What scuba diving safety standards can be expected?
To ensure safety, most liveaboard boats require the following of all divers: • All divers must be certified by an internationally recognised accrediting organisation. • All divers must have logged at least one dive within the 12 months prior to boarding the vessel, or participate in a refresher course prior to boarding. • All divers must adhere to the buddy system. • All divers must log in and out of the water with a member of the diving staff. • Each diver must have a submersible console and timepiece. • On night dives, each diver must wear a cyalume light stick or marker beacon. • Decompression diving is generally not allowed under any conditions. The maximum depth is 40 metres/130 feet. • Diving activities must cease when the consumption of alcohol begins.
