Specialty Course Offerings
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
- Calculating for nitrogen adsorption
- Using altitude tables
- Correction for gauge depth
- Physics and physiology of altitude diving
Search & Recovery Diver
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
- Carrying deploying and attaching lift bags
- Conducting search patterns
- Entanglement avoidance
- Recovering and preserving objects
Night- Limited Visibility Diver
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
- Buddy system procedures
- Communications
- Buoyancy control
- Interacting with nocturnal aquatic life
You will be able to enjoy night diving with maximum safety and comfort.
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.
Taught by Rajka Géza
SDI #12868
