Scuba Diving Travel Checklist

A scuba diving travel checklist we came up with to help you whilst packing for your scuba diving vacation:

(Please note that these are just recommendations, you can choose to omit or add items according to your needs.  Always check the weather and physical conditions of your vacation spot to pack items indicated for the type of weather and geology that could be encountered. )

 

To be packed in the Check-in suit case:

 

□        Mask cleaning liquid and Save-A-Dive kit

□        Photocopies of your passport, logbook, C card, travel and medical insurance, ID card.

□        Gear bag

□        Fins

□        Booties

□        Reef gloves

□        BCD

□        Wet suit/ dry suit

□        Dive light + extra set of batteries and spare light

□        Diving knife and sheath

□       Swim suit and cover ups (shorts, tee-shirts, long sleeved shirts, trousers, sundresses, sarongs)

□        Beach shoes/ flip flops / non slip shoes

□        Beach towels

□        Sun hats with a wide brim and chin strap (to protect yourself from the sun whilst you prepare your gear for the dive)

□        Sweater, jacket, windbreaker (Ideal for boat trips)

□        Ponchos or rain jackets (for unpredictable weather)

□       Waterproof Sun screens and medicated creams for stings and jellyfish, bug spray, sunburn treatment, motion sickness medication

□        Basic first aid kit

□       Water proof plastic bags (to pack wet gear in luggage)

□        Fin straps, mask straps

□        Float with flag

□        Glow sticks

□        O-rings

□        Safety whistle (to be attached to BCD)

□        Dive tables

□       Underwater camera and casing, memory cards and spare batteries (for the avid photographer)

□       Label suit case clearly and appropriately (using a waterproof or permanent marker on labels would be ideal)

□       Secure with Travel Sentry Certified McNett® TSA Locks

      

  

To be packed in the Hand Luggage:

 

□        Regulator

□        Dive computer, compass, timer, depth gauge

□        Mask and snorkel

□        Passport, logbook, scuba certification (C) card, travel and medical insurance, ID card

□        Money, travellers’ checks, flight tickets

□        Note down you serial numbers of all your equipment and keep them in your hand luggage

□        Sun glasses

□        List of useful telephone numbers/ e-mail addresses

 

 

Could be more practical to rent during scuba  vacation:

□        Weights and weight belt

□        Diving tanks

 

Hope you will find this scuba diving travel checklist useful. The  scuba diving travel checklist can also be downloaded by Right-click to download this PDF file here.

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Have a great scuba diving vacation!