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MY JOURNEY IN DIVING

Courses for all levels of diving


We offer courses and instruction for all levels of drivers, from open water certification to instructor and everything in between.

Whether you're looking for a specialty certification or technical diving instruction or personalized coaching to improve your skills, we can make your scuba dreams come true.

OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION

Learn to dive. E-learning convenience coupled with personalized classroom teaching provides the ultimate scuba diving learning experience 5 confined water dives to develop scuba skills 4 open water dives to use your skills and explore. Drysuit and Nitrox certifications included so you can have the best local dives possible!

SDI SPECIALTY COURSES

We offer the full range of SDI specialty courses. Our most popular courses include: dry suit diver, computer nitrox, ice, navigation, solo, sidemount, night limited visibility, advanced buoyancy control. If you are interested in any of these or any other specialty courses, please contact us.

SDI COMPUTER NITROX

The benefits of using Nitrox including: increased safety margins, reduced post dive fatigue, extended no-decompression times. Learn the physiology of using different breathing gas mixtures and considerations for using nitrox. Learn how to safely use nitrox mixtures up to 40 percent with a dive computer and analyze a nitrox mixture.

SDI ADVANCED ADVENTURE DIVER

5 advanced dives Deep and Underwater Navigation dives required Choose 3 additional specialties from over 25 additional options.SDI SIDEMOUNT DIVER

Benefits include: More bottom time Safety – redundant system Less back strain Better trim.

SDI RESCUE DIVER

The SDI Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop the knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist and administer the necessary first aid in the event of an emergency. You will learn skills such as how to perform self rescues, buddy rescues, recognize and calm potential panic divers, administer proper first aid to divers that have experienced dive related injuries, conduct effective search patterns and manage accident scenes.


PROFESSIONAL COURSES

SDI DIVEMASTER

Designed for the advanced diver interested in working in the dive industry as a professional dive guide or moving on to become an instructor. $695 plus books

INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE

Designed for the dive professional looking to earn their teaching certification.

Classes


2 hours of pool time at the Skaneateles YMCA. Just practice and play in the pool! Minimum 3 divers or we reschedule. No gear included.

Cost: $ 35.00
FRTI - Adult and Child Emergency Care
- Apr 22, 2023 10:00 am

This course is cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and automated external defibrillator (AED) use combined into one program. It is designed to teach the techniques to administer CPR, first aid, and utilize an AED in emergency situations involving infants, children, and adults. This comprehensive program is appropriate for workplace training or general knowledge to be better prepared day to day. It meets all international standards, is OSHA* and ILCOR compliant, and has been accepted by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The CPR and AED components cover the knowledge needed to address one of the largest causes of death in the world. Intervening with this knowledge can possibly save a life. The first aid program reviews common techniques to treat serious emergencies, as well as less serious, more common issues.

Cost: $ 45.00
2 hours of pool time at the Skaneateles YMCA. Just practice and play in the pool! Minimum 3 divers or we reschedule. No gear included.

Cost: $ 35.00
2 hours of pool time at the Skaneateles YMCA. Just practice and play in the pool! Minimum 3 divers or we reschedule. No gear included.

Cost: $ 35.00
Learn to dive! Upon successful completion of this course you will be certified as an Open Water Diver with additional Nitrox and Drysuit certifications. The formula of e-learning, personalized classroom teaching, confined water dives to develop scuba skills, and open water dives to use your skills and explore provides the ultimate learning experience. The date selected is the pool start date. You will be contacted to schedule a meeting at the shop for gear selection and fitting prior to your first pool session. You will be issued elearning at that time.

Cost: $ 899.00
Learn to dive! Upon successful completion of this course you will be certified as an Open Water Diver with additional Nitrox and Drysuit certifications. The formula of e-learning, personalized classroom teaching, confined water dives to develop scuba skills, and open water dives to use your skills and explore provides the ultimate learning experience. The date selected is the pool start date. You will be contacted to schedule a meeting at the shop for gear selection and fitting prior to your first pool session. You will be issued elearning at that time.

Cost: $ 899.00
Learn to dive! Upon successful completion of this course you will be certified as an Open Water Diver with additional Nitrox and Drysuit certifications. The formula of e-learning, personalized classroom teaching, confined water dives to develop scuba skills, and open water dives to use your skills and explore provides the ultimate learning experience. The date selected is the pool start date. You will be contacted to schedule a meeting at the shop for gear selection and fitting prior to your first pool session. You will be issued elearning at that time.

Cost: $ 899.00
SDI Deep Diver
- Jul 15, 2023 07:45 am

SDI's Deep Diver Course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more, go a little deeper, and learn the risks and benefits associated with deep diving. Many interesting sights lay just beyond open water diver training limits such as: beautiful wall dives, shipwrecks, and critters that don't come into the shallows. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary training to plan and execute dives that are beyond the depth range experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, specifically beyond 60 feet and to a maximum depth of not greater than 130 feet. By the end of the course your knowledge, awareness, and comfort level with deep diving activities will have increased. Max: 4 Students per class Does not include Charter fees if applicable. Save on this class by purchasing a bundle! Local Diver Bundle (Nitrox and Drysuit): https://www.deepstopscuba.com/shop/c/p/SDI-Local-Diver-Class-Bundle-Drysuit-and-Nitrox-x64712793.htm SDI Advanced Diver Bundle: https://www.deepstopscuba.com/shop/c/p/SDI-Full-Advanced-Diver-Class-Bundle-4-specialties-and-a-25-fill-rentals-card-x64712830.htm

Cost: $ 250.00 - $ 375.00
SDI Wreck Diver
- Jul 22, 2023 07:45 am

Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sport diving, however every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques. The SDI Wreck Diver Course will discuss the equipment and techniques commonly employed while wreck diving.This course requires a minimum of 2 dives.

Cost: $ 250.00 - $ 450.00
SDI Deep Diver
- Aug 05, 2023 07:45 am

SDI's Deep Diver Course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more, go a little deeper, and learn the risks and benefits associated with deep diving. Many interesting sights lay just beyond open water diver training limits such as: beautiful wall dives, shipwrecks, and critters that don't come into the shallows. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary training to plan and execute dives that are beyond the depth range experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, specifically beyond 60 feet and to a maximum depth of not greater than 130 feet. By the end of the course your knowledge, awareness, and comfort level with deep diving activities will have increased. Max: 4 Students per class Does not include Charter fees if applicable. Save on this class by purchasing a bundle! Local Diver Bundle (Nitrox and Drysuit): https://www.deepstopscuba.com/shop/c/p/SDI-Local-Diver-Class-Bundle-Drysuit-and-Nitrox-x64712793.htm SDI Advanced Diver Bundle: https://www.deepstopscuba.com/shop/c/p/SDI-Full-Advanced-Diver-Class-Bundle-4-specialties-and-a-25-fill-rentals-card-x64712830.htm

Cost: $ 250.00 - $ 375.00
Learn to dive! Upon successful completion of this course you will be certified as an Open Water Diver with additional Nitrox and Drysuit certifications. The formula of e-learning, personalized classroom teaching, confined water dives to develop scuba skills, and open water dives to use your skills and explore provides the ultimate learning experience. The date selected is the pool start date. You will be contacted to schedule a meeting at the shop for gear selection and fitting prior to your first pool session. You will be issued elearning at that time.

Cost: $ 899.00
Learn to dive! Upon successful completion of this course you will be certified as an Open Water Diver with additional Nitrox and Drysuit certifications. The formula of e-learning, personalized classroom teaching, confined water dives to develop scuba skills, and open water dives to use your skills and explore provides the ultimate learning experience. The date selected is the pool start date. You will be contacted to schedule a meeting at the shop for gear selection and fitting prior to your first pool session. You will be issued elearning at that time.

Cost: $ 899.00
SDI Ice Diver
- Feb 09, 2024 06:00 pm

Ice diving can be a serene and beautiful aspect of scuba diving. As a winter activity, ice diving offers the opportunity to enjoy sport diving year round. Diving under ice presents hazards not common to the open water diver, and special training is required. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the diver with the hazards associated with ice diving, as well as how to plan and execute an ice dive.

Cost: $ 495.00
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