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Training : Search & Recovery Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Tuition: Group of two or more $125 / Private $300
Includes: Training and certification card.
Duration: Personal study time; 2 open water checkout dives.
Needed: Training materials; all scuba equipment; responsible for own transportation and lodging at open water site.
Pre-requisites: Open Water Diver
Min. Age: 15 yrs

SDI’s Search and Recovery Diver specialty will teach you the basic of searching for a lost object from outboard boat motors to jewelry. You will also learn to recovery the object once it is located this includes the use of lift bags and tying lines underwater to secure and lift the object. Your SDI Instructor will cover skills such as:
- Carrying, deploying and attaching lift bags
- Conducting search patterns
- Entanglement avoidance
- Recovering and preserving objects