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Who is SDI?
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CURSOS SDI
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Who is SDI?
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Experience the Underwater World
Open Water Scuba Diver Course
The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course is an entry-level certification course designed to give you the necessary skills to safely conduct open water dives. Some of the many skills you will learn include buoyancy, proper weighting, marine conservation, equipment assembly, proper dive planning, and maintenance. The course covers all the basic knowledge about equipment, physiology and the marine environment while training students to perform basic skills underwater. This course is the key to start exploring dive destinations around the globe or just in your backyard.
Experience Scuba; Take your first breath underwater
Experience Scuba Diving
Scuba Discovery (Try Scuba Diving)
Scuba Discovery Program
For those who want to test the waters, this is the course for you. The SDI Scuba Discovery Program gives you a glimpse into what you can expect to see in the underwater world as well as what you could expect to learn in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course. You will be shown the basic safety procedures for enjoyable scuba dives under the watchful eye of an SDI instructor. You will learn skills like equalizing your ears, buddy checks, basic buoyancy control, and underwater communication. You will also be given an introduction to basic scuba equipment and scuba skills followed by an underwater tour in the local marine environment. If you enjoy this experience then the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course is your next step.
Future Buddies Program
Learn to Snorkel
In the SDI Skin diver course you will learn the necessary skills such as:
When you successfully complete the course, you will be able to safely explore the shallow areas of your favorite body of water whether it is a beautiful azure ocean or a warm fresh-water lake. To continue your adventure you can enroll in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver.
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Expand Your Diving Skills
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Advanced Adventure Diver
You’ve taken your open water scuba diver course and now your ready to expand your knowledge but you would like to see what is out there first. The SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course will give you an overview of five (5) selected SDI specialties. Two of the specialties are SDI Deep Diver and Navigations Diver, which are the foundation of continuing diver education. The remaining specialties include
While taking your Open Water Scuba
Diver course you learned the basics of how to control and use your
buoyancy, now take the SDI Advanced Buoyancy control course and make
diving even more effortless and truly enjoy the freedom from gravity.
Some of the tricks you will learn from your SDI Instructor include
Altitude Diver
If you dive at
altitude or are planning to, the SDI Altitude Diver course is a must for
you. Let an SDI Instructor teach you the proper techniques and
differences of diving at altitude. Some of the many skills you will
learn during the course are
Boat Diver
Scuba diving from boats is an everyday occurrence. Whether on a private vessel or one of the many charter dive boats available worldwide, divers are frequently not aware of the special procedures and etiquette used when boat diving. The SDI Boat Diver course will introduce you to some different types of boat diving and the skills needed to plan and conduct a boat dive with maximum safety. The list of skills and knowledge you will obtain during this course is long an includes
During the course you go on two dives and put to use the valuable information you have learned
Computer Diver
The SDI Computer Diver course is for
divers how have not yet used a dive computer or for divers that want to
learn a little more about the computer they are using. During the course
and the two dives that go along with it, your SDI Instructor will cover
The SDI Computer Nitrox course is a great next step after the Open Water Diver certification and is structured in an easy to understand manner by making use of a Nitrox programmable computer. Nitrox as a breathing gas has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced. The course will cover the use of Nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen. The benefits of using Nitrox include
CPROX Administrator Course
The CPROX course is a straight forward no nonsense approach to teaching you as the first responder to an emergency how to handle the situation. The course is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Oxygen administration combined into one program. You will learn how to use what is at your disposal to treat and stabilize victims until medically trained professionals arrive. Subjects that are covered included
SDI’s Deep Diver course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more and will teach you the risks and benefits of deep diving. Many interesting sights lie just beyond 18m/60ft such as beautiful wall dives, ship wrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows. During the course, your SDI Instructor will take you on two covers skills like
For those divers wishing to go a little father or a little faster the SDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle course (DPV) is the perfect course. This course is also ideal for divers needing a little assistance getting through the water due to leg problems. While taking the course your SDI Instructor will teach you about
Drift Diver
Dry Suit Diver
The SDI Dry Suit Diver course will open up a whole new world of diving to you. Many of the waters around the world are better dove in a dry suit. These waters have an abundance of marine life waiting to be seen and photographed, dry suits are also being used in tropical waters during the cooler months. Your SDI Instructor will teach you
There are many things that you as a
diver can do to maintain your equipment and the SDI Equipment Specialty
course is just the place to learn how to do that maintenance. This
course covers BCs’, regulators, wetsuits, dry suits and many more of the
equipment items used while diving. Your SDI Instructor will teach
Divers often have a need or want to affectively communicate underwater the SDI Full Face Mask Diver course is the perfect starting point. Full face masks are also often used in waters with low visibility that may be contaminated or waters that are colder the full face mask will protect you from the elements. You will learn what mask is right for you, how to don a full face mask, and care and maintenance along with many other topics of interest.
Ice diving can be a serene and beautiful aspect of Scuba diving. As a winter activity, ice diving offers the diver the opportunity to enjoy sport diving year round. Diving under ice presents hazards not common to the Open Water Diver and special training is required. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the diver with many of the hazards associated with ice diving and how to plan and execute an ice dive.
As divers, we have a vested interest in protecting the marine environment. In many cases, divers do not have environmental information about their own local sites. The SDI Marine Ecosystems Awareness specialty will increase the Open Water Diver’s understanding of marine environments, the problems facing these unique ecosystems, and the role that divers can play in protecting our marine resources. Your SDI Instructor will cover your local diving ecosystems as well as others around the globe.
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of the SDI Night & Limited Visibility Diver course is to acquaint the Open Water Scuba Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night or in limited visibility. By becoming familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as navigation
The SDI Research Diver course will acquaint the open water diver with the fascinating topic of Research Diving. After the completion of this course, you will be better able to discover, explore, and appreciate the underwater environment by using research techniques and better preserve and protect the underwater environment. Some of the topics your SDI Instructor will cover include
SDI’s Search and Recovery Diver specialty will teach you the basic of searching for a lost object from outboard boat motors to jewelry. You will also learn to recovery the object once it is located this includes the use of lift bags and tying lines underwater to secure and lift the object. Your SDI Instructor will cover skills such as
Many great dives are located just off shore and can be easily accessed from shore. The SDI Shore and Beach Diver course will teach you the proper techniques for entries and exits, navigation, avoiding currents, and planning of safe shore dives
One of the most important skills a diver can have is good navigation, this could be with a compass or by natural formations. The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver course will teach you the nesscery skills to navigate using a compass and natural navigation. During the course your SDI Instructor will teach you
Underwater Photography
Making a dive and seeing wonders of the aquatic environment can only be topped by taking pictures of it to share with friends and family. The SDI Underwater Photography course allows you to experience some of the special considerations of underwater photography, with a discussion of many areas of interest to the photographer. Your SDI Instructor will assist you in selecting a camera, good buoyancy techniques, lighting, and framing of the perfect shot. Whether you want to use film or digital this course and your SDI Instructor will teach you what you need to know.
Underwater Video
Most divers have a desire to bring home the sights and sounds of being underwater, if a picture tells a thousand words a video tells a thousand words per second. The SDI Underwater Video course makes it possible for you to save your underwater experiences and share them with others. Shooting underwater video is fun, exciting, and easy to learn. Some of the things you will learn during the course are equipment, techniques, and procedures needed to plan and shoot underwater video with maximum safety.
Visual Inspection Procedures
During the SDI Visual Inspection Procedures course you will learn to promote safety in the care and maintenance of high-pressure scuba cylinders by way of your SDI Instructor and a comprehensive Visual Inspection Procedures manual. One of the goals is to raise the consciousness of the industry to the need to meet and exceed the minimum standards established by local Regulations. Another goal is to train inspectors in the proper handling, filling, and inspection techniques including the identification of the various defective conditions that can lead to cylinder rejection or condemnation.
Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sport diving and can uncover pieces of history seen by few others, however every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques. In the SDI Wreck Diver course, we will discuss and use equipment and techniques commonly employed while wreck diving. This course may be taught as a 1) non-penetration (2 total dives) or 2) limited-penetration (3 total dives) course. In the event of “Limited Penetration Training,” limited penetration is defined as “swim through or within the ambient light of entry point,”. Your SDI Instructor will teach you how to safely plan and execute wreck dives in a fun and enjoyable way.
One of SDI’s most popular courses, the solo diver program teaches experienced recreational divers how to safely dive independently of a dive buddy or strengthen your buddy team skills. The course stresses proper dive planning, personal limitations, accident prevention and in the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. You will also learn the additional equipment that is required for Solo diving and how to configure that equipment. This is the prefect course for underwater photography and underwater video divers.
Has it been a while since you have been diving say 12 months or so and you are planning a big trip or just to go diving at your favorite local spot and you want the reassurance that your doing everything properly? The SDI Inactive Diver Program will get you back up to speed. During the course your SDI Instructor will review equipment assembly and maintenance, dive planning, hand signals, proper ascents and descents, emergency procedures, and buoyancy. By the end of this course you will be able to enjoy the next big dive.
The SDI Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop your knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist, and administer necessary first aid. You will learn skills such as how to perform self rescues, buddy rescues, recognize and calm potential panic divers, administer proper first aid to divers that have experienced dive related injuries, conduct effective search patterns and manage accident scenes. After the SDI Rescue Diver Course you can enroll in the SDI Master Scuba Diver Development Program or start in the professional ranks and sign up for the SDI Divemaster Course.
Master Scuba Diver Develpoment Program
You have already shown that diving is
the sport for you by completing your Open Water Scuba Diver
certification, Advanced Scuba Diver certification, Rescue Diver
certification and you have logged 50 total dives, now take the next step.
The SDI Master Scuba Diver Development Program is an earned
certification and the highest non professional level of certification.
Visit your local SDI facility and bring along all your accomplishments
in diving, don’t forget the logbook with your 50 dives, the friendly
staff will reward all of your hard work by submitting for your Master
Scuba Diver certification. So now that you have earned the highest of
non professional training what’s next? You can continue to take SDI
specialties that interest you like Computer Nitrox, Diver Propulsion
Vehicle Specialty, Dry Suit Diver, and many more or sign up for the
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Educate Future Divers
The SDI Divemaster Course is the first professional level certification. During this course you will be challenged and learn what it is like to work with divers as they experience the underwater world for the first time and you will learn how to lead already certified divers and show them some of your favorite critters or dive sites. Your SDI Instructor will also teach you how to manage divers, work the dive deck of a boat, and conducting safe and enjoyable dives. Other things you can expect to learn is diving Physics and Physiology, and being a professional SDI Divemaster. Your skills will be refined to demonstration quality and your knowledge increased to that of a professional. After you have completed the SDI Divemaster course you can move onto the SDI Assistant Instructor Course where you will learn more about academic presentations and have the ability to teach certain SDI specialties.
The SDI Assistant instructor course is designed for you to gain practical teaching experience with an active SDI Instructor or Instructor Trainer. You will help an Instructor teach an Open Water Scuba Diver course, Advanced Diver Course, and Rescue Diver Course. Your SDI Instructor will also teach you to
Upon completion of the course you may teach and certify Skin Divers, conduct the Inactive Diver Program, and conduct the knowledge Quest review in the Open Water Diver Course. With some additional training, you could go on to teach the following SDI courses;
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Do you have a family and you want to
get the younger members involved in a sport that you have been enjoying,
SDI has the program for them. The SDI Future Buddies program is an
innovative course designed to provide children between the ages of 8 & 9
an introduction to scuba diving in a controlled environment under the
direct supervision of an SDI instructor. Children are given the
opportunity to try breathing underwater in confined water setting. The
instructor covers topics such as the history of diving, diving equipment
and the marine environment. Once the future buddy turns 10 they can
enroll in the SDI Junior Open Water Diver course. 
This course is intended to introduce you to each of the five (5)
specialties and not complete comprehension of the chosen specialty. One
(1) dive from each of the chosen specialties may apply towards a
complete specialty certification. 
The CPR1st course is one of the two
first responder courses that SDI offers. CPR1st, like SDI’s other course
CPROX, is a straight forwarded program that teaches what you need to
know to respond to an emergency until trained professionals arrive. The
course is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid combined in a
comprehensive easy to remember format. You will learn the basics of:
Some of the best dives in the world are
found in currents where the nutrients are rich and ready to be feed on
by soft corals, sponges, and Manta rays. Whether you’re planning on
drifting down a wall or shooting through a passage, the SDI Drift Diver
course will teach you the techniques for doing it safely. The course
covers