The Fun Part

Diving from a boat is fun, especially when you look at ease when maneuvering around on it. It’s fun to know what you’re doing.

What You Learn

Learn the tips, tricks, and ways to:

• Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables to giant liveaboards 
• How do 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 into the boat
• Sometimes you just take off your fins and weights 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

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• 12 years old w/ Junior Open Water Diver certification

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear, including a dive computer.

The Learning Materials You Need

PADI's Boat Diver Manual provides information on all types of boat diving. You'll use it as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Your course price includes

• Instruction, books, and materials
• Certification Fees

Price: $130/person

• Class size is limited to 4 students
• Weekend or weekday scheduling formats, year-round

  *Students must provide their own personal items, including a mask, fins, snorkel, booties, gloves, regulator, BCD, and tanks. We have rentals available for the regulator, BCD, dive computer, wetsuit, and tanks.

*Boat dives are required for an additional fee. Your experience level will determine which trips you need to complete the course. If you book this course online, you will be contacted by our staff to determine and reserve the appropriate trip(s).

Your Next Adventure

You can do many types of diving from a boat. Any certified diver can complete the Boat Diver course with Olympus Dive Center, which can help you reach the popular Master Scuba Diver rating.