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PADI Boat Diver
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PADI Boat Diver

Learn the terminology, etiquette, and entry techniques that make boat diving smooth instead of stressful.

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Taught by Sally Sowell
Course Director & Master Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓PADI Boat Diver eLearning and course materials
✓Personal instruction from a PADI Instructor in small groups (max 4 students)
✓Boat charter and required entry/exit training gear for both dives
✓PADI Boat Diver certification, recognized worldwide
✓Flexible scheduling at the shop's local training locations

Who it's for

This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.

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PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver certificationminimum age 10

What you'll learn

Knowledge

✓Nautical terminology
✓Boat diving etiquette
✓Properly stowing gear aboard a dive boat
✓Procedures specific to different types of dive boats

Skills (two dives with an instructor)

✓Using lines during boat diving operations
✓Deploying a surface marker buoy (SMB)
✓Safe boat entries and exits
✓Practicing boat diving procedures to the satisfaction of an instructor

Frequently asked questions

Two open water dives from a boat, covering entries, exits, and current line procedures.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Open water dives at the lake

Skills and dives happen at a local dive site, on a date we set with you.

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Get certified

Finish your dives and we issue your certification — card in hand, recognized worldwide.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.