SDI Deep
Specialty Course · Dive to 130 Feet · For Certified Divers
Get past the 60-foot limit. The SDI Deep specialty trains you to plan and safely make dives beyond Open Water's 60-foot limit, down to a maximum of 130 feet. You'll do two training dives and learn the planning, gear, and emergency skills deep diving calls for, 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 Deep Diver Course
Your Open Water certification takes you to 60 feet. A lot of the best diving, deeper wrecks, walls, and reefs, sits below that. The SDI Deep Diver course trains you to plan and safely make dives beyond 60 feet, down to a maximum of 130 feet, and to handle the physics, the gas, and the what-ifs that come with depth. You'll cover the knowledge, then make two real training dives. It counts as a specialty toward your SDI Advanced Diver rating.
What going deep opens up
Past the 60-foot limit, a lot more of the water is in reach:
- Dive down to a maximum of 130 feet, in conditions like your training
- Reach deeper wrecks, walls, and reefs
- Learn to plan for gas, time, and narcosis at depth
- Handle deep-diving emergencies with a clear head
What you'll learn
Deep diving is as much about planning and judgment as it is about depth. The knowledge side gets you ready for both.
- The physics and physiology of diving deep
- Dive planning with tables and computers
- The equipment that deep diving calls for
- Emergency procedures and first aid at depth
Who it's for
This one is for certified divers who want to get past the 60-foot ceiling and explore the sites that sit deeper.
- Certified Open Water divers (or Junior Open Water, or equivalent)
- Minimum age 18, or 10 with parental consent
- Divers eyeing deeper wrecks, walls, and reefs
- Anyone building toward Advanced Adventure or the Advanced Diver rating
Your two training dives
Dive 1 · to 100 feet
- Test and check your gauges, timer, and computer
- Get familiar with the area
- Descend to your planned depth, no deeper
- Ascend to a safety stop
Dive 2 · to 130 feet
- Monitor your depth, time, and air, and figure it on your slate
- Handle a simulated emergency your instructor assigns underwater
- Dive your plan to a maximum of 130 feet
- Ascend to a safety stop
✓ What's included
- Instruction and your two deep training dives
- Rental gear: BCD, regulator, tank, weights, and wetsuit
- The SDI Deep Diver knowledge materials and quiz
- Your SDI Deep Diver certification, plus a credit toward your Advanced Diver rating
What to bring
- Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel (required, we don't rent these)
- Your Open Water certification card
- A swimsuit and a towel
- Any of your own gear you'd rather dive
Frequently Asked Questions
How deep does this certify me to?
How deep does this certify me to?
Does it include real dives?
Does it include real dives?
What are the prerequisites?
What are the prerequisites?
What will I learn?
What will I learn?
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.
There's a whole world past 60 feet. Call the shop and we'll get you scheduled for your deep dives.
📞 Call the shop (480) 881-4013A specialty course that certifies you to 130 feet and counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver rating. Prerequisite: an SDI Open Water certification (or equivalent).
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