Guide Star Platinum level
Just follow these Three easy steps
Step #1 E-LEARNING/CLASS
Step #3 Open Water
Step #2 Confined Water
Pick your course and complete your E-Learning on your time at your pace! normally 10 to 12 hours
Sit with an instructor and review the class
Step #2 Confined Water
Step #3 Open Water
Step #2 Confined Water
Schedule your confined water (pool) training with the Academy Instructor. Minimum Two 4-hour days total 8 hours
8 hours total
Step #3 Open Water
Step #3 Open Water
Step #3 Open Water
Schedule your open water dives. 4 to 6 dives are done over two days, approximately 5 to 6 hours a day 80 to 120 minutes underwater.
10 - 12 hours total
SDI Courses
SDI Open Water Diver $450 donation
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
Price Includes SDI Open water E-learning code, Classroom, Pool sessions, open water dives, and certification. We supply life support equipment (BCD, Tanks, Regulators, and computers), we recommend you purchase your personal gear (mask snorkel, fins, boots) from your local dive center, we can provide all gear if necessary. Open Water Scuba Diver course is an entry-level certification course designed to give you the necessary skills to safely conduct open water dives. Some of the many skills you will learn include buoyancy, proper weighting, marine conservation, equipment assembly, proper dive planning, and maintenance. The course covers all the basic knowledge about equipment, physiology, and the marine environment while training students to perform basic skills underwater.
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
Our SDI open-water diver course includes an SDI Open Water and Nitrox certification. This program is perfect for someone who wants plenty of time to develop basic open-water skills right from the start. You will also have the opportunity to use multiple BCD styles and Full-face face masks and ride our scooters.
You can use two of the most common types of scuba BCDs in New England jacket-style BCD and backplate and wing combos. Each offers a different way of helping divers establish neutral buoyancy and different benefits for various diving styles. Enroll and work on the E-learning portion of the course over the Holiday season at your own pace.
Pool sessions start in January. We will hold one pool session a month for five months, but you can attend as many as you want.
After the June Schedule, you open water dives to complete your course and will be ready to dive all season long.
SDI Scuba Discovery $75 donation
SDI Winter Open Water Special $600 donation
SDI Advanced Adventure Diver $450 donation
For those who want to test the waters and try scuba, this is the course for you! The SDI Scuba Discovery Program gives you a glimpse of what you can expect to experience in the underwater world as well as what you could expect to learn in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course. During this experience program, you will go through the basic safety procedures for enjoyable scuba diving under the watchful eye of an active SDI Instructor. You will learn skills such as equalizing your ears, buddy checks, basic buoyancy control, underwater communication, and more. You will also be given an introduction to basic scuba equipment followed by an underwater tour in the local pool or aquatic environment..
SDI Advanced Adventure Diver $450 donation
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
SDI Advanced Adventure Diver $450 donation
If you’ve taken your Open Water Scuba Diver course and are now ready to expand your knowledge but would like to see what is out there first, then the SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course is for you! The SDI Advanced Adventure course will give you an overview of five different SDI specialties. Two of the required specialties are the Deep Diver and Navigation Diver specialties which are the foundation of continuing diver education. The remaining specialty dives you can opt for include: Advanced Buoyancy Control Altitude Diver Boat Diver Computer Nitrox Diver Drift Diver Marine Ecosystem Awareness Many more!
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
The SDI Advanced Scuba Diver Development Program was created to make truly “Advanced Divers.” During the course, your Instructor will take you through four complete specialty diver courses including SDI Deep Diver SDI Underwater Navigation SDI Night/Limited Visibility Diver plus any 4th SDI, TDI, or ERDI specialty courses you choose(for example; Wreck, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, Photo, Video, Intro to Tech, Tender, etc.) covering all the skills and subjects so that by the end you will feel comfortable to conduct dives of a similar nature. Once you have logged your 25th dive (these can include any and all training dives) you will be awarded the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver certification. By earning the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver certification you will have increased abilities and comfort in the water and be ready for the next step, SDI Rescue Diver. This is eligible for the GI bill
Rescue Diver Course $450 donation
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
Advanced Diver Development Program $1000 donation
Must be 18, 15 with parental consent. Provide proof of SDI Advanced Adventure Diver certification, or equivalent, or open water diver certification and 15 logged open water dives. Class includes Includes: SDI Rescue Diver First Response CPR First Response Oxygen Administration First Response Bloodborne Pathogens First Response Airborne Pathogens or DAN DEMP certification. This is an advanced rescue class designed to develop the knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver and surface rescues and assist and administer the necessary first aid in the event of an emergency. Medical professionals and first responders teach portions of the Academy rescue course. After the SDI Rescue Diver Course, you can enroll in the SDI Master Scuba Diver Development Program or start in the professional ranks and sign up for the SDI Divemaster Course.
SDI FULL FACE MASK $250 donation
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
Divers often have a need or want to communicate underwater effectively. The SDI Full Face Mask Course is the perfect starting point. Full face mask diving allows the diver to relax and enjoy diving while not worrying about maintaining the second stage regulator. In addition, the full face mask will help insulate the diver from a coldwater environment.
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of the SDI Night & Limited Visibility Diver course is to acquaint the Open Water Scuba Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night or in limited visibility. By becoming familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as navigation. We will further explore our compass o better navigate using the triangle or box method. This 1-night course will be held in the classroom and we will schedule the dives that accompany this class that night.
SDI Boat Diver $350 donation
Night/ Limited Visibility $300 donation
SDI Boat Diver $350 donation
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of the SDI Night & Limited Visibility Diver course is to acquaint the Open Water Scuba Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night or in limited visibility. By becoming familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as navigation. We will further explore our compass o better navigate using the triangle or box method. This 1-night course will be held in the classroom and we will schedule the dives that accompany this class that night.
SDI Wreck Course $350 donation
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
SDI Dry Suit Diver $250 donation
Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sports diving, however, every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques. The SDI Wreck Diver Course will discuss the equipment and techniques commonly employed while wreck diving. This course may be taught as a non-penetration, 2 dives required, or as a limited-penetration course, requiring 3 dives. Limited penetration is defined as a swim through or within the ambient light of the entry point.
SDI Dry Suit Diver $250 donation
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
SDI Dry Suit Diver $250 donation
The SDI Dry Suit Diver Course will open up a whole new world of diving to you. Many of the diving environments around the world are better experienced in a dry suit. Why? These areas have an abundance of marine life waiting to be seen and photographed – they just happen to be a little colder! Drysuits are also used in tropical water during Drysuitsthe cooler months. This course allows the student to develop the knowledge and skills to properly use a dry suit. It will discuss the types of dry suits, accessories, maintenance, and how to make basic repairs.
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
The SDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver Course is designed to train divers in using a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) and familiarize them with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of using a DPV in a non-overhead environment.
SDI Research Diver $300 donation
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
SDI DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE DIVER $300 donation
The SDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver Course is designed to train divers in using a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) and familiarize them with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of using a DPV in a non-overhead environment.
SDI Solo Diver $600 donation
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
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 driving.
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
SDI Deep Diver Course $350 donation
SDI’s Deep Diver Course is a must for any diver wishing to explore a little more, go a little deeper, and learn the risks and benefits associated with deep diving. Many interesting sights lay just beyond open water diver training limits such as beautiful wall dives, shipwrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary training to plan and execute dives that are beyond the depth range experienced during an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, specifically beyond 18 meters/60 feet and to a maximum depth of not greater than 40 meters/130 feet. By the end of the course, your knowledge, awareness, and comfort level with deep diving activities will have increased.
SDI Underwater Navigation $200 donation
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
Divers are intensely fascinated by navigation… It allows them to make their way back to a special spot discovered on an earlier dive. They use the tricks and techniques of navigation to find an ideal exit point at the end of a dive without the need for an uncomfortable surface swim. Your SDI Underwater Navigation Specialty course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface. During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route.
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
Divers are intensely fascinated by navigation… It allows them to make their way back to a special spot discovered on an earlier dive. They use the tricks and techniques of navigation to find an ideal exit point at the end of a dive without the need for an uncomfortable surface swim. Your SDI Underwater Navigation Specialty course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface. During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route.
SDI Supervised Diver $450 donation
SDI Inactive Diver Refresher course $75 donation
SDI Supervised Diver $450 donation
Divers are intensely fascinated by navigation… It allows them to make their way back to a special spot discovered on an earlier dive. They use the tricks and techniques of navigation to find an ideal exit point at the end of a dive without the need for an uncomfortable surface swim. Your SDI Underwater Navigation Specialty course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface. During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route.
SDI Computer Nitrox$150 donation
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
SDI Computer Nitrox$150 donation
Nitrox is a breathing gas with many benefits for new and experienced divers. This course will cover the use of nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen. Who this course is for: The certified diver looking to advance their knowledge and skillset The certified diver looking to extend their no decompression time limits. Course Prerequisites: Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent, or current enrollment in one of those courses
SDI ICE Diver $400 donation
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
SDI Computer Nitrox$150 donation
Ice diving can be a serene and beautiful aspect of scuba diving. In addition, as a winter activity, ice diving offers the opportunity to enjoy sports diving year-round. Diving under ice presents hazards not common to the open water diver, and special training is required. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the diver with the hazards associated with ice diving and how to plan and execute an ice dive.
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
This course is taught as an SDI equivalent to the Connecticut Scuba Academy's scientific diver program. techniques, problems, and hazards of using a DPV in a non-overhead environment.
SDI Dive Master Program $800 donation
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
SDI Scientific Research Diver Program $700
The SDI Divemaster Course is the first professional-level certification. During the course you will learn how to work with divers, lead certified divers, and act as a dive guide showing divers underwater dive sites and the marine life that inhabits those dives sites. You will increase your knowledge about physics and physiology as well as increase your proficiency with your scuba and snorkeling skills.
SDI Assistant Instructor Program $1500 donation
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
The SDI Assistant Instructor Course is designed to build on the SDI Divemaster Program by gaining practical teaching experience, learning to prepare lesson plans, and give academic presentations. You will work with an instructor to gain experience teaching before moving on to the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor level. Once you complete the Specialty Instructor training with a qualified SDI Instructor Trainer, you can become qualified to teach several SDI Specialty Diver courses.
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
SDI Instructor Development Program $2000 donation
The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor (OWSDI) course is designed to teach current Divemasters or Assistant Instructors certified with a recognized dive training organization the knowledge to effectively function as an open water scuba diver instructor. This program is divided into two sections, an instructor development course (IDC) and an instructor evaluation course (IEC).