NOW THE RULES

· 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 one minute and if it is not possible to locate them, then 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.
· In galapagos 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 attempt to fight against it. It is better to relax, float, and make signals to the boat.

CHAMBER In Puerto Ayora it is an Hyperbaric Chamber, operated by PROTESUB, part of the SSS Recompression Chamber Network.

DANGERS About animals, be careful diving with the sea lion. Some species of sea urchins, scorpionfish, hydroids or a type of small blue jellyfish can sting you. Moorey eels, rays and sharks do not attack people. Be aware in the proximity of rocks, they may cut you.
Descendent and strong horizontal currents can be found. Be sure that you resurface after the dive in the place that your guide planned.

DIVING COURSES You can learn scuba diving in a school in Puerto Ayora, galapagos. PADI Open Water Diver, Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster courses are available. Requirement is a minimum of 2 students. For an Open Water Diver Course you need four days and the cost is from 300$, which includes equipment, boat transportation and the license.