Night Dive Briefing Template
Night dives introduce risks a daytime briefing doesn't need to cover -- staying together in the dark, communicating without being able to see a buddy's face clearly, and getting back to a fixed exit point when landmarks aren't visible. This template covers those specifically.
Primary and backup for every diver
Agreed on and actually used by the team
Confirmed periodically through the dive
Stated before it's ever needed
Marker light, sound, or other method
Light discipline and signals
- Primary and backup light requirements for every diver
- Light-based signals the team will actually use (circling for attention, etc.)
- How buddies will confirm contact periodically through the dive
Staying together and finding the way back
- Tighter buddy separation limits than a comparable day dive
- Procedure if a light fails
- How the exit point will be identified in the dark (marker light, sound, etc.)
Everything else still applies
A night dive still needs the same objective, route, limits, team, and emergency-planning sections as any other dive plan -- these additions are specific to reduced visibility, not a replacement for the rest.
Dive Backup organizes information entered by the dive team. It does not calculate whether a dive is safe or replace training, certification, professional judgment, dive computers, agency standards, or a live predive briefing.
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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