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Boat Diver

Dive from boats with confidence — entries, exits, and safety made simple
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Sharpen your offshore skills, with this essential specialty for any diver serious about exploring what Tasmania's coastline has to offer.

Some of Tasmania's most spectacular dive sites are only accessible by boat — and knowing how to dive from a vessel confidently opens up a whole new world of underwater exploration. The SSI Boat Diver specialty program teaches you everything you need to dive safely and comfortably from any type of boat, anywhere in the world.

Course Outline | 2 Components | 1 Day | 2 Boat Dives

  1. Digital Learning (Online Study): understand the principles of boat diving, nautical etiquette and safety procedures at your own pace
  2. Ocean Dives: 2 boat dives in one day — putting your new skills into practice offshore

Topics & Skills

  • Nautical terminology & boat diving etiquette
  • Packing & preparing for a boat trip
  • Safe entries & exits from different vessel types
  • Properly stowing gear & deck procedures
  • Boating safety & emergency equipment — lifejackets, radios, oxygen kits
  • Dive planning from a vessel
  • Different boat types & their advantages
  • Ascents, descents & DSMB deployment

Prerequisites

  • SSI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent from a recognised training agency
  • Minimum age | 10 years old

What's Included

What's Needed
  • Online SSI training materials
  • Professional SSI instruction
  • All scuba equipment
  • Safety sausage
  • 2 x boat dives (Tasman Peninsula)
  • SSI Boat Diver certification
  • 1-year Tas Divers Club membership (valued at $100)
  • Mask & snorkel
  • DSMB & reel (highly recommended — see note below)
  • Own transport — including the ability to transport scuba gear & tanks for the duration of the course
  • Dive medical (if required)

Get your Nitrox ticket at the same time!

Add SSI Enriched Air Nitrox to your Night & Limited Visibility course for just $200 (save $49 on the standalone price of $249).

We have safety sausages (SMBs) available for use during your course — however we strongly recommend purchasing your own DSMB & reel. Being able to deploy your own DSMB confidently is a critical offshore diving skill, and practicing with your own equipment during the course means you'll be ready to use it every time you dive. Your instructor can help you choose the right setup.

At Tas Divers we believe in small group sizes guaranteed. Please carefully review all conditions before booking.

Medical Requirements

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Please review the Diver Medical Form before enrolling in a scuba course. If you answer 'Yes' to any of the questions, you must see a doctor and present a dive medical/clearance to dive before we can accept you onto the course.

Diver Medical Form

Administrative Requirements

Please read our Booking terms and conditions carefully before proceeding with payment.

For boat dive terms and conditions, please read: here

Boat Diver
  • Location: Launceston
  • Add Enriched Air Nitrox course?: No

  • 20,000+ Certified

    We've certified over 20,000 students. Our instructors come from all over the world & have years of experience.

  • Quality Assurance

    All of our instructors are employed on a permanent basis. Permanent safety, permanent accountability.

  • Professional Instructors

    Our instructors are renowned for their patience & professionalism, so you can feel safe & breathe easy underwater.

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