SOLO DIVER Required Skill Performance

Skills are to be performed in the open water. The student is required to demonstrate understanding of the techniques to properly execute a solo dive.

Swimming Skills

• Conduct a surface swim of 200m in full scuba diving equipment. (Must be non-stop)
  

SCUBA Skills

• Demonstrate adequate pre-dive planning
  
• Limits based on personal gas consumption.
  
• Exact Dive profile and or Decompression profile

Properly execute the planned dive within all predetermined limits.

• Equipment configuration appropriate for Solo Diving
  

  - Streamlining equipment
  

  - Use and carry a redundant gas supply
  

• Proper descent/ascent rates.

• Proper safety stop procedures
  

  - Monitoring of decompression status equipment (table, computers, equipment)

Demonstrate proficiency of underwater navigation with compass.

Demonstrate an emergency change over to a backup cylinder / regulator.

Deploy surface marker and demonstrate use of audible surface signaling device.

 

Upon successful completion of this course, Graduates may engage in solo diving activities. As a SDI Solo Diver.

Prerequisites:

• Must be 21 years old.
• Candidates must be certified as Advanced Open Water Diver.
• Have a current medical examination and a complete Medical Diving Release.
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives.
  
  

Required Equipment:

• Mask, fins & snorkel
• BC with low-pressure power inflator
• Regulator with submersible pressure gauge or air integrated hoseless computer.
• Redundant air source ( Pony bottle, twin cylinders w/isolation, independent doubles.
• Weight system
• Personal dive computer
• Exposure suit adequate for the training conditions.
• Compass
• 2 Knives and/or Cutting Tools
• Surface audible signaling device.
• Visual rescue signal
  

Subject Areas Covered:

• Why should we dive Solo?
• Who should Solo dive?
• Solo Diving Mentality
• When not to dive solo.
• Equipment for solo diving.
• Planning and conducting a solo dive.
• Navigation
• Skill Performance

 

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