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Collaborative dive planning for real teams

One dive plan.
One team.
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Plan your dive, organize your team, build your EAP, and share the final briefing -- all in one place. Online or offline, at home or on the boat.

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Wreck exterior · Team plan
Morning Star Wreck
Saturday, Aug 22 · 8:30 AM · Pensacola, Florida
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Team
4 divers
2 buddy pairs assigned
Review status
4 of 4
Everyone reviewed
Emergency plan
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Dive overviewVersion 3
Max depth: user-enteredRoute reviewedSMB requiredNo penetration
Team acknowledgmentComplete
CS
Christy Sparks
Dive leader · Buddy 1
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JS
Jordan Sparks
Navigator · Buddy 1
✓
AM
Alex Morgan
Team member · Buddy 2
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RB
Riley Brooks
Photographer · Buddy 2
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Dive Backup organizes information entered by the dive team. It does not calculate whether a dive is safe or replace training, certification, professional judgment, dive computers, agency standards, or a live predive briefing.

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  • Unlimited dive plans
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  • Offline briefing mode
  • Saved dive sites
  • EAP planning
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Access your final briefing even when there is no signal.

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Before Dive Backup

Planning is scattered. Important details get lost.

Entry: 9:15am
Max depth: 3ft
Air: 3000 psi
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"What depth did we agree on?"

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One plan. Everyone aligned. Nothing gets missed.

Dive Backup
Final brief published
Wreck exterior · Team plan
Morning Star Wreck
Saturday, Aug 22 · 8:30 AM · Pensacola, Florida
Share briefing
Team
4 divers
2 buddy pairs assigned
Review status
4 of 4
Everyone reviewed
Emergency plan
Verified
Checked today
Dive overviewVersion 3
Max depth: user-enteredRoute reviewedSMB requiredNo penetration
Team acknowledgmentComplete
CS
Christy Sparks
Dive leader · Buddy 1
✓
JS
Jordan Sparks
Navigator · Buddy 1
✓
AM
Alex Morgan
Team member · Buddy 2
✓
RB
Riley Brooks
Photographer · Buddy 2
✓

Dive Backup organizes information entered by the dive team. It does not calculate whether a dive is safe or replace training, certification, professional judgment, dive computers, agency standards, or a live predive briefing.

From idea to briefing.

01

Build

Add the site, team, roles, and plan.

02

Share

Send one link to everyone.

03

Review

Your team sees the same information.

04

Brief

Open the final version at the dive site.

From quarry weekends to boat dives.

Recreational · Wreck · Boat · Night · Drift · Shore · Training · Technical

Team collaboration

No more “wait, which plan are we using?”

One link gives everyone the latest version.

  • Everyone reviews the same plan
  • Changes don't get lost in texts
  • Review status is visible
  • Guests don't need paid accounts
A Dive Backup team roster showing buddy pairs, roles, and acknowledgment checkmarks
Emergency Action Plans

Emergency information, organized before you need it.

  • Site-specific emergency information
  • Emergency call scripts
  • Contacts and evacuation details
  • Team roles
  • Printable when needed

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A Dive Backup Emergency Action Plan worksheet showing site access, communication, and medical evacuation details
Offline briefing mode

No bars. No problem.

The final briefing still works when the signal doesn't.

  • Explicit save, not silent caching
  • Last-synchronized time always visible
  • Clear warning when a newer version exists
  • Built as an installable PWA
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Offline -- last synced 2 hours ago
Post-dive debrief

Capture what happened, and carry it into the next dive.

Record actual conditions, deviations, and lessons learned. Compare plan versus actual with a neutral, non-judgmental view, then duplicate the plan with recommendations carried forward.

  • Private or team-visible participant feedback
  • Plan-versus-actual comparison, never a safety score
  • "Use this plan again" with selective duplication
  • Stale conditions flagged for re-verification
A Dive Backup post-dive debrief worksheet capturing actual conditions and lessons learned
Safety boundaries

Dive Backup organizes. It never decides.

Dive Backup helps teams organize the information they already use to plan and brief a dive. It doesn't calculate decompression, determine whether a dive is safe, or replace training, judgment, or established procedures.

Dive Backup organizes information entered by the dive team. It does not calculate whether a dive is safe or replace training, certification, professional judgment, dive computers, agency standards, or a live predive briefing.

Built with real dive teams in mind

Divers love having their plan together.

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