Who this course is for:

Individuals that:

• Wish to know more about the visual inspection procedures used in the compressed gas industry, not just scuba
• Wish to know how to properly handle high pressure cylinders
• Will be working with high pressure cylinders as part of their employment

Course prerequisites:

• Minimum age 18

What you can expect to learn:

The International Training VIP Inspector eLearning course serves two main functions:

• Completion of the online portion of this course meets the OSHA regulations for awareness level training for anyone who handles high pressure
• cylinders as part of their job duties. Any dive center employee handling cylinders should complete this training prior to handling cylinders.
• Many divers may benefit from this knowledge as well.
• Serves as the academic material for the VIP Inspector course, developing a student’s knowledge base and preparing them for the hands-on
• training components of the VIP Inspector course with their instructor.

The SDI Visual Inspections Procedures course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• Purpose
  • Legal requirements, standards of the community
• Safe handling of cylinders
  • Fill station operator rules and recommendations
  • Identification of the various cylinder markings
  • Legal/illegal filling requirements
  • Filling procedures
• Tools and their uses
• Visual inspection indications
  • Proper identification of the various defect conditions
• Criteria for rejection and condemnation of a cylinder
  • Define the criteria for cylinder rejection
  • Define the criteria for condemning a cylinder
• Other services
  • Valve inspection and cleaning
  • Compressor operations
  • oxygen cleaning
• The basis for cylinder cleaning
• Visual inspection procedures
  • Step by step walk-through of the inspection process

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course graduates may:

• Visually inspect high-pressure scuba cylinders for defective conditions that could cause a cylinder failure
• Train fill station operators (FSO) in the safe methods of handling, transporting and filling of high-pressure scuba cylinders

SDI Visual Inspection Procedures minimum requirements:

• Inspect a cylinder during the program
• Satisfactorily complete the SDI Visual Inspection written examination with a score of at least 80%
• Demonstrate the ability to identify those conditions in a cylinder that would reject or condemn

How to take this course!

10,000 Baht Including all equipment. materials and certification

Who this course is for:

• The certified diver looking for more information to maximum the use of underwater video for scuba diving and to bring back memories to
• share with others about their experiences

Course prerequisites:

• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Underwater Video Diver course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• Video Equipment
  • Video systems
  • Types of video formats
  • Video cameras
  • Video controls
  • Accessories
• Underwater Video Housings
  • Types of housings
  • Housing controls
  • Features and benefits
  • Selecting housing
• Recording Underwater
  • Dive planning
  • Setting the video and dive objective
  • Creating a storyboard
  • Safety concerns
• Pre-dive Equipment Assembly
  • Setting the camera controls
  • Assembling the system
  • Checking for leaks
• Video Camera Handling Techniques
  • Using the viewfinder
  • Point and shoot
  • Using a tripod
• Basic Techniques
  • Shot selection
  • Shot times
  • Putting shots in sequence
  • Approaching marine life
  • Cutting video shots
  • Surface water shots
  • Above water shots
• Underwater Video Lighting
  • Natural light
  • Artificial light
  • Light systems and power supplies
  • Lights and filters
• Shooting Video at Night
  • Safety concerns
  • Entries and exits
  • Operating the camcorder and housing controls
  • Approaching marine life at night
• Editing
  • Fundamentals of editing
  • Required equipment
  • Editing equipment configurations
  • Editing techniques
  • In-camera editing
• Care and Maintenance
  • After each dive
  • Regular maintenance
  • Periodic maintenance
  • Storing underwater video systems
  • Caring for a flooded video camera/housing
• Traveling with Underwater Equipment
  • Deciding what equipment to bring
  • Packing the equipment
  • Bringing underwater video equipment on boats
  • Flying with underwater video equipment
  • Renting equipment

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

• Plan dive
• Set the video objective
• Plan the sequence of shots
• Review of procedures
• Entry
• Diving procedures
• Exit
• Log dive dives
• Care of equipment
• Edit footage to follow story

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving 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 divers (ages 10-14) must participate in diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.

SDI Underwater Video Diver minimum requirements:

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

How to take this course!

14,000 Baht Including all equipment. materials and certification

Who this course is for:

• The certified diver looking for more information regarding the use of underwater photography for scuba diving, and wanting bring back many
• memories of their underwater adventures to share with family and friends

Course prerequisites:

• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Underwater Photo Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• Underwater light
  • Variation of light under water
  • Time for best available light photography
  • Color correction filtering for depth
  • Strobes vs. video light
  • Selective color absorption of light
  • Available light and strobe considerations
  • Possible backscatter issues
• Film considerations
  • Color balance
  • Grain
  • Resolving power
  • Latitude
  • Contrast
  • Color reversal
• Digital
  • Capture media
  • Memory technology
  • Printing
  • Post dive review ability SDI Instructor Manual
  • TV vs. computer vs. camera
• Camera use in association with scuba
  • Types of cameras
  • Handling of equipment
  • Camera settings
• Photographic subjects
  • Composition of scene
  • Use of light enhancement
  • Subject ease
  • Use of models
  • Marine Conservation awareness
• Care of equipment
  • Salt water care
  • Fresh water care
  • Care of the flooded-housed camera
• Use of color positive films
  • Ease of development (E—6 processing)
  • Mounting
• Digital software
  • Downloading images
  • Photo storage
  • Photo manipulation
  • Printing & mounting

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

• Familiarize with the equipment and proper handling of equipment
• Composition to be considered at a beginning point of view
• Plan Dive
• Suitable Entry (care to be taken with camera & additional equipment; these may be passed to diver once in the water in conditions & environment allows it)
• Situational awareness (depth, time, air consumption and buddy awareness)
• Photography of subjects as planned
• Conservational awareness
• Conduct safe ascent and safety stops
• Exit
• Dive a different site to experience different
  • Marine subjects
  • Additional light considerations
  • Wide coloring
• Maintain safety while within the water environment and attaining good quality subjects
• Both photograph both still and moving life subjects if possible
• Discuss with instructor helpful hints on how to improve photos

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving 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 divers (ages 10-14) must participate in Underwater Photo diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.

SDI Underwater Photo Diver minimum requirements:

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

How to take this course!

15,000 Baht Including all equipment. materials and certification

Who this course is for:

• The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction and orientation while scuba diving

Course prerequisites:

• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• The aquatic environment
  • Vision
  • Light
  • Sound
  • Tides
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Surge
• Natural navigation
  • Bottom contours
  • Depth
  • Amount of light
  • Surge
  • Currents
  • Underwater objects
• Compass
  • Types
  • Analog
  • Digital
  • Features
• Compass use
• Estimating distance underwater
• Kick cycles
• Time

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

• Equipment set up
• Dive planning
• Predive checks
• Orientation
• Navigation
• Skills are generally done with more success if practiced on the surface from shore. Using the shore or descent line as a starting/reference
• point makes keeping track of students easier
• Practice compass use on the surface: out and back, in addition to square and triangle patterns
• Perform square pattern on the bottom
• Perform triangle pattern on the bottom
• Buddy contact
• Equipment disassembly
• Log all dives

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving 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 divers (ages 10-14) must participate in underwater navigation diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.
Also, the SDI Underwater Navigation Diver certification counts towards a single specialty rating to achieve the SDI Advanced Diver Development program.

SDI Underwater Navigation Diver minimum requirements:

• Satisfactorily complete the SDI Underwater Navigation 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

How to take this course!

10,000 Baht Including all equipment. materials and certification