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Online Dive Classes No, onlive dive classes do NOT involve waterproof computers! Naturally, the most important part of learning to dive is getting into the water with a qualified instructor, to develop and practice critical underwater skills, and that's something you definitely can't do on a computer.
But what you can do is cut out the time spent in a classroom going through academic material you are perfectly capable of learning on your own, at your own pace and when it is most convenient, an advantage shared by all online education courses. Usually this requires several hours of formal classroom training. Now, through online instruction, you can complete this phase yourself, studying when you want, in the convenience of your home or office.
Although there are several scuba diving accreditation bodies (SDI, PADI, DSAT, TDI, and DAN are the main ones) of these only SDI (Scuba Diving International) as far as I know offers online classes for the theoretical side of their courses.
SDI makes it possible for you to complete all of the academic requirements for your entry-level diver certification on line. When have finished the theory, you complete your in-water skill-development sessions and final open-water training dives at an SDI Dive Center close to your home, or at a popular vacation destination.
Getting your entry-level diver certification with SDI is a three-step process:
You can do these in-water parts of your training in the same place or split them up. For example, you could complete both the skill-development sessions and open-water training dives at your local SDI Dive Centre.
As an alternative, you could do the skill-development sessions at your local SDI Dive Centre, and your open-water training dives at a vacation destination, or simply do both phases while you were on vacation.
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