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PADI Specialty Courses

Self-Reliant Diver

LOCAL ONLY
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Learning how to compensate for situations you would normally handle with a buddy is the focus of the Self-Reliant Diver course. This includes proper dive planning using air consumption rate calculations, life support system redundancy, and independent management of dive emergencies. During three self-reliant training dives, you will practice: 

  • Performing an air consumption rate swim to gather information for later calculation

  • Switching to a redundant air supply system during simulated emergency situations 

  • Swimming without a mask 

  • Navigating to various points, including your exit 

  • Using a DSMB (Delayed Surface Marker Buoy)

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Required Equipment:

  • DSMB (Delayed Surface Marker Buoy)

  • Redundant Gas Source,

  • Redundant Dive Computer

  • Redundant Surface Signaling Device*

**Rental of any scuba equipment is not included in any MSD Continuing Education course

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Prerequisites: 

  • PADI Advanced Open Water Certification

  • Students must be 18 years old or older at the start of the course

  • Minimum of 100 logged dives

  • Skills assessment (by your PADI Self-Reliant Diver Instructor)

 

How Do I Start: 

Contact MSD Brainerd - we will reach out to our instructor to schedule the course.

Minnesota School of Diving -

Brainerd Location

 

712 Washington Street 

Brainerd, MN 56401

800-657-2822 

218-829-5953

brdinfo@mndiving.com

Winter Hours: 

(Oct-April)

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm

Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday: Closed

Minnesota School of Diving -

St. Cloud Location

 

415 Franklin Ave NE

St, Cloud, MN 56304

800-577-2822

320-251-8967

stcinfo@mndiving.com

Year Round Hours*

Monday - Closed

Tuesday - Friday: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Saturday: 9:00am -4:00pm

Sunday- Closed

* We continue to have occasional staff shortages

at our St. Cloud store - please call  before taking a long journey

Please See Schedule Page for Shop Hours

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