SDI ONLINE OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE: SDI makes it possible for you to complete all of the academic requirements for your entry-level diver certification on line. You can get started right now and, when you are done, complete your in-water skill-development sessions and final open-water training dives at an SDI Dive Center close to home, or at a popular vacation destination.

SDI ONLINE DEEP DIVING COURSE: The old-school way to earn Deep Diver specialty rating involved long hours in the classroom, pouring over books and charts and complex tables. No more. Through SDI’s on-line training program, you can complete most of the required academic study online in the comfort and convenience of your home or office. And, as with all SDI programs, you’ll dive deep the modern way, using personal dive computers and modern techniques and you will earn your new rating by diving and having fun with your SDI instructor.

SDI ONLINE COMPUTER NITROX COURSE: Traditionally, becoming a Nitrox Diver required long hours in the classroom, learning how to work obscure formulas and use complex dive tables. No more. Through SDI’s on-line training program, you can complete most of the required academic study in the comfort and convenience of your home or office. And, as with all SDI programs, you’ll learn to dive Nitrox the modern way, using Nitrox-programmable dive computers instead of arcane formulas and complicated tables.

SDI ONLINE NAVIGATION COURSE: Once again Scuba Diving International leads the way in the important area of interactive online learning with its launch today of a fully functional online SDI Underwater Navigation specialty course. Student and facility reaction to previous releases of online learning modules such as Open Water diver, Easy Nitrox diver and Deep diver have been overwhelmingly positive. This latest addition to SDI’s growing online curriculum solidifies the company’s commitment to presenting the very best in diver training in the most up-to-date and convenient format.

SDI ONLINE WRECK DIVER COURSE: 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. The SDI Online Wreck Diver course 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,”. Better Diver will teach you how to safely plan and execute wreck dives in a fun and enjoyable way.

The primary advantage of the online course is that you can attend scuba class in the comfort and convenience of your own home or office. You can log into the online classroom anytime you have a few minutes to work on your lessons, quizzes, and reading assignments. The web-based course fits into your schedule because you can work on your training any time of the day or night. We understand that online courses are not for everyone. Learning over the internet is a solitary activity. If you crave face-to-face interaction or don't have the discipline to complete the lessons, you would do better to choose our classroom training.

A diver certification course is divided into three different phases; academic training, confined water (pool), and open water certification dives. By enrolling in the SDI online scuba courses you are signing up for only the first phase of training. In order to complete the full certification course you will be asked to choose a facility where a certified instructor will review the first phase of training and complete the final two phases. Better Diver can provide this service for you.

Step one will give you the academic knowledge you need to choose and assemble equipment, understand the effects of pressure on the body while SCUBA diving, plan a fun and enjoyable dive, and how to use a personal dive computer (PDC). The Better Diver Staff is available to assist you with questions that you might have concerning your equipment.

This phase of the course is where you actually get wet for the first time and learn how to perform skills in a controlled environment. The instructor will teach you how to assemble the equipment, clear a mask, recover a regulator, and a few other skills. This phase continues until you are proficient and able to perform the skills like it was second nature. Better Diver will provide our students with a BCD, Regulator, & a Wetsuit needed for the Open Water Diver Course.

This is the part of the training you have been working towards and are able to see marine life for the first time while scuba diving. The instructor will take you diving, for a minimum of four dives in an ocean, lake, quarry, or spring and apply all the knowledge and skills learned in the previous two phases of training.

Once you have successfully completed all three phases of training Better Diver will issue you an SDI certification card.

So please allow Better Diver to assist in your scuba certification course.