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Advanced Dive Class: Five Instructor-Led Dives to Sharpen Deep, Night and Navigation Skills
An SDI Advanced Diver Class that includes five instructor-led dives — a skills refresher, night dive, navigation and a deep dive — plus clear prerequisites and equipment requirements for planning.
Advanced Dive Class: Five Instructor-Led Dives to Sharpen Deep, Night and Navigation Skills.
This SDI Advanced Diver Class, operated through Roanoke Island Outfitters and Dive Center, is focused instruction that bundles a skills refresher with specialty dives: navigation, a deep dive, a night dive and one additional guided training dive. The program is delivered as a multi-dive course intended to advance recreational divers’ underwater competence and judgement.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Five focused training dives
The class comprises five instructor-led dives designed to build on open-water experience and includes a deep dive and a night dive among the scheduled sessions.
Navigation and refresher instruction
Alongside specialty dives the syllabus includes a skills refresher and navigation training to sharpen buoyancy, situational awareness and underwater orientation.
Bring the right kit or arrange rentals
All students must own, rent or purchase their equipment; the course lists specific items required so divers arrive fully equipped for instruction and specialty dives.
What the day feels like
How the course proceeds
The Advanced Diver Class unfolds across multiple instructor-led dives over consecutive days, mixing a skills refresher with targeted specialty sessions — navigation, deep and night diving — plus one additional practice dive so students consolidate techniques under guided conditions. The schedule can be tailored to fit students’ availability.
THE DIVES
Five focused training dives
The class comprises five instructor-led dives designed to build on open-water experience and includes a deep dive and a night dive among the scheduled sessions.
THE SKILLS
Navigation and refresher instruction
Alongside specialty dives the syllabus includes a skills refresher and navigation training to sharpen buoyancy, situational awareness and underwater orientation.
THE PREP
Bring the right kit or arrange rentals
All students must own, rent or purchase their equipment; the course lists specific items required so divers arrive fully equipped for instruction and specialty dives.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this course suits — and who should wait.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
All students must own, rent or purchase their equipment. Special equipment listed includes: mask, snorkel, fins, boots, BCD, regulator, dive computer, octopus, wetsuit, weights and belt/system, dive compass, underwater light, SMB, slate, and reel.
Plan to arrive with complete personal kit or arrange rentals in advance; the operator requires each student to have access to all listed items for training and specialty dives.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How many dives are included in the course?
The class includes five instructor-led dives.
Over how many days is the course run?
Course descriptions indicate the dives are completed over consecutive days; the program is described both as taking place over two days and elsewhere as a three-day offering — contact the operator for the current schedule.
Where do divers meet for the class?
The meeting location listed is Lake Phoenix Scuba Park, Rawlings, VA.
Do I need to bring my own equipment?
Yes. All students must own, rent or purchase all their equipment prior to participating.
What special equipment is required for specialty dives?
Required special equipment includes: dive compass, underwater light, SMB, slate and reel, in addition to standard personal scuba gear such as mask, snorkel, fins, BCD, regulator and dive computer.
Am I eligible if I just finished my Open-water course?
No — you must have an Open-water certification plus a minimum of ten dives after your open-water certification to sign up for this class.
What should I do if I wasn't certified with this operator?
The operator requests that you call before signing up if you have not been certified by them to confirm eligibility and any additional requirements.