SDI Advanced Buoyancy Course

SDI Advanced Buoyancy Course: Master Your Underwater Control

Ready to glide effortlessly through the water, conserve air, and protect the delicate underwater environment? The SDI Advanced Buoyancy course is all about taking your buoyancy skills from "good" to "amazing." This isn't just about staying off the bottom; it's about total underwater control.

This course goes far beyond the basics, giving you an in-depth understanding of all the factors that influence buoyancy, including:

• Equipment: How different gear (suits, cylinders, accessories) affects your buoyancy.
• Breathing: Mastering breath control for fine-tuning your position.
• Body Position and Kicking: Optimizing your trim and streamlining for effortless movement.
• Weighting: Determining the precise amount of weight you need, and how to distribute it properly.
• When to perform a bouyancy check.

You'll learn how to perform buoyancy checks with both nearly empty and full cylinders, and you'll practice hovering, controlled descents and ascents, and swimming exercises – all while maintaining perfect buoyancy.

Why is this important? Because mastering buoyancy control:

• Protects the Reef: Prevents accidental contact with fragile marine life.
• Reduces Air Consumption: Conserve air and extend your dive time.
• Reduces Fatigue: Makes diving more and less physically demanding.
• Improves Photography/Videography: Provides a stable platform for capturing stunning underwater images.

Who should take this course? Any certified diver who wants to improve their skills, protect the environment, and experience the true joy of effortless diving.

Prerequisites: SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent. Minimum age 18 (10 with parental consent).

What You Get: Upon successful completion, you'll be certified to engage in diving activities requiring advanced buoyancy skills, within the limits of your training and experience. This certification also counts as one specialty towards the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program.

Learn About:

• Buoyancy factors (equipment, breathing, body position, weighting)
• Buoyancy checks (empty and full cylinders)
• Hovering exercises
• Breath control techniques
• BCD and drysuit buoyancy control
• Close-to-bottom exercises (no touching)
• Controlled descents and ascents
• Safety stop hovering
• Streamlining equipment and body
• Efficient kicking techniques

Prerequisites:

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

Outcomes:

• Certification to engage in diving activities requiring advanced buoyancy skills (within training limits)
• Counts as one specialty towards SDI Advanced Diver Development Program
• Counts towards Master Scuba Diver