How Do You Scuba Dive Off A Small Boat?
SCUBA Diving off a small boat can be a difficult endeavor. You must work as a team, and ensure that you are keeping very organized. If you follow the directions below, you will find it easier and simpler to dive off a small boat. • Plan your dive and ensure that all safety precautions have been taken. • Know how you will secure the boat, or who will be manning the vessel whilst you are diving. • Prepare your BCD, Regulator and other equipment before. • Wetsuit divers should put on the bottom layer, however leaving it up only to their waist. BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERHEAT/DEHYDRATE! • Put mask/fins/boots/gloves in a dive bag, or other small bag, marked with your name. • Load the vessel, and organize everything that you will need first, on top. • Before disembarking, ensure that the vessel is safe, and that you have all necessary equipment. • Once arrived and secured at the dive site, raise dive flag. • Wetsuit divers should get ready quickly and first, and get in the water. They should WAIT
