Texas Scuba Academy
SDI Research Diver
Open Water certifiedSDI Certified

SDI Research Diver

Learn the survey, mapping, and data-collection techniques real dive research teams use.

$249.00Enrollment Open
Students:
1
Max 10
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🌍 Dive anywhere
♾️ Lifetime cert
🗓 Private & flexible
📍 Local dive sites

SKU: TSA-SDI-SDI-RE

What's included

✓SDI eLearning and course materials
✓Personal instruction from a certified SDI Instructor
✓Open water training dives practicing survey and mapping techniques
✓Lifetime SDI certification, recognized worldwide
✓Flexible scheduling — pool sessions at your location, open water dives at local Texas sites

Who it's for

This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.

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SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalentBase certification required
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Minimum age 1815 years old with parental consent

What you'll learn

Knowledge Development

✓Water environments, fresh and salt: ecology, food chains, habitat, niche, and interactions between organisms
✓Basic oceanography across coral reefs, kelp forests, bays, and open coast
✓The marine animals: fishes, mollusks, invertebrates, mammals, and dangerous species to be aware of
✓Diving methodology for research: collection of data, detailed mapping techniques, survey methodology, marking and capturing, and conservation

Practical Training

✓Planning a research dive and testing/checking all equipment
✓Compass usage and area survey/research techniques
✓Familiarization with the area and local ecology before a survey dive
✓Marine life identification during a dive
✓Recording data and logging dives to a research standard

Frequently asked questions

Not at all — this course teaches the practical skills from the ground up. It's a great fit for divers who are just curious about research diving, not just scientists.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Pool training — we handle everything

We book the pool, bring all the gear, and schedule around your availability.

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Open water checkout dives

Finish your certification at a local dive site. Real diving, real skills.

Ready?

Ready for what's next?

Keep building your skills. Advanced Adventure Diver is a popular next step — we reach out within 24 hours to schedule.

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