SDI Inactive Diver/Scuba Refresher Course
Scuba Refresher Course in Jacksonville: SDI Inactive Diver, Jacksonville, FL
Get Back in the Water with Confidence
Haven’t been diving in a while? Planning a trip, joining a charter, or getting ready for your next course? Our SDI Inactive Diver/Refresher course is built to help certified divers rebuild comfort, review essential skills, and get back in the water with confidence.
This is not a full certification course. It is a focused, instructor-led refresher designed for already-certified divers who want to sharpen up before diving again.
Cost: $150 (due on first day of class)
Certified diver required | 1 day to complete | Small class sizes
Course price includes SDI eLearning. Students provide personal gear and are responsible for gas fills and site entry fees. Rental gear available upon request.
WHAT YOU’LL REVIEW
The exact session is adjusted to your experience level, comfort, and goals, but SDI outlines core topics and skills that may be included in the refresher. These include dive planning, equalization, hand signals, lung over-expansion concerns, dive computer review, gear assembly, weighting, controlled descents and ascents, regulator recovery, mask clearing, buoyancy control, air sharing, and emergency scenarios.
Gear Setup & Pre-Dive Confidence
We will review how to assemble your scuba system, check your equipment, confirm gas supply, evaluate fit, and avoid common setup mistakes.
Weighting, Trim & Buoyancy
A lot of divers come back overweighted or uncomfortable in the water. We will work on better weighting, controlled descents, hovering, and basic buoyancy control.
Core Emergency Skills
You will refresh the skills you hope you never need, including regulator recovery, mask clearing, air sharing, controlled ascents, and basic emergency thinking.
Dive Planning & Awareness
We will review communication, gas awareness, computer use, ascent planning, buddy procedures, and how to make better decisions before and during the dive.
You have not been diving in a while
Maybe it has been a year. Maybe it has been ten. Either way, this course gives you a structured way to review your skills before jumping back into a real dive.
Is This Course Right for You?
You have a dive trip coming up
Before you spend money on travel, charters, lodging, and gear, make sure your first dive back is not also your first time remembering how everything works.
You want a confidence check before continuing education
Thinking about Advanced Adventure, Nitrox, Rescue, DPV, Drysuit, or another specialty? A refresher is a smart first step if your basic skills feel rusty.
Prerequisites
What You Need Before Signing Up
To participate, you need proof of an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver certification or an equivalent certification from a recognized training agency.
You will also need:
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Completed liability and medical forms
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Basic scuba equipment
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Personal gear such as mask, fins, snorkel, boots, and exposure protection
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Rental gear if you do not own BCD, regulator, tanks, or weights
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A dive computer
READY TO GET BACK IN THE WATER?
GET CERTIFIED ON YOUR SCHEDULE
Training With a Buddy?
A refresher is a great way for both of you to get current together before an upcoming trip, local dive, or return to regular diving. Book together and we’ll coordinate a small-group session focused on the skills, communication, and comfort you will use on future dives.
Complete the eLearning at your own pace
Meet with an instructor for a personalized refresher based on your experience level, time away from diving, and goals for getting back in the water
Practice key skills in a controlled environment before your next spring, reef, travel, or local dive
SDI Inactive Diver/Scuba Refresher Course
$150
Total
Includes instructor-led refresher training, skills review, personalized coaching, and use of core rental scuba equipment as outlined for your session.
Choose a preferred training time during booking. We’ll confirm the final location and course details with you afterward.
Frequently Asked Questions
In most cases, your scuba certification does not expire. However, dive operators, resorts, charters, or instructors may ask about your recent dive history, especially if you have not been diving in a while. A refresher gives you a current, documented skills review.
There is no single rule that applies to every diver. If you feel rusty, anxious, unfamiliar with your gear, or unsure about basic skills, a refresher is a good idea. Many divers choose to refresh after a year or more out of the water, before a major trip, or before starting another course.
No. This is for divers who are already certified. The SDI Inactive Diver/Refresher program reviews your existing knowledge and skills. It does not replace an Open Water certification course.
Yes, as long as you have proof of an Open Water Scuba Diver certification or equivalent from a recognized agency. SDI standards allow equivalent certifications from recognized agencies.
That depends on your needs, comfort level, schedule, and conditions. SDI allows the required dive to be conducted in confined water, open water, or both.
The session may include gear assembly, weighting, mask clearing, regulator clearing and recovery, buoyancy control, controlled descent and ascent, air sharing, dive planning, and other essential skills. The instructor may adjust the session based on your skill level and needs.
You should have your own personal gear, including mask, fins, snorkel, boots, and exposure protection. If you do not own a BCD, regulator, tanks, or weights, rental gear may be available or arranged.
Yes. This is one of the best reasons to take a refresher. It is much better to work through rusty skills with an instructor before your trip than to figure it out on the first dive of vacation.
Yes. SDI specifically notes that this program can be used as a pathway into continuing education programs. After successful completion, graduates may enroll in SDI Advanced Adventure Diver, individual SDI Specialty Courses, or the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program based on their prior certification.