Discover Scuba Diving At A Young Age!
This program is designed to provide children between the ages of 8 and 12 an introduction to scuba diving in a controlled environment, under the direct supervision of an active instructor.
Who is this course for:
- Children ages 8 to 12 who wish to experience the underwater world with their parents/legal guardian, or may be wishing to have a career that will involve the underwater world such as a marine biologist
Course prerequisites
- Minimum age 8 with parental consent
- Demonstrate comfort and adequate swimming skills
What you can expect to learn:
The SDI Future Buddies Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
- History of diving
- The aquatic environment
- Marine environment
- Marine life
- Physics and physiology
- Buoyancy
- Pressure
- Air spaces
- Equalization techniques
- Lung over-expansion problems
- Breathing air under pressure
- Scuba equipment
- Mask, fins and snorkel
- Exposure protection
- Buoyancy compensator device (BCD)
- Regulator
- Cylinders
- Weight systems
- Underwater instruments
- Accessories
- Dive flag
Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
The required skills should be performed in pool/confined water only, with a maximum depth of 6 metres/20 feet:
- Weight system adjustment with proper weighting
- Pre-dive check of self and buddy
- Mask clearing; partial
- Buoyancy compensator device (BCD) use
- Buoyancy control
- Regulator use
- Underwater swimming; proper use of fins
- Use of gauges
- Underwater communications
What's in it for you:
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving activities without direct supervision of the SDI Instructor* so long as the following limits are adhered to:
- The diving activities approximate those of training
- The areas of activities approximate those of training
- Environmental conditions approximate those of training
SDI Future Buddies Diver minimum requirements:
- Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution