SDI SCUBILITY DIVE BUDDY PROGRAM

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• Background information

  • Instructor awareness

  • Public acceptance

  • Lifestyle and personality

  • Social integration

• Common medical conditions and disabilities

  • Amputations

  • Asthma

  • Cerebral palsy

  • Diabetes

  • Epilepsy

  • Hearing disorders

  • Muscular dystrophy

  • Motor neurone

  • Multiple sclerosis

  • Sight impairment

  • Spinal injuries

• Diving environment

  • Confined water

  • Open water

• Accessibility

  • Access to confined water

  • Access to open water

  • Liability and related legal considerations

Recquired Skills:

• Sight impaired diver; show proficiency at giving and receiving tactile signals

• Complete 2 open water dives as a dive buddy, 1 sight impaired, 1 paraplegic

• Complete 2 open water dives as a student, 1 sight impaired and 1 paraplegic

• Complete 1 confined water training session with sight impaired diver (real or simulated)

• Equipment assembly / disassembly and adjustment

• Weight system assembly / adjustment with proper weighting

• Suiting up and de-suiting

• Pre-dive check of self and buddy

• Use of mask, fins and snorkel

• Entries; assistance with controlled seated, back roll, giant stride entries

• Equipment; suiting up of diver in the water

• Equipment; removal of divers equipment in the water

• Exits; assistance with shallow water and deep water exits SDI Instructor Manual

• Tired diver tows

• Communication; show good communication / understanding skills on surface and at depth

• Dive planning; use of tables and PDC, logging of dives

• Demonstrate sound judgment in dive site suitability planning

• Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive emergency planning and execution

• Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently

• Complete a panicked diver rescue drill (surface)

• Complete a distressed diver rescue drill (at depth)

• Be seen to be having fun during the course