02-Veteran GI Bill SDI Full Advanced Diver Certification Package

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Veteran GI Bill SDI Full Advanced Diver Certification

Includes:

SDI Deep Diver
SDI Underwater Navigation
SDI Night/Limited Visibility Diver
**If you did not get your Open Water certification through Divequest VA package, you will need 1 more specialty to become Advanced. We will work with you to get that done.

GETTING STARTED IS EASY

STEP 1

SIGN UP FOR A PROGRAM

**You are required to have 25 dives to be considered Advanced Open Water**

STEP 2

SUBMIT VA FORM 22-0803

Complete the pre-filled VA Form 22-0803 linked below and upload to the VA website or mail to your regional VA processing office for reimbursement.

You must have your proof of purchase / receipt.

Form 22-0803

STEP 3

EARN YOUR CERTS AND LICENSES

Whether your goal is to become a diver, grow your skills, or to start teaching diving to others, our programs will give you the knowledge you need to succeed.

ABOUT THE COURSES...

SDI OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER COURSE

SDI’s Deep Diver Course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more, go a little deeper, and learn the risks and benefits associated with deep diving. Many interesting sights lay just beyond open water diver training limits such as: beautiful wall dives, shipwrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary training to plan and execute dives that are beyond the depth range experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, specifically beyond 18 metres/60 feet and to a maximum depth of not greater than 40 metres/130 feet. By the end of the course your knowledge, awareness, and comfort level with deep diving activities will have increased.

Who this course is for:

Any certified open water scuba diver who wishes to expand their diver knowledge and skill set
Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to advance their dive training

Course prerequisites:

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent
Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

How to plan and execute dives that are outside the range of depths that are experienced during an SDI 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:

Open Water Dive 1
- Test and check all equipment, i.e. depth gauges, bottom timers/watches and computers
- 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
Open Water Dive 2
- Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
- Descend to planned depth and do not exceed any pre-planned limits
- 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.

The SDI Deep Diver minimum requirements:

Students are required to successfully complete the following:

Satisfactorily complete the SDI Deep Diver Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the Instructor
Complete all open water requirements efficiently
Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution

SDI UNDERWATER NAVIGATION

Divers are intensely fascinated by navigation… It allows them to make their way back to a special spot discovered on an earlier dive. They use the tricks and techniques of navigation to find an ideal exit point at the end of a dive without the need for an uncomfortable surface swim. Your SDI Underwater Navigation Specialty course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface. During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route. Tools such as mechanical or digital compasses are a surprising challenge to the novice but we will help you unravel the challenge and teach the practical skills and techniques you’ll need to use them effectively.

This course is designed to give students a greater understanding and experience on how to properly navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation.

Who this course is for:

The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction and orientation while scuba diving

Course prerequisites:

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

The aquatic environment
- Vision
- Light
- Sound
- Tides
- Currents
- Waves
- Surge
Natural navigation
- Bottom contours
- Depth
- Amount of light
- Surge
- Currents
- Underwater objects
Compass
- Types
- Analog
- Digital
- Features
Compass use
Estimating distance underwater
Kick cycles
Time

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

Equipment set up
Dive planning
Predive checks
Orientation
Navigation
Skills are generally done with more success if practiced on the surface from shore. Using the shore or descent line as a starting/reference point makes keeping track of students easier
Practice compass use on the surface: out and back, in addition to square and triangle patterns
Perform square pattern on the bottom
Perform triangle pattern on the bottom
Buddy contact
Equipment disassembly
Log all dives

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving activities without direct supervision of the SDI Instructor* so long as the following limits are adhered to:

The diving activities approximate those of training
The areas of activities approximate those of training
Environmental conditions approximate those of training

*Note: Junior divers (ages 10-14) must participate in underwater navigation diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.
Also, the SDI Underwater Navigation Diver certification counts towards a single specialty rating to achieve the SDI Advanced Diver Development program.

SDI Underwater Navigation Diver minimum requirements:

Satisfactorily complete the SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the Instructor
Complete all open water requirements efficiently
Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution

SDI UNDERWATER NAVIGATION

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 this course is to acquaint the open water diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night, or in limited visibility. Becoming familiar with the use of dive lights, and night diving techniques such as navigation, buddy system procedures, communications, buoyancy control, and interacting with nocturnal aquatic life, the diver can safely enjoy night diving.

Who this course is for:

Individuals that wish to explore the underwater world at night, along with the nocturnal wildlife

Course prerequisites:

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent
Minimum age 18 , 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Night/Limited Visibility Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

Why dive at night?
- Different aquatic life
- Experience in limited visibility
Special equipment
- Diving lights
- Importance of light and back up
- Comparison of different styles
- Personal dive beacon
Buddy system
- Buddy contact
- Communications
Navigation
- Bottom contour
- Compass
- Boat
- Beach/Lake
- Marker light/strobe
Disorientation
- With buddy
- Lost buddy
- Light failure
Buoyancy considerations
Emergency procedures
- Disabled diver
- Lost diver
- Diving maladies
Underwater environment
- Nocturnal life

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course graduates may:

Dive at night and in limited visibility conditions they were exposed to during training
Plan and execute a night and low visibility dives

Also, the SDI Night/Limited Visibility Diver Certification counts towards a single specialty rating to achieve the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program

SDI Night/Limited Visibility Diver minimum requirements:

Plan dive
Safety procedures
Enter and descent
Remain submerged at least 20 minutes
Change direction several times while maintaining proper navigation
Two-minute swim without compass
Surface and reorient
Descend and navigate
Use properly; underwater light, submersible pressure gauge, compass, depth gauge, and computer
Maintain buddy contact throughout dive
Log dive

All Scuba equipment is included except mask/snorkel, fins/booties.

Once the certification process starts, you have 1 year to complete the program.

There are no refunds, instead, we offer make-up classes/dives.