It’s time to learn advanced scuba skills!

The SDI Advanced Scuba Diver Development Program was created to make truly “Advanced Divers”.  During the course your SDI Instructor will take you through four SDI specialties (deep, navigation, night, computer, etc. as examples) covering all the skills and subjects, so that by the end you will feel comfortable to conduct dives of a similar nature on your own.  Once you have logged your 25th dive (these can include any and all training dives) visit The Dive Shop with your logbook and you will be presented with the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver certification.  By earning the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver certification you will increase your abilities, comfort, and confidence in the water.
The Dive Shop offers advanced training in four core scuba techniques (night diving, underwater navigation, deep diving, and computer diving). Additional skills can be chosen by the student from many options including (additional fees apply):

• Underwater Photography/Videography
• Dry Suit
• Ice Diving
• Search and Recovery
• Altitude and Boat Diving
• Enriched-air diving – Nitrox

There are many other options – see your instructor for details.

The Dive Shop‘s price of $300 includes everything you need to get started perfecting your advanced skills; books equipment rentals, etc.

For the Advanced certification, you are required (at a minimum) to have your own mask-fins-snorkel set, a signal device, and a dive slate). You will also be required to have the basic tools of an Advanced Diver: a finger reel and surface marker buoy (SMB). The Dive Shop will provide the signal device (AKA whistle); and if you need a slate, finger reel, or SMB they can be purchased in the store. The slate will be used during class as part of your navigation training.

Your only additional costs will be for transportation/food/lodging for the Open Water dives and any additional skills desired.

Register for an advanced class date that fits your schedule in the list above – then click the “Add to Cart” button.

Class consists of two classroom sessions and six open water dives (scheduled during class) to complete the advanced instruction. We conduct Open Water dives at Blue Lake (near Wendover) and other locations by special arrangement with your instructor at The Dive Shop.

We feature certification by Scuba Diving International (SDI)/Technical Diving International (TDI), the largest technical certification agency in the world.

Prerequisites for completion of the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver Course are: Open Water Scuba Diver certification, completion of the four specialty area instruction and experience, and you have to have at least logged 25 total dives. Dives performed as part of the training apply to the total number of logged dives.

Liability and Medical Release Forms

All students are required to complete and sign our Liability Release and Medical forms prior to your first class. Parents or guardians will also be required to sign for students under the age of 18.

IMPORTANT: If the Medical Form has any “Yes” answers, then the third form (Physician’s Statement) should be printed and signed by your physician prior to any pool activities. Bring the signed Physician’s Statement to class.

If your physician does not have experience with scuba-related medicine, SDI has prepared a “Guidelines for Recreational Scuba Diver’s Physical Examination” to assist him/her in making a medical determination of suitability which you can share with your health care provider (Dr’s Guidelines below).

Upon registration, you will be provided a link to an online waiver for both the Liability Release and Medical History forms. 

General Liability Form  Medical Statement  Physician's Form  Dr's Guidelines