Frequently asked questions

All the diving equipment is provided. Bring your diver certification card, physical or digital, which is mandatory in French Polynesia. We also recommend your logbook. On site, you will fill in a medical fitness questionnaire for diving.

A medical fitness questionnaire is mandatory for everyone. If you answer “yes” to any question, or if you are 60 or over, you will be asked for a medical certificate of fitness for scuba diving issued less than a year ago. These are regulatory requirements in French Polynesia.

Yes. If your last dive was more than a year ago, a refresher dive is required before the exploration dives. Supervised by an instructor, it lets you get back into the swing of things and check your comfort level safely. Its price is shown on the Prices page.

Yes: a non-diving companion can discover Nuku Hiva’s underwater world snorkeling, on the afternoon trip, on request, depending on the weather and the places available on board. This trip takes participants to the Champ jaune site, and to the manta rays if they are around.

Yes: on request, a Nuku-Dive instructor can join you directly on your own vessel, for example your sailboat at anchor. Contact us to arrange this tailor-made service.

Yes, occasionally: Nuku-Dive can fill a tank to ensure safety on board, for example to free a stuck anchor. This back-up service is not intended for independent diving on the dive sites. Contact us to arrange it.

Yes. Our boat MOANA III carries all the mandatory safety and emergency equipment for diving, including oxygen and a first-aid kit. The diving equipment is also regularly checked and serviced by our technician.

The nearest hyperbaric chamber is in Tahiti, about 3 hours 30 minutes away by plane, so caution is essential. Nuku-Dive limits depth to 40 metres for Level 3 divers and above, does not allow any dive requiring mandatory decompression stops, and only offers single dives to certified children under 15.