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PADI Snorkel Guide Safe

Snorkeling Practices

Statement of Understanding

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This is a statement in which you are informed of the established safe diving practices for snorkeling. These practices have been compiled for your review and acknowledgment and are intended to increase your comfort and safety while acting as a snorkeling guide. Your signature on this statement is required as proof that you are aware of these safe snorkeling practices. Read and discuss the statement with your instructor, if necessary, prior to signing it.

I, understand that as a snorkel guide I should:

1. Snorkel in good health. Never snorkel or guide snorkel excursions with a cold or congestion or when unwell. Before each excursion, evaluate my ability to adequately supervise and respond to snorkeler emergencies.

2. Assess conditions before a snorkel excursion and plan the excursion with safety as the first priority. It is ultimately me who decides whether to go snorkeling. I am responsible for my own safety and must consider the safety of others, and need to use good judgment when making the final decision to proceed with a snorkel excursion.

3. Avoid snorkeling in large and rough surf. Avoid conditions with which I am not familiar and are not conducive to an enjoyable snorkeling experience.

4. Avoid contact with all organisms, but especially unfamiliar ones. Know the potentially hazardous ones for the area where I’m guiding a snorkeling excursion.

5. Abide by PADI AWARE’s 10 Tips to Save the Ocean.

6. Protect myself from the sun and stay hydrated.

7. Not participate in snorkeling with descents and ascents after scuba diving on the same day.

8. Even if I’m a scuba diver, not take a breath from scuba at depth while snorkeling. An exception may be an emergency, in which case the scuba diver should share air with me as we both make a scuba ascent.

9. Never snorkel alone, and follow established buddy practices whether snorkeling in buddy teams or a group.

10. Weight myself so that I float comfortably at the surface, even after exhaling.

11. Be aware of vessels in the area when snorkeling and always be cautious of moving vessels nearby.

12. Have snorkeler accounting procedures and use them consistently to make sure each snorkeler is back aboard/ashore after an excursion.

13. If diving down, follow recommended breathhold dive practices including:

  • One-up, one-down buddy system.
  • Not start a descent until my buddy has completely recovered from a previous dive.
  • Use relaxation to extend breathhold time, and not use hyperventilation.
  • Remove the snorkel from my mouth on breathhold descents and leave it out until having surfaced.
  • Descend with my lungs full.
  • Equalize my ears and mask immediately as I descend, frequently and gently, before I feel discomfort.
  • Never continue descending without equalizing. If I can’t equalize, return to the surface.
  • Never attempt a forceful and/or extended equalization. A forceful, extended equalization can cause serious, permanent injuries to ears and hearing.
  • After descending to depth, head up well within my limits.
  • Not exhale during the dive, except immediately before breaking the surface upon ascent so I can inhale sooner.
  • Upon returning to the surface, exhale passively and gently. Inhale actively and more quickly. Do this at least three times

I have read the above statements and have had any questions answered to my satisfaction. I understand the importance and purposes of these established practices. I recognize they are for my own safety and well-being, and that failure to adhere to them can place me in jeopardy when snorkeling.

Date: July 29, 2025

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