Will be heading back to Buddy Dive in October for some quality time with my wife and the reef.

Our last trip to Bonaire was in January (Buddy Dive). Will we have to sit through the orientation again since we still have valid BMP tags?

We'd love to be able to hit the water right after breakfast after our early arrival and some great coffee!

Thanks!

The rules now say you should do an orientation each trip.

http://www.bmp.org/rulesandregulations2.html

Well, I guess a little more coffee wouldn't hurt in waiting for the 9:00am orientation.

Thanks for the info!

It's been my experience that if you have been to the island, and diving with the same dive operator within the past six months they may let you slide. Having said that it never hurst to refresh you memory of the dive operators way of doing things and you usually come away with current local info that could be helpful during your stay.

Jim

I emailed STINAPA for clarification, and Brian is correct, orientation on each trip, regardless of how many times you've been there before. That said, if they don't make you do the orientation, keep it on the down low ;-)