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PADI Boat Diver

Why Boat Diving
Through the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course, you can learn the techniques and procedures for diving from different types of boats. The more boats you're diving from, the more diving you're doing.

What do I need to start?
    · PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification or qualifying
        certification from another training agency.
      · Minimum age: 10 years old

What You Learn
Learn the tips, tricks and ways to
Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables to 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 in the boat
      sometimes you just take off your fins 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

How long will it take?
    · One day course
     · Two open water training dives 

The Learning Materials You Need
Diving from a boat is a convenient and fun way to explore the underwater world. By reviewing the PADI Boat Diver Manual and video on DVD, you’ll learn the important do’s and don’ts of boat diving including: boat terminology, etiquette, safety and procedures.

Course cost $195

What are some other courses I might be interested in?

PADI Advanced Open Water
PADI Rescue Diver
PADI Deep Diver
PADI Wreck Diver
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver
PADI Underwater Naturalist
PADI Underwater Photographer
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
PADI Night Diver
Spiegel Grove Diver
PADI Search and Recovery
PADI Underwater Navigation
PADI National Geographic Portal
PADI Master Scuba Diver

Where will I be diving?
You will be enjoying some of the best reef locations Key Largo and Pennekamp Park have to offer, including Molasses Reef, French Reef, Benwood Wreck, Christ of the Deep, and Snapper Ledge to name a few. During the challenging specialties you will be diving the famous wrecks of the LSD Spiegel Grove and the USCG Duane

What Equipment Should I have?
-Buoyancy Compensator
-Regulator, Alternate Air Source
-Gauges or a Computer
-Mask, Fins and Snorkel
-Wet Suit
-Dive Light
-Compass
-Equipment Bag

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Call Ocean Divers at 800-451-1113