Living and Diving in San Pedro

[gtto]

I am currently in San Pedro and thinking about coming to stay here for a while. I have been trying to get info from locals without much success. I am hoping that some divers living there will see this and help me out. My question is this: if you are living on the caye and want to dive, can you just dive or do you still need a "tour guide" with you. Can you take a boat out to the reef and either anchor or tie off to a buoy and dive? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Gary

 

[CarlosCabanas]

You can dive in your own if you live here. I'm not sure where exactly that line is and what is required.... work permit, residency etc... My guess would be that if they will rent you the tanks(or fill yours).... then you can dive.

Carlos
Tranquility Bay Resort - Tranquility Bay, Ambergris Caye, Belize

 

[Ecologic Divers]

Carlos is right, that you need a work permit or residency to show the ranger (mostly at Hol chan) As for a boat and more importantly you will need a captain's license to operate a boat.(you will get stopped and checked for a captain license) People do not tie up to the mooring buoys without a captain as others might want to us that site to dive. It is best to leave a captain aboard the boat.