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Boat Diver Instructor

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Boat Diver Instructor

Price: $199

Agency | PADI

Specialty Instructor Courses

This course helps you expand your knowledge about boats from small inflatables to large liveaboards. You’ll gain experience scuba diving by completing two dives from a boat.

Much of the world’s best scuba diving is accessible only by boat. Whether you’ve never made a boat dive or you’ve logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course will benefit you because boats in various parts of the world do things differently. Scuba diving from a boat is fun and relatively easy because you usually descend directly onto your dive site.

We will show you how to teach this course and include some hands-on skills like evaluating conditions, boat etiquette, and the familiarization of terms.

Boat Diver Instructor

$199.00

PADI Specialty Instructor Application Fee (per specialty)

$74.00

Academics

The PADI Boat Diver course teaches you about the advantages and ease of diving from a boat. You’ll practice boat diving techniques and learn:

- Boat terminology.

- Boat diving procedures and etiquette, including how to enter and exit, and where to stow your gear.

- Boating safety, including how to locate safety equipment.

Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit.

Prerequisites & Requirements

Age Requirement
10 years or older
Course Prerequisites
PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level-certification)
Time Commitment
Approximately 2-4 hours

Equipment

Beyond using basic scuba equipment, you’ll want to have a surface signaling device, such as an inflatable signal tube. Having a complete spare parts kit is also a good idea. We will suggest additional equipment depending on what type of boat and where your boat diving adventures take you.