Diving from a boat adds a whole layer most pool-and-shore divers never learned — where to set up, when to gear up, how not to be the person holding everyone up. Here’s boat diving 101, so your first charter feels familiar, not frantic.
“Solo diving” sounds reckless, but the Self-Reliant Diver course is really about redundancy and independence — being able to handle your own problems rather than relying on someone else to. Here’s what it teaches and why even buddy divers benefit.
Most divers can barely find the boat, and navigation is the skill they quietly wish they were better at. It’s also very learnable. Here’s how underwater navigation works, from reading natural cues to trusting the compass on your wrist.