INFORMATION TO BECOME A DIVER AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
SDI Open Water Diver Course:
Start Learning to Dive Today. SDI makes it possible for you to complete all of the academic requirements for your entry-level diver certification on-line. You can get started right now and, when you are done, complete your in-water skill-development sessions and final open-water training dives at an SDI Dive Center close to home, or at a popular vacation destination.
Getting your entry-level diver certification is a three-step process:
First Step:
Acquire all of the important academic information every certified diver must know. (This is the underwater equivalent of a student pilot going through “ground school.”) Traditionally, this required attending several hours of formal classroom training. Now, through on-line training, you can complete this phase through self-study, at your own pace, in the convenience of your home or office.
Second Step:
Complete your in-water skill-development training. This takes place in a swimming pool or similar body of confined water. Here you will learn the fundamental skills that every diver needs to know. (It’s also a lot of fun.)
Third Final Step:
Complete four or more open-water training dives under the supervision of your LifeWaters 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. You have several options to complete the in-water phases of your training:
SDI Scubility Open Water Student:
This entry-level certification course is designed to give disabled students the necessary skills to conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training without the direct supervision of an instructor.
*Note: Diving under the supervision of a qualified SDI Dive Buddy may be required or equivalent agency buddy training.
Levels of Certifications for Scubility:
DB1:
All of the performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to perform self rescue and can provide equal assistance to his/her buddy should it become necessary. This diver can dive with any other certified diver
DB2:
All of the performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to perform self rescue but is not able to provide assistance to his buddy should it become necessary. This diver must dive with 2 adult certified divers, one of which must be a qualified SDI Scubility Dive Buddy
DB3:
The physical performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to safely use scuba in an open water environment. But the diver does not have the ability to perform self rescue or provide assistance to his buddy should it become necessary. This diver must dive with 3 adult certified divers, one of which must be a qualified SDI Scubility Dive Buddy
SDI Scubility Dive Buddy:
The SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Program is designed to develop the knowledge and necessary skills for an individual to effectively perform as a dive buddy for a disabled diver. The practical skills developed are the same as for the SDI Scubility Instructor, making the dive buddy course an important step in the development process.
Minimum age 18, 16 with parental consent, provide proof of: Current CPR and first aid certification Rescue diver certification or Advanced Diver certification with 40 logged open water dives
SDI Scubility Instructor:
The SDI Scubility Instructor Program is for those students who have successfully completed the LifeWaters SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Program and are currently an active Instructor or higher with a recognized dive training organization.
Start Learning to Dive Today. SDI makes it possible for you to complete all of the academic requirements for your entry-level diver certification on-line. You can get started right now and, when you are done, complete your in-water skill-development sessions and final open-water training dives at an SDI Dive Center close to home, or at a popular vacation destination.
Getting your entry-level diver certification is a three-step process:
First Step:
Acquire all of the important academic information every certified diver must know. (This is the underwater equivalent of a student pilot going through “ground school.”) Traditionally, this required attending several hours of formal classroom training. Now, through on-line training, you can complete this phase through self-study, at your own pace, in the convenience of your home or office.
Second Step:
Complete your in-water skill-development training. This takes place in a swimming pool or similar body of confined water. Here you will learn the fundamental skills that every diver needs to know. (It’s also a lot of fun.)
Third Final Step:
Complete four or more open-water training dives under the supervision of your LifeWaters 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. You have several options to complete the in-water phases of your training:
SDI Scubility Open Water Student:
This entry-level certification course is designed to give disabled students the necessary skills to conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training without the direct supervision of an instructor.
*Note: Diving under the supervision of a qualified SDI Dive Buddy may be required or equivalent agency buddy training.
Levels of Certifications for Scubility:
DB1:
All of the performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to perform self rescue and can provide equal assistance to his/her buddy should it become necessary. This diver can dive with any other certified diver
DB2:
All of the performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to perform self rescue but is not able to provide assistance to his buddy should it become necessary. This diver must dive with 2 adult certified divers, one of which must be a qualified SDI Scubility Dive Buddy
DB3:
The physical performance requirements have been met; the diver has demonstrated the ability to safely use scuba in an open water environment. But the diver does not have the ability to perform self rescue or provide assistance to his buddy should it become necessary. This diver must dive with 3 adult certified divers, one of which must be a qualified SDI Scubility Dive Buddy
SDI Scubility Dive Buddy:
The SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Program is designed to develop the knowledge and necessary skills for an individual to effectively perform as a dive buddy for a disabled diver. The practical skills developed are the same as for the SDI Scubility Instructor, making the dive buddy course an important step in the development process.
Minimum age 18, 16 with parental consent, provide proof of: Current CPR and first aid certification Rescue diver certification or Advanced Diver certification with 40 logged open water dives
SDI Scubility Instructor:
The SDI Scubility Instructor Program is for those students who have successfully completed the LifeWaters SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Program and are currently an active Instructor or higher with a recognized dive training organization.