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BOAT DIVER

If you’re new to boat diving or want to learn more about diving from different types of boats, enroll in the Boat Diver course.

During two dives with an instructor you’ll learn nautical terminology, boat diving etiquette and may practice using lines and/or deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB).

Prerequisites

  • Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)

What Will You Learn

  • Pack for a boat trip
  • Properly stow your gear
  • Manage seasickness
  • Learn boat diving etiquette
  • Understand boat terminology

The SCUBA Gear You’ll Use

  • Standard set of SCUBA gear including dive computer
  • Safety Marker Buoy

The Learning Materials You’ll Need

The Boat Diver course is an eLearning course that you can complete conveniently online from anywhere. After signing up, we’ll send you a link to access your learning materials.

The eLearning time commitment is 2-4 hours for this course.

The price for the full SDI Boat Diver course is

$199


Included

  • eLearning materials
  • Athens Scuba professional instruction
  • Lifetime digital certification card

Not included 

  • Dives
  • Standard set of rental SCUBA gear
  • Dive computer
  • Safety Marker Buoy
  • PADI (instead of SDI) certification is $75 extra
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