SDI Boat Diver
Specialty Course · Diving from Boats · For Certified Divers
Step onto any dive boat like you belong there. The SDI Boat Diver specialty covers everything that makes boat diving smooth, entries and exits, boarding and procedures, and the safety gear every boat carries. You'll plan and make real dives from a boat, and it counts as a specialty toward your Advanced Diver rating. You'll need your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel, and the rest of the rental gear is included.
Veterans can put their GI Bill toward their training, and families can use ESA or ClassWallet funds. See if you qualify.
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SDI Boat Diver Course
Some of the best diving in the world only happens from a boat, from local charter trips to weeklong liveaboards. The SDI Boat Diver specialty makes stepping onto any dive boat feel routine. You'll learn how different boats work, how to plan and brief a boat dive, and how to handle entries and exits without a second thought, then put it all to work on real dives from a boat. It counts as a specialty toward your SDI Advanced Diver rating.
What boat diving opens up
Get comfortable on a boat and a lot more diving opens up:
- Dive charters and liveaboards, where the best sites usually are
- Confident entries and exits from any kind of boat
- Boat safety and procedures, so you're an easy diver to have aboard
- Sites you simply can't reach from shore
What you'll learn
It's practical and hands-on, on the dock and on the water.
- Types of boats and the safety gear they carry
- Planning and briefing a boat dive
- Boarding, boat procedures, and working with lines
- Entries, exits, and caring for your gear on deck
Who it's for
This one is for certified divers who want to dive from boats with confidence, whether it's a local charter or a trip abroad.
- Certified Open Water divers (or Junior Open Water, or equivalent)
- Minimum age 18, or 10 with parental consent
- Anyone planning a dive trip or liveaboard
- Divers who want to be easy to have on any boat
✓ What's included
- Instruction and your dives from a boat
- Rental gear: BCD, regulator, tank, weights, and wetsuit
- Your SDI Boat Diver certification
- One specialty credit toward your Advanced Diver rating
What to bring
- Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel (required, we don't rent these)
- A swimsuit and a towel
- Any of your own gear you'd rather dive
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the course include boat dives?
Does the course include boat dives?
What are the prerequisites?
What are the prerequisites?
What will I learn?
What will I learn?
Why take it if I usually shore dive?
Why take it if I usually shore dive?
What gear do I need to own?
What gear do I need to own?
Does it count toward anything bigger?
Does it count toward anything bigger?
Let's. Go. Diving.
Planning a dive trip, or just want to feel at home on the water? Call the shop and we'll get you scheduled.
📞 Call the shop (480) 881-4013A specialty course that counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver rating. Prerequisite: an SDI Open Water certification (or equivalent).
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