{"id":1893,"date":"2025-09-21T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/?page_id=1893"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:07:24","slug":"sdi-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/?page_id=1893","title":{"rendered":"SDI Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Advanced-Adventure-Diver1″ src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Advanced-Adventure-Diver1.jpg” force_fullwidth=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Advanced-Adventure-Diver.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Advanced-Adventure-Diver” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Advanced Adventure Diver<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve taken your Open Water Scuba Diver course and are now ready to expand your knowledge but would like to see what is out there first, then the SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course is for you! The SDI Advanced Adventure course will give you an overview of five different SDI specialties. Two of the required specialties are the Deep Diver and Navigation Diver specialties which are the foundation of continuing diver education.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Assistant-Instructor.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Assistant-Instructor” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Assistant Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SDI Assistant Instructor Course is designed to build on the SDI Divemaster Program by gaining practical teaching experience, learning to prepare lesson plans, and give academic presentations. You will work with an instructor to gain experience teaching before moving on to the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor level. Once you complete the Specialty Instructor training with a qualified SDI Instructor Trainer, you can become qualified to teach several SDI Specialty Diver courses.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crossover.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Crossover” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Crossover <\/strong><\/p>\n

Crossover to ITI Today The ITI Professional Familiarization Program makes it possible to complete all academic requirements for an SDI\/TDI\/ERDI\/PFI Dive Professional. This is the first step for an individual who is current with another recognized SCUBA certification agency to crossover to Scuba Diving International (SDI), Technical Diving International (TDI), Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI), or Professional Freediving International (PFI).<\/p>\n

You will only have to complete this familiarization once, even if you are crossing over to more than one of these agencies.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Deep-Diver.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Deep-Diver” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Deep Diver Course<\/strong><\/p>\n

SDI\u2019s 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\u2019t 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.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Divemaster.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Divemaster” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Divemaster Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SDI Divemaster course offers divers the chance to ascend to the professional ranks of diving, providing them with comprehensive skills in dive leadership, safety management, and underwater guidance, thereby opening doors to a rewarding career in the dive industry.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Learn-to-Dive-1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Learn-to-Dive-1″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Scuba Discovery Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who want to test the waters and try scuba, this is the course for you! The SDI Scuba Discovery Program gives you a glimpse of what you can expect to experience in the underwater world as well as what you could expect to learn in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course. During this experience program, you will go through the basic safety procedures for enjoyable scuba diving under the watchful eye of an active SDI Instructor.<\/p>\n

You will learn skills such as equalizing your ears, buddy checks, basic buoyancy control, underwater communication, and more. You will also be given an introduction to basic scuba equipment followed by an underwater tour in the local pool or aquatic environment.<\/p>\n

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SDI Night\/Limited Visibility Diver<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nitrox-Diver.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Nitrox-Diver” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Computer Nitrox<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dive longer and enhance safety with Nitrox certification, the choice gas for discerning divers. The SDI Computer Nitrox course equips you with the know-how to safely harness Nitrox\u2019s benefits, enriching your dives with gas mixtures from 22% to 40% oxygen<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Open-Water-Diver.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Open-Water-Diver” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlock the door to the underwater world with the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver certification, your first step into scuba diving freedom. Learn online at your pace, develop skills in the pool, and experience the thrill of open-water dives, as you earn a passport to dive the globe.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OWSDI.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”OWSDI” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Becoming a scuba instructor with SDI (Scuba Diving International) isn\u2019t just about earning another certification. It\u2019s about opening the door to a different way of life. One that connects you directly with nature, the ocean, and with people who, like you, have chosen to follow their passion: diving.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-Diver.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Rescue-Diver” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”||2px|||”]

SDI Rescue Diver Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Embark on a journey where adventure meets safety with the SDI Rescue Diver Course. Gain the confidence and skills to become the diver everyone relies on, skilled in managing dive emergencies and providing essential first aid.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scubadiversaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Solo-Diver1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Solo-Diver1″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/refer\/?id=1006325&type=SDI”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

SDI\u2019s Solo Diving <\/strong><\/p>\n

At one point or another, many divers have found themselves alone during a dive, whether it was intentional or not. SDI\u2019s Solo Diving is the practice of self reliant scuba diving without a \u201cdive buddy.\u201dSolo diving, once considered technical diving and discouraged by most certification agencies, is now seen by many experienced divers and some certification agencies as an acceptable practice for those divers suitably trained and experienced. Rather than relying on the traditional buddy diving safety system, solo divers should be skilled in self-sufficiency and willing to take responsibility for their own safety while diving.<\/p>\n

Being one of SDI\u2019s most popular courses, the Solo Diver course stresses proper dive planning, personal limitations, and accident prevention, as well as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. You will also learn the additional equipment that is required for solo diving including its proper usage and assembly. This is the perfect course for underwater photography and underwater video divers as well as those diving with their children or buddies that may not be very experienced in scuba diving.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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