Course prerequisites:
Minimum age 18, 4 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn in this course:
The SDI Snorkeler Diver course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• The aquatic environment
  • Vision
  • Light
  • Sound
  • Heat loss
  • Tides
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Surge
  • Marine life injuries
• Physics and physiology
  • Buoyancy
  • Pressure
  • Equalization techniques
  • Hyperventilation
• Snorkeling equipment
  • Mask, fins, and snorkel
  • Exposure protection
  • Buoyancy compensator device
  • Weight systems
• Accessories
  • Dive flag
  • Rescue signal
  • Knife or cutting device
• First aid
  • Planning your dive
  • Diver fitness and overexertion
  • Buddy system
• Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
  • Properly prepare, don, and adjust all snorkeling equipment
  • Perform a buddy check, and demonstrate good use of the buddy system
  • Safely conduct exits and entries either from land, or boat
  • Achieve neutral buoyancy
  • Proper breathing and clearing of a snorkel
  • Proper use of buoyancy compensator device/snorkel vest
  • Surface dives
  • Proper use of hand signals

What’s in it for you?
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in snorkeling activities without direct supervision of the SDI Instructor* so long as the following limits are adhered to:

• The diving activities approximate those of training
• The areas of activities approximate those of training
• Environmental conditions approximate those of training

*Note: Junior snorkelers (ages 4-14) must participate in snorkeling activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.

SDI Snorkeler Diver minimum requirements:

• Complete all open water requirements efficiently
• Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution