Deep Diver
You completed one deep dive for your Advanced Open Water. You’re certified to 100ft.
Did you catch the bug? Do you want to go deeper? Do you want to come up safely from below the deep?
Anyone can fall to 130ft; we will learn how to calculate your reserve gas, plan your usable gas/time/NDL, and respond to emergencies when the surface is inaccessible. This is your stepping stone to technical diving, and its philosophy, but we will learn how to go deep in your current gear (or rental).
FAQs
What are the prerequisites?
Advanced Open Water
Nitrox (can be completed alongside for discount)
Standard SCUBA, without #FlappySnagHazards
is this a technical diving class?
On the books, no. We will not exceed our No Decompression Limit or go into overhead, so you can make a direct assent to the surface at all times. This training is also useful for recreational dive trips.
However, you will feel the very limits of single tank diving during this class. My hope is that you understand the need for helium in your breathing gas and slower ascents with decompression stops.
Do I need to have my own gear?
Ownership is not an absolute requirement, but let’s chat about your goals beforehand. We can get you into good gear with a hefty student discount.
What you can expect to learn:
How to plan and execute dives that are outside the range of depths that are experienced during an Open Water Scuba Diver course, and more!
Topics from the SDI Deep Diver course include:
History of dive tables and computers
Equipment needed for deep diving
Physics and physiology of deep diving
Emergency procedures for deep diving and first aid
Some of the in-water skills you will complete include:
Test and check all equipment
Familiarization with area
Descend to planned depth and do not exceed any pre-planned limits
Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 30 metres/100 feet for first dive
Ascend to safety stop
Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
Execute a simulated emergency that is to be assigned underwater by the instructor
Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 40 metres/130 feet
Ascend to safety stop
What’s in it for you?
You will receive the necessary training that will allow you to venture beyond 18 metres/60 feet and to a maximum depth of 40 metres/130 feet.
