RAID

Davy Jones Explorers is a RAID Dive Center that is qualified to teach Recreational Scuba Diving from Try Scuba experience all the way through Instructor training, both for Open Water divers and adaptive divers and their buddies. With more than 70% of our beautiful blue planet’s surface being water, you’ll need a special ‘passport’ to explore it safely. The world’s number one ‘passport’ is either the RAID Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification. For persons with disabilities, Davy Jones Explorers and RAID make this possible with the RAIDaptive Open Water Diver and RAIDaptive Buddy certifications. Buccaneer Barb and Swashbuckling Sophie were instrumental in developing the RAIDaptive program for RAID.

The world’s oceans and waterways offer everything from calm, slow and peaceful dives to adrenaline filled, intense experiences, and all that is waiting for you.

www.diveraid.com

Dive Pirates Foundation

Davy Jones Explorers is a chapter of The Dive Pirates Foundation, a 5.01(c)3 organization that is dedicated to bringing scuba diving to persons with mobility disabilities. What began in 2003 as a social club for divers is now a non-profit foundation that teaches, equips and takes disabled people on life changing scuba diving adventures.

While the program is open to all medically qualified physically disabled people, Dive Pirates focuses on disabled military, law enforcement and first responder veterans who have sustained injuries in the line of duty. Some of these men and women have lost a part of their youth in combat; we aim to help restore a sense of adventure, community and hope for these wounded warriors.

in 2025, Davy Jones Explorers was named “Chapter of the Year” for its contribution in training recipients for the annual dive event in Cayman Brac at the Cayman Brac Beach Resort in June 2024.

www.divepirates.org

Scuba Gear Services, LLC

Davy Jones Explorers is partnered with Scuba Gear Services (SGS) to maintain and repair dive equipment for our crew and our students. SGS, owned and operated by Rob Hancock, only utilizes manufacturer approved parts, lubricants, cleaning solutions, and methods. After servicing, he utilizes some of the most state-of-the-art technology for testing to ensure the equipment is functioning properly and at manufacturer’s specifications. Rob is a committed supporter of Dive Pirates and Davy Jones Explorers – he is very creative in equipment configurations for our recipients and our crew. He is also an Instructor Certifier for SSI.

www.scubagearservice.com

Divers Alert Network

DAN is a champion of dive safety, advocating for best practices throughout the dive industry and empowering divers to make smart decisions on every adventure. They prepare and support the diving community through emergency response training, safety education and engagement with the world’s leading experts. Davy Jones Explorers trains DAN First Aid, O2 and Pro programs for divers through our DAN Instructor Trainer, Sophie Wimberley and DAN Instructor, Barbara Thompson. We encourage all divers to purchase DAN memberships and travel insurance for their diving travel.

www.dan.org