SDI Junior Open Water
The SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver course is designed to train youth divers the necessary academics and skills to conduct open water dives alongside a dive professional or certified scuba diver parent until the age of 15. This course is the first step to start exploring the underwater world or even in your backyard.
What you can expect to learn
- History of diving
- Aquatic environment
- Marine life injuries
- Physics and physiology
- Repetitive dives
- Safety stops
- Emergency decompression
- Omitted decompression
- Nitrogen Narcosis
- Oxygen toxicity
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Mixed gases
- Hyperventilation, shallow water blackout
- Scuba equipment
- Mask, fins, and snorkel
- Exposure protection
- Buoyancy compensator device (BCD)
- Regulators
- Cylinders
- Weight systems
- Underwater instruments
- Compass
- Accessories
- Dive flag
- Planning your dive
- Diver fitness and overexertion
- Orientation to new or local diving environments
- Boat diving procedures
- Buddy system
- First aid
- Underwater Navigation
- Compass
- Natural
Course Equipment Requirements
- Basic Scuba Equipment
Course Prerequisites
- Minimum age 10 with parental consent
- Students between the ages of 10 through 14 may obtain an SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver Certification if the following conditions are met: junior students are to train and dive under the direct supervision of a parent, guardian, or active dive professional
- When an SDI Junior Open Water Diver reaches the age of 15, they may upgrade to an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver certification
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