Rules for diving in the archipelago
- Follow your guide's instructions.
- Never do decompression dives.
- The maximum depth of any dive is 100 feet or 30 meters.
- Make a safety stop after every dive. Three minutes at 5 meters or 15 feet.
- Make the deepest dive first and don't make repetitive deep dives.
- You should finish your dive whith 500 p.s.i. or 40 bars of air in your tank.
- If you lose the group, search for them for a minute and if it is not possible to locate them, resurface.
- Never leave an unattended tank on the deck.
- Always dive with your buddy.
- Don't touch or disturb the animals or plants, you can be bitten or stung.
- Don't collect anything from the oceans, only remove the rubbish.
- Don't go outside of the diving or snorkeling area specified by your guide.
- Keep yourself safe of nitrogen; don't go to the limits of the diving tables or computer.
- Never attempt to snorkel or dive if you are not sure that you can manage the situation.
- Be sure that your guide, the boat driver, or another person is supervising you at all times.
- If a problem arises on the surface, be calm and maintain positive buoyancy.
- If you are caught in a current, don't fight against it. It is better to relax, float, and make signals to the boat.
