Self Reliant Diver
Who Should Take This Course?
With proper training, equipment and the right attitude to accept the risks involved in independent diving, an experience diver can responsibly engage in dives without a buddy. Self-reliant diving is an adventure activity that is not for everyone, but does have its place. If you have the mental discipline and commitment to learn and follow self-reliant diving techniques, you'll bolster your skills and confidence when diving alone, in a dive pair or as part of a team.
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You need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old and has 100 logged dives to enroll in the Self-Reliant Diver course. You'll also complete a skills assessment with your PADI Self-Reliant Diver Instructor before diving into the course.
What will you learn?
Learning how to compensate for situations you would normally handle with a buddy is the focus of the Self-Reliant Diver course. This includes proper dive planning using air consumption rate calculations, life support system redundancy, and independent management of dive emergencies. During three self-reliant training dives, you'll practice:
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Performing an air consumption rate swim to gather information for later calculation.
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Switching to a redundant air supply system during simulated emergency situations.
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Swimming without a mask.
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Navigating to various points, including your exit.
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Using a DSMB.
What Gear Will I use?
Equipment that you will be using during this course will include
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Basic scuba equipment
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DSMB and spool
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Redundant gas source
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Redundant computer
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Redundant signaling devices
Next Step:
Phone us now: 1 604 329 3486
Visit us for chat: 6373 Bruce St, West Vancouver, BC V7W 2G5
*There are no refunds should you choose to drop out of the course part way through. Exceptions may be made if it is for a medical reason, with a doctors note