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Dive Pro: Scuba club offering PADI diving courses in the UK. Based in Wiltshire, training in Swindon, Bristol and the West Country.


Speciality Diving courses - Boat Diver

Specialist Courses
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Night Diver
Deep Diver
Underwater Navigator
Underwater Photographer
Multilevel Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Drift Diver
Underwater Naturalist Diver
Boat Diver
Search and Recovery
Wreck Diver
Enriched Air Diver
Thinking of a boating holiday abroad using day boats or live a board's or may be using RIBs? Then this course could help you gain greater understanding of proper boat diving etiquette, personal conduct, basic dive boat terminology, local diving laws and/or ordinances.

Boat diver course. Image of toy boat [11.54kb] The purpose of the Boat Diver Specialty course is to familiarise divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving from a boat.

During this course the following will be covered:

  • The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of boat diving
  • Proper boat diving etiquette -- storage of personal equipment, personal conduct and considerations for care of the boat
  • Basic, common boat terminology
  • Specific boat diving laws and/or ordinances
  • Local boat diving laws and/or ordinances
  • Overview of emergency/safety equipment needed on-board private diving vessels

The recommended course duration is 12 hours with two open water dives over a period of two days.

Prerequisite for Certification

PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalents and be over 12 years old.

For more information email info@divepro.co.uk