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Why we are building DiveHive
The dive day often lives on a whiteboard and in a chat group. Here is why we are building one calm place for it, free for divers, from Puerto Galera.
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Notes from Puerto Galera on running a calm dive day, logs that help the reef, and what DiveHive does about it.
- Safety & operations3 min read
Five checks before the boat leaves
A calm five-point routine for the minutes before departure, from headcount to manifest. General good practice for crews, not training or advice.
- Conservation3 min read
Your dive log can help the reef
A dive log with a verified sighting and honest conditions is useful beyond your own memory. What makes a record good, and what stays private by default.
- Diving3 min read
Choosing a dive shop when you travel
A practical checklist for travelling divers: how a shop briefs, group sizes, equipment, paperwork, weather calls and how it treats the reef. Questions to ask, not scores.
- Safety & operations3 min read
Planning dive trips around storm season
Every dive region has a season when the weather turns. How to plan buffers, watch official warnings, decide early and tell divers clearly, with people making the call.
- Product3 min read
Running the dive day when the signal drops
On an island, power and internet come and go. What a dive shop needs to keep working through an outage, and how DiveHive handles it, including the stale-since mark.
- Diving3 min read
Why your logbook should belong to you
Paper logbooks get lost and shop records stay with the shop. A verified log signed by the guide, kept in one place that you own, is easier to trust and to carry.
- Safety & operations3 min read
What a good dive briefing covers
A dive briefing works best when it follows the same order every time. Eight parts, from the site to the marine life rules, as general good practice.
