SDI Advanced Buoyancy Diver
SDI Advanced Buoyancy Diver
The SDI Advanced Buoyancy Control Diver introduces you to the advantages of mastering buoyancy control, which often yields a profoundly positive impact, enriching the diver's overall enjoyment and sense of accomplishment. This speciality is meticulously crafted to heighten the open water diver's comprehension of the factors influencing buoyancy while simultaneously training them on effective methods to control their buoyancy.
Beyond enhancing the diver's personal experience, there are noteworthy ecological benefits to marine and freshwater environments. A diver with improved self-control in harmony with their surroundings contributes to the preservation and well-being of these ecosystems.
What Will I Learn On The SDI Advanced Buoyancy Diver Course?
In the SDI Advanced Buoyancy Diver course, students will delve into a detailed exploration of buoyancy control, focusing on its significance and the various factors influencing it. The curriculum emphasizes the environmental impact, promoting responsible diving practices such as not touching aquatic life to preserve the ecosystem. Students will learn techniques to enhance their buoyancy, leading to reduced fatigue, increased bottom time, and improved underwater photography or videography. The course covers essential buoyancy checks, highlighting when and how they should be performed and considering factors like equipment changes and diving environments.
Students will gain insights into additional equipment considerations, cylinder weight variations during dives, and the impact of breathing patterns on buoyancy. Practical skills to be demonstrated include assembling dive equipment, conducting pre-dive checks, performing buoyancy checks with different cylinder states, adjusting weight for correct buoyancy, controlled descents, hovering exercises, fine-tuning with breath control and equipment, close-to-bottom exercises without touching, swimming exercises, and ascent procedures with safety stop simulations. Throughout the course, students will log their dives, noting weight usage and employing buoyancy control techniques with empty and full cylinders, ensuring a comprehensive understanding and application of advanced buoyancy skills.
How Do I Start Learning Now?
The SDI Advanced Buoyancy Diver Course includes a fully interactive eLearning program that allows you to self-study conveniently.