PADI BOAT DIVER
What You Learn
Learn the tips, tricks, and ways to:
Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables tScubatymeo giant live-aboards :
How they differ from place to place
Gain experience and training from diving on boats in your local area
Safely enter and exit the water
Sometimes it’s better to hand your gear up to the crew and then climb into the boat
Sometimes you just take off your fins and weights and walk up the ladder
Stow your gear in the most appropriate areas
Use surface lines to initiate or conclude your dives.
Locate basic boat safety equipment
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The PADI Boat Diver program makes scuba diving easy - just take a giant step off the back of the boat and you're in the water!
PADI Boat Diver
Boats and diving obviously fit together like hands in gloves. You can only reach some of the best dive sites by boat, and this is true of most places in the world. Diving from boats is also more convenient and easier than from shore in many ways, and it's great fun to spend time out on the water with your friends between dives.
While diving from a boat isn't difficult, there are some special procedures that make boat diving more fun, such as the lines you use when diving in currents. Using current lines effectively may make the difference between an easy and exciting dive, and a tiring and not-much-fun undertaking. On most dive boats, the trip leader usually explains the procedures you'll be using, but a great way to learn more is in the PADI Boat Diver Specialty Course.
The Boat Diver specialty shows you the broad, basic procedures used when diving from boats. You learn about using current lines, different entry and exit procedures, and the organization of getting kitted up for the dive. Besides these procedures, you also learn useful information like how to pack for boat diving, avoid seasickness, boating basics, and boating emergencies.
Prerequisites
Download the required PADI Medical Form*
Your Next Adventure
You can do many types of diving from a boat. Any certified diver can complete the Boat Diver course with American Divers International, which can help you reach the popular Master Scuba Diver rating.
This course can be taken anytime you join us on a fun dive. Check out our calendar for upcoming dives. Once you have a dive in mind, contact us to get the required learning materials covered & then we will practice the skills during that dive.