{"product_id":"altitude","title":"SDI Altitude Diver Course","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eClassroom Course · Diving at Altitude · For Certified Divers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Mulish',sans-serif; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #3d4756; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #14295f;\"\u003eTake your diving to higher ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e The SDI Altitude specialty is a classroom course that teaches you to plan and safely dive high mountain lakes, where the lower surface pressure changes how your tables and computer work. No dives and no gear required, just the knowledge that makes altitude diving safe. It counts as a specialty toward your Advanced Diver rating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Mulish',sans-serif; font-size: 1.02rem; color: #3d4756; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0;\"\u003eVeterans can put their \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gi-bill-scuba-certification\" style=\"color: #3f7fa6; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eGI Bill\u003c\/a\u003e toward their training, and families can use \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/arizona-esa-scuba-certification\" style=\"color: #3f7fa6; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eESA or ClassWallet funds\u003c\/a\u003e. See if you qualify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--DPD-SPLIT--\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"--navy: #14295f; --steel: #3f7fa6; --blue: #4a90c2; --coral: #e07a5f; --incl-bg: #e9f3fb; --incl-accent: #3f8bb0; --excl-bg: #fdeeeb; --excl-accent: #e07a5f; font-family: 'Mulish',sans-serif; color: #2c3340; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 1040px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; font-size: 46px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSDI Altitude Diver Course\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #3f7fa6; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003eClassroom Course · Diving at Altitude · For Certified Divers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 25px; color: #3d4756;\"\u003eDiving at altitude isn't the same as diving at sea level. Up in the high mountain lakes, the surface pressure is lower, which changes how pressure affects your body and how your dive tables and computer read. This is a classroom course, no dives and no gear required, that teaches you to plan for all of it so you can dive the high country safely. You'll learn the altitude tables, how to correct your depth gauge and computer, and how to build an altitude dive plan from the ground up. It counts as a specialty toward your \u003ca href=\"\/products\/advanced-diver\" style=\"color: #3f7fa6; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eSDI Advanced Diver rating\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; text-align: center; font-size: 38px; font-weight: bold; margin: 48px 0 8px;\"\u003eWhy altitude is different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"background: #e9f3fb; border-top: 5px solid #3f8bb0; border-radius: 16px; padding: 30px 36px 32px; margin: 26px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; color: #3d4756; font-size: 23px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eAbove sea level a few things change, and this course covers all of them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; padding-left: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 23px;\"\u003eLower surface pressure means standard sea-level tables don't apply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 23px;\"\u003eYou plan with altitude tables (DCIEM, Bühlmann, and cross corrections to the USN tables)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 23px;\"\u003eYou correct your depth gauge and computer for elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 23px;\"\u003eYou plan for real altitude levels, from 1,000 feet up to 4,000 feet and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr)); gap: 26px; margin: 36px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(20,41,95,.06); border-top: 5px solid #3f8bb0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 30px 32px 34px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #3d4756; margin: 0; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eIt's practical, planning-focused knowledge you'll use every time you dive above sea level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 16px 0 0 22px; color: #3d4756; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003ePlan an altitude dive with the right tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eCompute your no-decompression limits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eCorrect your depth gauge and computer for elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eUnderstand hypoxia and the altitude levels that matter, from 1,000 to 4,000 feet and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(20,41,95,.06); border-top: 5px solid #3f8bb0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 30px 32px 34px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #3d4756; margin: 0; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eThis one is for certified divers, or those finishing their Open Water course, who want to dive the high mountain lakes of Arizona and anywhere else above sea level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 16px 0 0 22px; color: #3d4756; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eCertified \u003ca href=\"\/products\/open-water-course\" style=\"color: #3f7fa6; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eOpen Water\u003c\/a\u003e divers, or those currently enrolled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eMinimum age 18, or 10 with parental consent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eDivers headed for high-country lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eAnyone who wants to plan altitude dives safely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr)); gap: 26px; margin: 34px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-radius: 16px; padding: 30px 32px 32px; background: #e9f3fb; border-top: 5px solid #3f8bb0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003e✓ What's included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 0 22px; color: #3d4756; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eThe classroom course with your instructor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eAltitude dive planning, tables, and computer corrections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eYour SDI Altitude Diver certification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eOne specialty credit toward your Advanced Diver rating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-radius: 16px; padding: 30px 32px 32px; background: #fdeeeb; border-top: 5px solid #e07a5f;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 0 22px; color: #3d4756; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #14295f;\"\u003eThis is a classroom course, no dives and no gear required\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eYou'll come away ready to plan altitude dives on your own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003ePrerequisite: an Open Water certification, or current enrollment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eEnrolled students get a discount on gear and other courses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"margin: 46px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\" style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eIs this a classroom or in-water course?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eIt's a classroom course, so there are no dives and no gear required. You come away with the knowledge to plan and safely make altitude dives on your own.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eIs this a classroom or in-water course?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eIt's a classroom course, so there are no dives and no gear required. You come away with the knowledge to plan and safely make altitude dives on your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eWhat is altitude diving?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eDiving above sea level, in high mountain lakes. The higher elevation lowers the surface pressure, which changes how your dive tables and computer work, so altitude dives are planned differently than sea-level dives.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eWhat is altitude diving?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eDiving above sea level, in high mountain lakes. The higher elevation lowers the surface pressure, which changes how your dive tables and computer work, so altitude dives are planned differently than sea-level dives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eWhat are the prerequisites?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eAn SDI Open Water or Junior Open Water certification, or equivalent, and you can even start while you're still enrolled in one of those. Minimum age is 18, or 10 with parental consent.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eWhat are the prerequisites?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eAn SDI Open Water or Junior Open Water certification, or equivalent, and you can even start while you're still enrolled in one of those. Minimum age is 18, or 10 with parental consent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eWhy does altitude change how you plan a dive?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eAt elevation the surface pressure is lower, so standard sea-level tables and computer settings don't apply. You'll learn to correct for it with altitude tables and by adjusting your gauges and computer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eWhy does altitude change how you plan a dive?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eAt elevation the surface pressure is lower, so standard sea-level tables and computer settings don't apply. You'll learn to correct for it with altitude tables and by adjusting your gauges and computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eDo I need any gear or dives?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eNo. Altitude is a classroom course, so there are no dives and no gear to buy or rent. You just need to be a certified Open Water diver, or currently enrolled in the course.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eDo I need any gear or dives?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eNo. Altitude is a classroom course, so there are no dives and no gear to buy or rent. You just need to be a certified Open Water diver, or currently enrolled in the course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eWhere does this apply?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eAnywhere you dive above sea level, including the high mountain lakes of the Southwest. The course gives you the planning knowledge to do it safely.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eWhere does this apply?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eAnywhere you dive above sea level, including the high mountain lakes of the Southwest. The course gives you the planning knowledge to do it safely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(20,41,95,.05); margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 26px; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #14295f; font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\"\u003eDoes it count toward anything bigger?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 26px 22px; color: #3d4756; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eYes, it counts as one specialty toward the SDI Advanced Diver rating.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f;\"\u003eDoes it count toward anything bigger?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;\"\u003eYes, it counts as one specialty toward the SDI Advanced Diver rating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"background: #4a90c2; border-radius: 16px; text-align: center; padding: 48px 32px; margin: 46px 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; color: #14295f; font-size: 46px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eLet's. Go. Diving.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 25px; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 28px;\"\u003ePlanning to dive Arizona's high lakes? Call the shop and we'll get you into the next Altitude class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"tel:+14808814013\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #e07a5f; color: #12233f; font-family: 'Quicksand',sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px; border-radius: 44px; padding: 18px 42px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eCall the shop (480) 881-4013\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; color: #5a6675; font-size: 19px; margin: 0;\"\u003eA classroom specialty course, no dives or gear required, that counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver rating. Prerequisite: an SDI Open Water certification, or current enrollment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; color: #8592a2; font-size: 17px; margin: 22px 0 0; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #e4e9ef;\"\u003eBy booking, you agree to our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/terms-of-service\" style=\"color: #3f7fa6; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eTerms \u0026amp; Conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dive Arizona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640426033383,"sku":"altitude","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4156\/4647\/files\/lg_714429436_1703875490_3545746.png?v=1789518255","url":"https:\/\/divearizona.com\/products\/altitude","provider":"Dive Arizona","version":"1.0","type":"link"}