SDI Future Buddies Program

Who this course is for:

• Children ages 8 to 12 who wish to experience the underwater world, or wish 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 under 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

How to take this course!

• Find your local SDI Dive Center