SDI Solo Diver Instructor

The SDI Solo diver course is one that makes SDI unique among training agencies. Training divers to safely explore the underwater world on their own comes with a great degree of responsibility. Instructor candidates can qualify to teach this SDI speciality without a full SDI instructor course by completing the SDI crossover eLearning and the Solo Diver instructor course. 

During the course, candidates will consider benefits and boundaries of the buddy system with a view to defining when solo diving is appropriate. Academic presentations cover gas management and planning, dealing with contingencies during no-stop dives and carrying appropriate redundant equipment. As part of this we examine suitable equipment configurations.  In-water training focuses on skills development for solo divers and how to train self-sufficient, responsible divers.

Course Details

  • 2 days / 2 dives MINIMUM
  • Dives will include skill circuits as well as in-water teaching presentations
  • Academic presentations and workshops
  • SDI Crossover done online
  • Online micro-class on Human Factors in Diving

Check out our price list and contact us directly to talk about a customised package for you.

You will also need to pay TDI registration fees.

  • SDI materials (choice of manual or eLearning if available)
  • Tank hire and bottom gas as required for the dives
  • Human Factors micro-class
  • To complete your SDI solo diver instructor training within 2 days, you need to arrive with demonstration level skills already dialled in and the eLearning completed. If you prefer to have additional time to work on any aspect of the course simply add build-up days. Contact us for a package tailored to your needs.
  • Another option would be to add the SDI solo diver instructor qualification to a TDI instructor course or package.
  • 21 years old
  • Medical form signed by a physician
  • OWSI or higher certification with a minimum of 1 year teaching experience and 50 certifications across a range of courses
  • Solo Diver
  • SDI instructor or completing a crossover
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Beyond Diving Skills

As a technical diving instructor you apply and teach more than diving skills and theory. 

Making decisions in stressful situations, working in a team and communicating effectively – in short, non-technical skills – are all part of the courses you teach and are crucial to your students’ success. 

Therefore, all of our instructor training courses include the micro-class offered by The Human Diver as mandatory pre-learning for your instructor level training.

If you’d like to start reading ahead of time, check out the related book, Under Pressure.

“This is currently the most important topic for modern sport diving.” 

Professor Simon Mitchell