General Specialties

Continued Education Scuba Courses in Louisville

**Rescheduling fee applies to all scuba courses. Reach out to know more about our rescheduling fees.**

**There is a rescheduling fee for each class**

Try Scuba: $30 per person

Refresher Course: $75 per person

Confined Water Course: $80 per person

Open Water Course: $90 per person

Underwater Environment

Enroll in an Underwater Environment course to learn about the physical and biological aspects of the diving environment with an emphasis on your local area.

LEARN ABOUT UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT

Starting from

$250.00

You'll study related sciences, such as oceanography, limnology, geology, biology, and ecology, and learn about various types of plant and animal life, conservation and pollution issues, the characteristics of water movement, shore, bottom and surface conditions, and how to plan dives in diverse diving locations.

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Search & Recovery Diver

At some point in your diving career, you or your buddy will either lose or find something underwater and the knowledge and skills you gain in the Search and Recovery Diver course will help you when you do.

LEARN ABOUT SEARCH & RECOVERY DIVER

Starting from

$250.00

You'll learn about underwater navigation using natural and compass techniques; the problems, methods, equipment, hazards, and safety procedures regarding limited visibility diving; proper search methods and techniques; and how to handle light salvage or recovery, including rigging and knot tying.

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Underwater Hunter & Collector

If spearfishing or collecting underwater specimens interests you, the Underwater Hunter and Collector course may be just right for you.

LEARN ABOUT UNDERWATER HUNTER & COLLECTOR

Starting from

$250.00

You'll learn about skin diving techniques, hazards and cautions, safety concerns, spearfishing and collection equipment, and specific techniques on how to hunt and collect responsibly, while minimizing the diving risks of such activities.

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Wreck Diver (External Survey)

If you are at least 18 years old and have an Advanced Scuba Diver certification or the equivalent thereof, you can take a Wreck Diver (External Survey) course and start exploring sunken vessels, aircraft, and other amazing wrecks in the underwater world.

LEARN ABOUT WRECK DIVER (EXTERNAL SURVEY)

Starting from

$175.00

During your training, you will learn about safety, hazards and cautions, special risks of overhead environments, entanglement, limited visibility, deep diving, equipment, location of wrecks, sources of information, search methods, underwater navigation, legal aspects, artifacts, treasure, salvage, archaeology, and much more. Get ready to start exploring!

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Underwater Ecologist: Coral Reef

Coral reefs are primarily found in three major biogeographic regions of the world: The tropical western Atlantic (Caribbean), the Red Sea, and the Indo-Pacific region. Coral colonies are composed of thousands of tiny polyps, each with its own protective skeleton.

LEARN ABOUT ECOLOGIST: CORAL REEF

Starting from

$250.00

The Underwater Ecologist (Coral Reef) specialty course focuses on the vertebrates and invertebrates of the complex living reef. This course examines coral zonation, seagrass beds, lagoons, mangroves, and the common reef algae, invertebrates and reef fishes.

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Underwater Archaeologist

Qualified divers are essential to collect and record archaeological data on submerged cultural resources and often perform invaluable volunteer assistance to accredited archaeologists by assisting during field work.

LEARN ABOUT UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGIST

Starting from

$250.00

Learn specific skills and knowledge that are helpful for wreck diving activities and provide increased enjoyment when visiting submerged cultural resources. You'll gain the basic information and skills that are used in underwater archaeological interpretation of wreck and other sites, as well as mapping, sketching, and researching techniques.


Prerequisites vary so check with the Louisville Dive Center or your instructor for complete details. 

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SDI Solo Diver

At one point or another, many divers have found themselves alone during a dive, whether it was intentional or not. SDI’s Solo Diving is the practice of self reliant scuba diving without a “dive buddy.”Solo diving, once considered technical diving and discouraged by most certification agencies, is now seen by many experienced divers and some certification agencies as an acceptable practice for those divers suitably trained and experienced. Rather than relying on the traditional buddy diving safety system, solo divers should be skilled in self-sufficiency and willing to take responsibility for their own safety while diving. Being one of SDI’s most popular courses, the Solo Diver course stresses proper dive planning, personal limitations, and accident prevention, as well as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. You will also learn the additional equipment that is required for solo diving including its proper usage and assembly. This is the perfect course for underwater photography and underwater video divers as well as those diving with their children or buddies that may not be very experienced in scuba diving.

LEARN ABOUT SDI SOLO DIVER

Starting from

$375.00

Who this course is for:

  • The certified SDI Advanced Diver (or equivalent) who is interested in learning how to dive independent of a dive buddy, or looking to strengthen your buddy team diving skills.


Course prerequisites:

  • Minimum age 21
  • Certified SDI Advanced Diver or equivalent
  • Provide proof of 100 logged dives


Review the SDI Solo Diver Liability Release and Express Assumption of Risk Agreement Form


Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include all of the following and more:

  • 200 metres/600 feet surface swim in full scuba equipment, configured for local diving conditions; must be non-stop and performed in an open water environment
  • Demonstrate adequate pre-dive planning
  • Plan dive limits based on personal air consumption rate
  • Plan exact dive
  • Properly execute the planned dive within all predetermined limits
  • Equipment configuration appropriate for solo diving
  • Proper descent/ascent rates
  • Proper safety stop procedures
  • Monitoring of decompression status equipment; tables, computers, equipment, etc.
  • Navigation skills – demonstrate proficiency of navigation with compass
  • Demonstrate emergency change over to redundant air supply (not to exceed 30 metres/100 feet)
  • Deploy surface marker buoy (SMB)
  • Use of audible signaling device


SDI Solo Diver minimum requirements:

  • Satisfactorily complete the SDI Solo Diver Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the Instructor.
  • Complete all open water requirements efficiently
  • Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution.
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Equipment Specialist

LEARN ABOUT EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Starting from

$95.00

This course is for the certified diver who is looking to learn more about the scuba equipment they use on each dive as well as hot to perform basic "in the field" repairs to prevent losing a dive due to an equipment malfunction.

Availability: Contact us for booking information

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