SDI Solo Diver
Benefits or Features
Do you want to learn to dive safely on your own? The SDI Solo Diver course is a perfect step for you to learn how to do this safely and lower the risks involved.
Technical Description
The objective of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in solo diving activities.
What will I be learning
1. Why We Must Solo Dive
2. Who Must Solo Dive
3. Solo Diving Mentality
4. When Not to Solo Dive
5. Equipment for Solo Diving
6. Planning and Conducting a Solo Dive
7. Navigation
8. Management of Solo Diving Emergencies
Before I start
1. Minimum age 21
2. SDI Advanced Diver or equivalent
3. Provide proof of 100 logged dives
What do I need
1. Basic open water scuba equipment.
2. One of the following must be used to provide an additional independent regulator attached to an air source:pony cylinder, twin cylinders with isolation, H-valve, independent doubles, or SpareAir™
What will I be doing
1. Two dives are required with complete briefs and debriefs by the instructor
2. Dive plan must include surface interval, maximum no-decompression time, etc. to be figured out and logged
3. SDI allows instructors to structure courses according to the number of students participating and their skill level
