Kairoos
Contributor
I'm not really understanding the point of taking the SDI Advanced Scuba Diver Development Program compared to just taking the specialty courses that you want. Say I only want to get deep dive certified, I can go take the SDI Deep Diver class. If that's the only specialty I'm really interested in doing, am I really missing anything by not doing the Advanced course? Say 8 months now I decide I would like to get night dive certified, I can just go take that specialty class, and if I never want to get night dive certified, I never have to touch the course.
With SDI, from my understanding, the Advanced cert is not a part of the path to Dive Master. I'm OW and nitrox certified (with PADI), I can go do the Deep Diver cert with SDI that I want, then when I reach 40 dives, I would be able to take Rescue Diver, and then on to Dive Master if I so chose to. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
With SDI, from my understanding, the Advanced cert is not a part of the path to Dive Master. I'm OW and nitrox certified (with PADI), I can go do the Deep Diver cert with SDI that I want, then when I reach 40 dives, I would be able to take Rescue Diver, and then on to Dive Master if I so chose to. Please correct me if I'm wrong!