Signing up for eLearning online does not complete your registration in our class. You will need to come to our store to pay the balance of the course fee and schedule your class with us.
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“Comment of a former student:
I was certified in May and just returned home from my first dive trip to Kauai! I wanted to extend thank to you all! I had a blast and saw many sea turtles, dragon moray eels, and a white tip shark!! It was extraordinary and I’m thankful to have been certified through you guys. My dive boat was also training a few others, and I have to say that our training was much more thorough and advanced in comparison! They were so surprised that I knew how to put my gear together, being a newbie!! LOL
Again thanks for everything,
MT”
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So you want to learn to dive?
North Alabama's only 5-Star SCUBA training facility.
Here's how it works.
Sign up at least a week before class starts. There is homework to do and signing up early will give you plenty of time to do it. Go to our course schedule to find the next start date.
You will complete the academic portion of your training with PADI eLearning. Click the banner above to sign up today! After signing up for eLearning you will need to come to SDI to complete your enrollment paperwork and pay the balance of your course fee. Call 256-536-8404 for current pricing details.
The class normally takes 2 weekends.
Weekend One: Saturday at SDI from 1:00 to 3:00 and Sunday in the pool from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Weekend Two: Four "Open Water" dives. Two dives on Saturday and two more dives on Sunday. The location of the dives is seasonally dependent. See below for details.
May thru October we dive at Bluewater Park in Birmingham.
March, April, November, and December we dive at Vortex Spring in the Florida Panhandle.
In January and February, our open water dives include 3 dives at Blue Grotto Southwest of Gainesville Florida, and a 4th dive in the Rainbow River near Dunnellon Florida. If you wish to complete your certification during January or February you will be required to complete your dives at Blue Grotto and the Rainbow River. (Blue Grotto and the Rainbow River are 600 miles from Huntsville. Driving from Dunnellon to Huntsville will take approximately 10 hours.)
Plan on being out of town the second weekend of your class.
Equipment - we provide everything except the items of personal equipment listed below.
There are several items of personal equipment that each student must provide. These include a mask, snorkel, fins, and booties. Please allow us to help you pick the correct items for your class when you register. We offer a "Personal Fit Guarantee", even after you try your equipment in the water we are happy to exchange it if something does not fit properly. The only way to be certain is to try it in the water.
2025 Beginner Class Schedule
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Call 256-536-8404 for class pricing.
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Are you ready to pick a date for you class? If so, please take a little advice from SDI. If you are learning to dive for an upcoming trip, don't put off your class until the last minute. Take your class at least 2 or 3 months prior to travel. By doing so you will have time to complete your training without schedule issues. Your class could be delayed for many reasons. Illness, pools closed due to repair, hurricanes, automobile breakdowns on the way to Open Water training, etc. By starting early you will have time to reschedule if necessary. If you wait until the last minute and we are forced to change our schedule due to circumstances beyond our control, that's on you.
NOTICE: April thru October are our busiest months and classes during this time fill up. Sign up early to be guaranteed a spot in the class you want!
That's it!
Home study, one day class, one day pool, two days Open Water dives, you are certified!
Then you go do this!
Southeastern Divers, Inc. teaches SCUBA at both The University North Alabama in Florence Alabama and Oakwood University in Huntsville Alabama.
