scuba Diving certification
• Persons interested in underwater exploration
• The certified diver looking to advance their knowledge and skill set (Nitrox)
• The certified diver looking to extend their no decompression time limits (Nitrox)

Course prerequisites

• Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI 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!

What’s in it for you:

Upon successful completion of the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, graduates may:

• Conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training
• Continue their dive education by enrolling in SDI Advanced Diver and Specialty courses

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver minimum requirements:

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

SDI COMPUTER NITROX

Nitrox is a breathing gas that has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced divers. This course will cover the use of nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen.

prerequisites:

• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent, or current enrollment in one of those courses

What you can expect to learn:

• Physiology of using different breathing gas mixtures and equipment considerations for using nitrox
• How to safely use nitrox mixtures up to 40 percent with a dive computer
• Advantages and disadvantages of utilizing nitrox mixtures, how to analyze a nitrox mixture

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of using Nitrox including:

• Increased safety margins
• Reduced post dive fatigue
• Extended no-decompression times

SDI Computer Nitrox minimum requirements:

• 100 percent comprehension of questions and answers at the end of each chapter in the SDI Computer Nitrox Diving Course
• Analyze at least two nitrox cylinders
• Log at least one nitrox cylinder
• Program a nitrox computer to a mix between 22-40 percent oxygen