Want to Dive with A Non-certified friend or family member?

Very often times we have guests who are certified who want to dive with a non-certified friend, or family member. The non-certified diver might be doing their Open Water course, or perhaps the Discover Scuba Diving.

Because non-certified divers are limited in their depth, other operators on the island force the certified diver to give up a deep/shallow profile in order to accommodate the shallower depth requirements.

AAA Accommodates Certified Divers and Non-Certified Divers Diving Together

How can we do it?

Here is how it works. We start the day off with the deep dive. The certified diver gets to do the dive, while the Discover Scuba Diver, or Open Water Student remain on the boat, talking with their instructor about their upcoming dive.

We move to the shallow site. The certified diver, having just finished their deep dive requires a surface interval. So we take this opportunity to dive the non-certified diver.

Upon return to the boat from the first shallow dive, the certified diver and non-certified diver can team up with the instructor for each one's second dive.

To our knowledge, we are the ONLY operator on the island who offers this dive profile. We think it provides a great mix and have great success with it.

How is This Different then Diving with a Competitor?

You will have several options with other dive operators, any which way, either the Certified Diver sacrifices, or the Non-certified Diver does. Here are some options you will look at if you book elsewhere:

Option 1: You can go on a morning charter which is doing a deep/shallow profile. The certified diver gets to do both dives, but because of the depth restrictions, the non-certified diver only gets one dive.

Option 2: You can do the afternoon charter. But the afternoon charter is a shallow/shallow profile. The non-certified diver can do both dives alongside the certified diver. However, now the certified diver has to sacrifice doing the deep dive, and is restricted to 40 feet in depth on both dives. Typically the diving is better in the morning anyway, which lends itself to more of a challenge for the new diver.