PADI Boat diver

Duration: 1 Day

Experience Required: PADI Open Water (or equivalent)

Minimum Age: 10 Years

Features: Online Theory session, 2 Boat Dives

This course requires a minimum time duration of 1 day and minimum 4 participants.

Whether you’ve never made a boat dive or you’ve logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently.

Diving from a boat is fun, especially when you look at ease when manoeuvring around on it. It’s fun to know what you’re doing.

Learn the tips, tricks and ways to:

Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables to giant live-aboard :
– 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 in 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

The learning materials you need:

Diving from a boat is a convenient and fun way to explore the underwater world. By studying the PADI Boat Diver e-Learning, you’ll learn the important do’s and don’ts of boat diving including: boat terminology, etiquette, safety and procedures.