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Padi Specialty - Boat Diver |
This course is designed to be an introduction to boat diving and to help the
student diver develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for boat
diving.
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This course include the following:
- 1. The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems
and hazards of boat diving.
- 2. Proper boat diving etiquette -- storage of personal equipment,
personal conduct and considerations for care of the boat.
- 3. Basic, common boat terminology.
- 4. Specific boat diving laws and/or ordinances.
- 5. Local boat diving laws and/or ordinances.
- 6. Overview of emergency/safety equipment needed on-board
private diving vessels.
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Prerequisites
To qualify for the Boat Diver course, an individual must:
- 1. Be certified as a Padi Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training
organization.
- 2. Be 10 years of age or older.
- 3. Submit, to the instructor, medical clearance for diving signed by a physician, attesting to fitness to dive. The medical clearance must be current within the previous 12 months. The physician signing the form cannot be the individual.
- 4. Sign the Certified Diver Experience Programs Liability Release
- 5. Assumption of Risk form.
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