SDI Drift Diver

Drift diving allows a diver to travel over a large area without expending much energy. You simply get neutrally buoyant and enjoy the dive as the scenery moves past you. The SDI Drift Diver Course covers the “how-to’s” of drift diving from, how to enter and exit drifts, what to do if you get caught in a drift and wish to get out, how to get out of the drift to observe something special, and much more. The course will also introduce you to the various types of drift currents you may be diving in.

Who this course is for:

• This course is designed to teach divers the skills, knowledge, and necessary techniques to properly conduct drift dives

Course Duration:

Courses should not be treated as a race or something that can be skipped through quickly. Please remember training does not guarantee certification, we need to ensure you fully understand the training and will be a safe diver on certification. We follow a loved one clause that when certified we would be happy you could safely dive with one of our loved ones.

Course prerequisites & forms:

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

Forms:

Medical Form
Liability Release 

What you can expect to learn:

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

• The Aquatic environment: causes and effects
• • Tides
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Surge
• Equipment
• • Floats
  • Lines
  • Reels
  • Compass
• Planning and procedures
• • Buddy organization
  • Problems and hazards
  • Buoyancy control
  • Navigation
  • Communications
  • Safety stop procedures
  • Entries and exits

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

• Plan a drift dive
• Briefing on dock before departure
• Review of drift diving procedures
• Captain’s brief and travel to dive destination
• Entry
• Exit
• Log dive
• Care of equipment
• Attempt to use a different types of drift s or, at least, use a different entry point from the drift during the course 

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 drift diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.
Also, the SDI Drift Diver Certification counts towards a single specialty rating to achieve the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program.

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Price & Value:

SDI Drift Diver - €180,00

*Fully inclusive of all e-learning, equipment required for the course, training and certification on successful completion.

We focus on and are proud of the skill level, knowledge, decision making, experience and readiness of divers to dive at levels which they have been trained. We want to invest in you, your safety and ability to dive, then come home with amazing stories.

Our courses are priced as such and we do not hide additional costs. We are are very flexible for training, especially in terms of dates or location as we know we all have busy lives and work commitments. However if for reasons outside of weather, illness or other such emergencies a course/training can not be completed in the standard training schedule we will charge for extra days at €150,00 per day.