Scuba courses
Boat Diver Specialty

Do you just love the ocean? Being out at sea with the wind blowing in your hair and the salty sea spray filling the air around you, you feel calm and at one with the ocean. Or do you just dislike the hassle of shore diving? Then PADI Boat Diving Specialty Course is for you!

Here you will be able to explore new scuba dive sites that you may not be able to reach from shore. It also gives you a greater insight into the planning and execution of boat dives.

Whether you’re diving from a small rubber duck or a large cruise liner, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty familiarizes you with boat diving techniques that will be useful whenever you are faced with scuba diving from a boat.

Quick overview of the PADI
Boat Scuba Diver Course in Cape Town

• You must have your PADI Open Water certification
• Duration: 2 scuba dives (minimum 1 day)
• Minimum age: 10
• The course takes one day and focuses on how to scuba dive from boats of different sizes and in different places, entry and exit techniques, storing of your gear, using surface maker buoys and boat safety equipment.

• Bring your swimsuit, sunscreen, towel and a snack.

We meet each morning at the Into the Blue shop in Cape Town as our central starting point. Here we do registration, theory and we also get your scuba equipment. Meeting times are normally at 08:00 so that we can launch early. You can expect to be finished between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, depending on where we are launching on the day. You will learn both theory and practical which consists of:

Theory

This course consists of two theory parts:

• PADI Boat Diving Video
• PADI Boat Manual, complete and review the knowledge reviews.

Practical

We do two scuba dives in total

• Number  1:
  • We do entry and exit techniques
  • We enjoy one of our fun dives!
• Number 2:
  • We learn how to deploying a surface marker buoy
  • We enjoy one of our fun dives!

1. Why would I want to do the Boat Diving Course?
   It enables you to feel like you know more about the boat and feel more comfortable when you are diving off it. The course also helps you reach new sites that you wouldn’t be able to reach from the shore.
   
   
2. Is it difficult?
   No, it is not. Many people find boat scuba diving much easier than shore diving.
   
   
3. Is it dangerous?
   No. The skippers on the boats we use are highly trained professional and are very safety conscience.
   
   
4. How deep are the boat dives around Cape Town?
   Most of our boat dives are deeper dives, ranging from 18 – 35m.
   
   
5. Where in Cape Town do you launch from?
   Depending on the conditions of the day we will either launch from Hout Bay Harbour, Millers Point in False Bay or the Powerboat Club next to the V&A waterfront in Cape Town.
   
   
6. What kind of boat do you use?
   We use an inflatable rib boat that is 9 meters long.