Boat Dive Briefing Checklist
A boat dive briefing needs everything a general predive briefing covers, plus boat-specific logistics that don't apply on shore: how the crew calls divers back, surface interval plans between tanks, and what happens if a diver surfaces away from the boat.
Boat contact info and check-in procedure
Descent and ascent lines, if used
"I'm okay" vs. "I need pickup"
Procedure if a diver surfaces away from the boat
Plan between multiple tanks
Who's the surface contact during the dive
Boat-specific items to brief
- Charter/boat contact information and check-in procedure
- Descent and ascent line procedures, if used
- Surface signal for "I'm okay" vs. "I need pickup"
- Procedure if a diver surfaces away from the boat
- Surface interval plan between multiple tanks
- Who on the crew is the surface contact during the dive
Still cover the standard briefing items
Boat logistics are additions to, not replacements for, the objective/route/limits/emergency-plan items covered in a standard predive briefing checklist.
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Filling this in on paper works until conditions change or a diver drops out. Dive Backup turns it into a shared, reviewable plan your whole team can see, so nothing gets decided verbally and forgotten.
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