Scuba Discovery Program
For those who want to test the waters and try scuba, this is the course for you! The Scuba Discovery Program gives you a glimpse of what you can expect to experience in the underwater world as well as what you could expect to learn in the Open Water Scuba Diver course. During this experience program, you will go through the basic safety procedures for enjoyable scuba diving under the watchful eye of an Instructor.
You will learn skills such as equalizing your ears, buddy checks, basic buoyancy control, underwater communication, and more. You will also be given an introduction to basic scuba equipment followed by an underwater tour in the local pool or aquatic environment.
All you need is a swimsuit and a towel, we provide everything else. Are you ready to try it out?
Cost: $40 - Receive a $20 credit toward your Open Water Diver class, if you book within 30 days of completing your Scuba Discovery.
Materials: Participant Guide or eLearning (provided)
Prerequisite: 10 years old and you need to be in reasonable physical health.
What you can expect to learn
During this program, the following topics will be covered… and more!
- Basic overview of physics/physiology and how it relates to diving
- Buoyancy
- Pressure
- Equalization techniques
- The aquatic environment
- Marine environment
- Marine life expected to encounter at the dive site
- Scuba equipment assembly
- Underwater communications
- Taking the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course
Some of the in-water skills you will perform include:
- Predive check
- Weight removal at the surface
- Ear clearing and equalization
- Buoyancy compensator device (BCD) use
- Manual inflation
- Oral inflation
- Buoyancy control
- Controlled ascents and descents
- Regulator use
- Breathing, clearing, and recovery
- Mask clearing
- Underwater swimming: proper use of fins
- Computer use
- Use of gauges
- Underwater communications
If you enjoy this experience then the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course is your next step!
Call us at (224) 333-0800 to book your Scuba Discovery - Or, pick your class date below:
