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Scuba Diving Waiver

Card checked, medical answered, depth and gas limits agreed and the buddy check done, before anyone rolls off the boat.

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What is a scuba diving waiver?

Dive operators take certified divers they've never met to sites they may not know, sometimes hours from a recompression chamber. A waiver can't make that safe on its own, but it does make sure every diver has stated their certification, experience and fitness, and agreed to the rules that keep a dive boat running safely.

This template records the diver's certification level and number, logged dives and date of their last dive, dive insurance and an emergency contact. It ties in a recognised diving medical questionnaire, with the doctor's sign-off when the diver answered yes. You set your maximum depth, the gas reserve for surfacing, an optional time limit and whether a dive computer is required. It covers briefings, the captain's right to cancel or end a dive, buddy rules and a lost-buddy procedure, no-decompression limits and safety stops, overhead environments, marine life and equipment. The risks, including decompression illness and delayed treatment at remote sites, are set out plainly.

Best for
Dive centres, liveaboards, dive boats and freelance guides
Signed by
The diver (or a parent for a junior diver) and the operator
Limits
Your maximum depth, surfacing gas reserve and dive time
Length
3 pages, initialled by the diver

When to use a scuba diving waiver

  • Fun dives for certified divers on holiday
  • Multi-day boat dive packages
  • Shore dives from a dive centre
  • Junior divers diving with a parent
  • Divers renting equipment for unguided buddy dives

What you fill in

16 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: diver, dive operator.

1 The operator

  • Dive operator*
  • Dives covered*
  • Type of diving* guided boat dives · guided shore dives · guided boat and shore dives · unguided buddy dives from the operator's boat

2 Limits

  • Maximum depth*
  • Surface with at least this much gas*
  • Maximum dive time
  • Dive computer* Each diver must use a working dive computer on every dive. · A dive computer is strongly recommended. Divers without one must stay with the guide's dive profile.

3 The diver

  • Diver's full name*
  • Diver's date of birth*
  • Certification level, agency and number*
  • Logged dives and date of last dive*
  • Dive insurance (provider and policy)
  • Emergency contact (name and phone)*

4 Health

  • Medical declaration* I have answered the operator's diving medical questionnaire and answered "no" to every question. · I answered "yes" to one or more questions on the operator's diving medical questionnaire, and a doctor has signed it to say I am fit to dive.
  • Parent or guardian signing for a junior diver
  • Governing law*

5 Who signs

  • Diver signature and date, initials on every page · The certified diver taking part. For a junior diver, a parent or legal guardian signs.
  • Dive operator signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The dive centre, boat operator or dive professional running the dives.

What the scuba diving waiver covers

  1. Certification and experience
  2. Medical fitness
  3. Dive plan and briefing
  4. Buddy rules
  5. Depth, time and gas limits
  6. Equipment
  7. Risks
  8. Assumption of risk and release
  9. Emergencies and general terms

Using the scuba diving waiver, step by step

1 Set your limits

Your operator name fills in. Describe the dives, the type of diving, your maximum depth, gas reserve, time limit and computer rule.

2 Send ahead

Send the waiver with your medical questionnaire when the diver books, so any doctor's sign-off is ready before the trip.

3 Diver fills in their record

The diver adds certification, logged dives, last dive, insurance and an emergency contact, chooses their medical answer, initials and signs.

4 Check cards and countersign

Check the certification card at check-in, countersign, and keep the waiver in your FileIt vault.

Tips before you send it

  • Use a recognised diving medical questionnaire with this waiver. The waiver refers to it.
  • Offer a check dive or refresher to divers who haven't dived for a while.
  • Keep oxygen and a written emergency plan on every boat, including the nearest recompression chamber.
  • Your training agency, insurer or local regulator may require their own forms. Use those alongside this one.

Sign it online in minutes

  1. Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
  2. Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
  3. Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.
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Scuba diving waiver: frequently asked questions

Does it replace a medical questionnaire?

No. It refers to one. The diver confirms they answered no to every question, or that a doctor signed it after a yes.

Can I set my own depth limit?

Yes. Enter your operational limit. The form also says divers stay within their certification and junior limits.

Can it be used for junior divers?

Yes. Add the parent's name. They sign for the junior diver, who follows junior depth and supervision limits.

Is it for training courses?

It's written for certified divers. Courses for beginners usually need the training agency's own forms.

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