PADI Self-Reliant Diver

PADI Self-Reliant Diver Course: Develop Independence and Strengthen Your Skills

While diving with a buddy is the standard, there are situations where being more self-sufficient underwater is beneficial. The PADI Self-Reliant Diver course is designed for experienced divers who want to develop the skills and mindset needed for responsible independent diving. This course focuses on strengthening your abilities, whether diving alone or as part of a team.

Self-reliant diving requires discipline and a commitment to managing your own safety. This course emphasizes:

• Advanced Dive Planning: Learn meticulous planning techniques, including calculating your air consumption rate.
• Equipment Redundancy: Understand the necessity and use of backup life support systems (gas supply, dive computer, surface signaling).
• Independent Emergency Management: Develop the skills to handle potential dive emergencies on your own.

During three self-reliant training dives, you will practice:

• Performing an air consumption rate swim for planning calculations.
• Switching to a redundant air supply system in simulated emergencies.
• Swimming without a mask.
• Navigating to various points, including your exit.
• Deploying a DSMB.

Important Prerequisites: This course is not for beginners. You must:

• Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification).
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives.
• Complete a skills assessment with your PADI Instructor before starting the course dives.

Required Equipment: In addition to your basic scuba gear, you must have a DSMB, a redundant gas source, a redundant dive computer, and a redundant surface signaling device.

Get Credit: The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may count as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification, and the course counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating!

Ready to bolster your diving skills and preparedness? Ask about the PADI Self-Reliant Diver course today!

Key Topics

• Philosophy of self-reliant diving
• Proper dive planning using air consumption rate calculations
• Life support system redundancy (gas, computer, signaling)
• Independent management of dive emergencies
• Air consumption rate swim and calculation
• Switching to redundant air supply (simulated emergencies)
• Maskless swimming
• Navigation practice
• DSMB deployment
• Three required training dives
• Prerequisites:
  • PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Minimum age 18
  • 100 logged dives
  • Skills assessment
• Required Equipment:
  • DSMB
  • Redundant gas source
  • Redundant dive computer
  • Redundant surface signaling device
• Potential credit towards PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• Counts towards PADI Master Scuba Diver rating