PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver

Let the dive boat know exactly where you are!  You're diving in a current or choppy seas and need to make a safety stop. Attach your surface marker buoy to your reel and shoot it to the surface, using the line to safely make your ascent and safety stop. Your dive boat can find you and your marker alerts other boaters to your presence.

Course Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent

• Minimum age 12

What You Will Learn

During the Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver course, you will gain the knowledge and learn techniques required for the safe use of surface marker buoys (SMBs) and delayed surface marker buoys (DSMBs).

Performance Requirements

PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver specialty course certification training is typically conducted with a classroom session, followed by open water training dives. To achieve certification, you will need to:

• Participate in the classroom training session.

• Complete (2) Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver training dives with a PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver Instructor.

Course Format

PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver specialty courses are typically conducted with dives at local dive sites. Your two Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver specialty training dives can be completed in one day.

Course Schedule & Cost

PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver specialty courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please check their websites for the most current PADI Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Diver training schedule and course costs.