Dive
Trips
We
schedule three dives per day and sometimes more during busy seasons.
We travel to all our sites by boat, most sites can be reached in
under twenty minutes.
Each day there is a dive trip to a site within the lagoon, these
trips are single dive trips and these sites are suitable for all
levels of divers. There is also an 'outside' trip, so named as these
trips visit the sites outside the reef. 'Outside' trips are two
dive excursions with the surface interval between dives being spent
on the boat.
Transportation
between Dive Bases
All non-resident divers are transported to and from the Buccaneer
dive base of any dive they are booked on with us free of charge
as long as they are staying within the Mombasa area.
Pre-dive
All divers leaving on the same boat meet at the dive base the trip
commences from. All rental equipment required will be set up and
ready for you here. Those staying at other hotels will be transported
to and back from that base free of charge both before and after
the dive.
You will be briefed about the dive before boarding the boat and
will have a chance to ask questions.
Dive
Supervision
Each boat of divers is split into small groups which are led on
the dive by one of our divemasters or instructors. All our dives
are guided, this ensures our divers don't miss points of interest
and increases safety. Divers on courses will be supervised by their
instructor.
Dive
Boats
All our boats are custom built dive boats. They are shaded with
solid seats under which you can store you kit, tanks are held securely
behind the seats. All boats have a radio, first aid kit, emergency
oxygen and a mobile phone on board in case of emergencies.
Boat
Captains
Our boat captains are chosen for their experience and knowledge
of the area. Each boat leaves with two captains aboard, one to assists
and take over in the unlikely event that there is a problem with
the primary captain.
Safety
Buccaneer Diving has been in the diving industry for twenty years
and has an excellent safety record. We take safety very seriously
and follow all guidelines for safe diving. These include steps such
as: thorough pre-dive briefings, using surface marker buoys, listing
divers,knowing our dive sites, thorough staff training, carrying
radios, mobile phones, first aid and oxygen kits on our boats at
all times and following all other safe diving practices. We will
also always abort a dive if we feel the conditions are unsafe. Many
of our staff have additional first aid and oxygen administration
qualifications taught by DAN ( Divers Alert Network ) in addition
to the Padi Emergency First Response qualification and we have a
fully functional action plan in the event of an emergency arising
which includes contacts for medical professionals and other facilities.
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