PHILLIP E. GRAF
- SDI INSTRUCTOR TRAINER
- SDI OPEN WATER SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

Instructor Trainer (SDI/TDI) Qualifications Phillip E. Graf

Instructor Qualifications Phillip E. Graf

Scuba Diving International (SDI) Instructor Course Information

Scuba Diving International (SDI) Course Information

Skin Diver Course
This course is designed to give students the necessary skills to safely snorkel in conditions similar to their training without the direct supervision of an instructor. Graduates may enroll in the SDI Open Water Diver Course to continue their diving education and experience.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 1 dive
Bottom Time: 20 minutes
SDI Text: None
Text Costs: $0
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $100

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

Scuba Discovery Program
The Scuba Discovery Program is designed to give perspective students an introduction to Scuba diving in a controlled environment under the direct supervision of instructor. The program takes people who wish to try scuba but are unsure if they wish to take a full certification course on their first dive. Students are giving an introduction to basic scuba equipment and scuba skills followed by an underwater tour in the local marine environment.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 1 dive
Bottom Time: 20 minutes
SDI Text: None
Text Costs: $0
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $150

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

Future Buddies Program
The Future Buddies program brand new, innovated course is designed to provide children between the ages of 8 and 9 and introduction to scuba diving in a controlled environment under the direct supervision of an instructor. Children are given the opportunity to try breathing underwater in confined water setting. The instructor covers topics such as the history of diving, diving equipment and the marine environment.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 1 dive
Bottom Time: 20 minutes
SDI Text: None
Text Costs: $0
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $150

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

Open Water Scuba Diver Course
The Open Water Scuba Diver course is an entry-level certification course designed to give students the necessary skills to safely conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training without the direct supervision of an instructor. The course covers all the basic knowledge about equipment, physiology and the marine environment while training students to perform basic skills underwater.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 4 dives
Bottom Time: 80 minutes
SDI Text: Scuba Diver Manual, Video and Associated Materials
Text Costs: $55
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $350

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

Inactive Diver Program
The Inactive Diver Program is designed to update and review the knowledge and skill level of an individual who has not dived in one year. The program may be taught by either an Instructor or Assistant Instructor.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 1 dive
Bottom Time: 20 minutes
SDI Text: None
Text Costs: $0
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $150

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

Advanced Diver Development Program
The SDI Advanced Diver Development Program was created to make truly Advanced Divers . Under the old way of training a student could take an Advanced Course right after an Open Water course and only have a total of 9 dives all under the direct training of an instructor. The SDI Advanced Diver Development program requires a new Open Water student to take 4 SDI specialties or equivalent, along with having a total of 25 dives. SDI feels a diver will truly be Advanced after this is accomplished.

Confined Water Time: 0 minutes
Number of Dives: 25 dives
Bottom Time: 500 minutes
SDI Text: Several, depending on the specialty course
Text Costs: $varies
Certification Fees: $15
Instructor Fees: $varies

Gear rental, additional required student manuals, required tables and charts, boat fees, entry fees to dive sites, travel fees, gas fills, etc. are extra and are not included in the listed fees.

SDI Specialties
SDI Specialty Course Descriptions

Altitude Diver
Boat Diver
Buoyancy Diver
Computer Diver
Computer Nitrox Diver
CPR1st Administrator
CPROX Administrator
Deep Diver
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Drift Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Equipment Specialist
Ice Diver
Marine Ecosystems Awareness
Night - Limited Visibility Diver
TDI Nitrox Diver
Research Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Shore/Beach Diver
Solo Diver
Underwater Hunting and Collecting
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Photography
Underwater Video
Wreck Diver - No Penetration
Wreck Diver - Limited Penetration
Visual Inspection Procedures