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Texas Scuba Academy
SDI Solo Diver
Advanced certifiedSDI Certified

SDI Solo Diver

Build the equipment, skills, and mindset to plan, execute, and manage dives entirely on your own.

$399.95Enrollment Open
Have questions? Call (512) 489-4404
  • ✓eLearning access as soon as you check out
  • ✓We reach out within 24 hours to schedule your sessions
Taught by Brady Huddleston
SDI Course Director & Instructor Trainer · PADI IDC Staff Instructor · American Red Cross Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓SDI eLearning and course materials
✓Personal instruction from a certified SDI Instructor
✓All required training equipment provided
✓Lifetime SDI certification, recognized worldwide
✓Flexible scheduling — we handle the pool location and gear
“Best decision I made. The instructors were patient, the small class size meant real attention, and I booked everything online without a single phone call.”
— Recent Open Water graduate

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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Certified SDI Advanced Diver or equivalentAdvanced-level certification required
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Minimum age 21No parental-consent alternative listed
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Proof of 100 logged divesDiver must provide a logged-dive history

What you'll learn

Knowledge Development

✓Why solo dive, the history of buddy diving, and the pros and cons of buddy diving vs. solo diving
✓Legal liability assumed by buddy diving and how to use the SDI Solo Diving waiver and release
✓Who must solo dive, the solo diving mentality, and when not to solo dive
✓Equipment for solo diving and navigation
✓Planning and conducting a solo dive, and management of solo diving emergencies
✓Review of the SDI Solo Diver Liability Release and Express Assumption of Risk Agreement form

Practical Training

✓200 metre/600 foot surface swim in full scuba equipment configured for local diving conditions
✓Demonstrating adequate pre-dive planning and planning dive limits based on personal air consumption rate
✓Planning and properly executing the exact dive within all predetermined limits
✓Equipment configuration appropriate for solo diving, including proper descent/ascent rates and safety stop procedures
✓Monitoring decompression status via tables, computers, and other equipment
✓Demonstrating navigation proficiency with a compass
✓Demonstrating an emergency changeover to a redundant air supply (not to exceed 30 metres/100 feet)
✓Deploying a surface marker buoy (SMB) and using an audible signaling device

Frequently asked questions

Yes — solo diving, once considered purely a technical practice, is now widely accepted for properly trained and experienced recreational divers. SDI is one of the leading agencies to formally recognize and certify it. The course covers the legal and liability framework in depth.

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 to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We reach out within 24 hours to schedule.

Call (512) 489-4404

Already certified? Advanced Adventure Diver is a popular next step.