Introduction

Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the Open Water Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night or in limited visibility. By becoming familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as navigation, buddy
system procedures and communications, buoyancy control, and interacting with nocturnal aquatic life, the diver must be able to enjoy night diving with maximum safety.

Student Pre-Requisites

1. Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver.
2. Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
3. Be a minimum age of ten (10) with parental consent.

Course Structure And Duration

Open Water execution:

1. Two (2) dives are required with complete briefs and debriefs by the Instructor.
2. Dive plan must include Surface interval, Max no-deco time, etc. to be figured out and logged.

Course Structure:

1. SDI allows instructors to structure courses according to the number of students participating and
their skill level.

Required Equipment

1. Basic SDI Open Water SCUBA equipment as prescribed earlier in this manual.
2. Lights, primary and back up.
3. Whistle/ Audible signaling device.

The following manual is required:

1. SDI Night Diving, Underwater Navigation & Limited Visibility.

Required Skill Performance And Graduation Requirements

Students are required to successfully complete the following:

1. Preferably the student has done a dive during the day at the site used for the night dive.
2. Open Water – Dive one (1)
a. Plan dive.
b. Safety Procedures.
c. Enter and descent.
d. Remain submerged at least twenty (20) minutes.
e. Change direction several times while maintaining proper navigation.
f. Use properly; U/W light, SPG, compass, depth gauge, and computer.
g. Maintain buddy contact throughout dive.
h. Log Dive.
3. Open Water – Dive two (2)
a. Plan Dive.
b. Safety Procedures.
c. Descend.
d. Two (2) minute swim without compass.
e. Surface and reorient.
f. Descend and navigate.
g. Log dive

COST

$POA