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Certifications & Experience Diving off the Mid-Atlantic is not for everyone. Divers with less than 20 logged dives or divers who have only dove in tropical environments should get some additional experience in local quarries prior to diving on any of our trips. This additional training will get you accustom to cold water and low visibility diving. Fenwick Shoals: Open Water Certification w/10 logged dives, cold water & low viz experience required Zone 1: Open Water Certification w/20 logged dives, cold water & low viz experience required Zone 2: Advanced Certification w/20 logged dives, cold water, open ocean & low viz experience required Zone 3: Advanced Certification w/30 logged dives, cold water, open ocean & low viz experience required Zone 4: Advanced Certification w/ 50 logged dives, open ocean, deep water, cold water & low viz experience required Zone 5: (USS Arthur Radford & Marine Electric) Advanced Certification w/ 50 logged dives, open ocean, deep water, cold water & low viz experience required Divers signing up for Fenwick Shoals or Shark Reef must have an Open Water Certification as well as at least 10 logged dives, cold water & low viz experience unless they are diving with and under the direct supervision of an Instructor or private Divemaster guide. Private Divemaster guides are available for hire with advanced notice. If you would like to hire a private Divemaster guide, please contact info@ocdiveboat.com We do not provide any equipment, including tanks, on our charters unless reserved and confirmed in advanced. You must bring all your own dive gear in good working order when you come to dive. Anybody who arrives at the boat the morning of a trip without the proper certification will not be permitted to dive and will not be offered a refund. If you are under 18 years old, please read our policy regarding divers under 18. Cancellations/Reschedules In the event that the Captain of the dive boat cancels the trip due to conditions, all divers will receive a 100% refund. In all other scenarios, cancellations are subject to a 25% cancellation fee and reschedules are subjectto a $25 reschedule fee. No cancellations or reschedules are permitted within 7 days of your scheduled trip. For Learn To Dive & Other Courses: For Learn To Dive sign-ups, $138.00 of the course price is used to purchase your E-Learning PIN through the PADI E-Learning System, this $138.00 of the course price is non-refundable. All reschedules or cancellation requests within 7 days prior to the course date are subject to a 25% reschedule/cancellation fee. Refunds or reschedules will not be offered to students who don't show up for their course date or for students who show up without properly signed forms. You must read the course forms prior to signing up and if you answer "yes" to any of the medical questions you MUST have a doctors signiture before participating in the course. Minimum Divers The Dive Boat requires a minimum of divers to run depending on the trip. In the event that we do not have the minimum divers registered for the trip 24 hours prior to the trips departure we will let all registered divers know that the trip is cancelled and registered divers will be given a 100% refund. Cancellations Due to Conditions The Captain and Crew of the dive boat may, at their sole discretion, deem the conditions unfit for certain dive sites or to dive at all. In the event that conditions are unfit for a certain dive sites, a substitute dive site will be chosen. In the event that conditions render diving altogether unsafe, the dives will be cancelled and divers will be given a 100% refund of their dive trip fee. Prohibited Items All passengers of OC DIVE BOAT are prohibited from carrying aboard the following items:
The Captain and crew reserve the right to ask any passenger to display the contents of any luggage or container before or during our charter service. The Captain and crew also reserve the right to contact the local Police and/or US Coast Guard authorities to have any passenger removed with no refund from the vessel at anytime for not cooperating in any attempt to guarantee the safety of other passengers, the vessel, and its crew. Behavior Policy All passengers of OC DIVE BOAT are expected and required to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner at all times during the charter service. We have a zero tolerance policy for acts of aggressive or violent behavior towards any passenger, crew, or the vessel while onboard. The Captain and crew reserve the right to contact the local Police and/or US Coast Guard authorities to have any passenger removed with no refund from the vessel at anytime for behavior deemed as unacceptable. Passenger Gear Policy All passengers of the OC DIVE BOAT are responsible for the loading and unloading of all their personal gear and dive equipment aboard the vessel. OC DIVE BOAT will provide bungee cords to all passengers but it is the passenger's responsibility to properly secure their gear and equipment to the vessel before voyage and while underway. OC DIVE BOAT cannot predict the conditions of the high seas therefore cannot be responsible for any damaged passenger equipment due to not properly securing it by the passenger owner. The Captain or crew of OC DIVE BOAT reserve the right to require a passenger to rearrange or move their equipment if they find it a risk or hazard to any passenger, the vessel, or its crew. OC DIVE BOAT does not provide any equipment or gear so it is the responsibility of the passenger to bring any and all gear necessary to complete their dives. Refunds will not be given to passengers who forget to bring or check the working condition of their gear. Liability Waiver Requirements Policy All passenger divers must provide proof of certification and sign our Liability Waiver Forms before boarding our vessel. |