DIVING POLICIES

The safety and enjoyment of our guests is of the utmost importance. With the exception of occasional organized drift and shark dives on some itineraries, you are basically free to dive as you will during the times the dive deck is open as long as you stay within the bounds of recreational diving and use our sign-in/out board.

When the dive deck is open, there will always be a Divemaster on the dive deck itself as well as another Divemaster on the sundeck doing 'bubble watch', and there will always be a chase boat standing by in case divers get separated from the boat.

In keeping with the teachings of the major training agencies, we advocate the buddy system and observe the recreational diving depth limit of 130 feet (40 meters) with no decompression diving.

We do not support the collection of marine life, lobstering or spear fishing activities (if we did, there would be less to see next time). We do support the Divers Alert Network position that alcohol consumption prior to diving increases the risk of decompression sickness therefore your first drink of the day will also mark you last dive of the day. We encourage dive computers and reserve the right to spot check.

We do require each guest sign an industry typical liability release prior to diving onboard - a copy of the release will be sent with your booking packet and is available on line here . Please don't forget to bring you C-card with you as we are required to check these. Nekton does offer Nitrox onboard - for more information click here.

Your family may contact you in the event of a medical emergency via our office in Fort Lauderdale Florida. We also have global satellite phones available for guests onboard. The crew onboard is trained in first aid and diving accident management. The boat is equipped with a complete first aid kit and oxygen system. Emergency transportation and treatment cost are the responsibility of each guest. We strongly recommend that you obtain special divers insurance, such as DANPADI. We also strongly recommend that you purchase trip insurance through a 3rd party provider to protect your vacation investment.