Overview
Your guide profile is your professional resume on ScubaDiverLink. Operators review your profile when deciding whether to accept your offer. A complete profile with verified certifications significantly increases your chances of winning trips.
Bio & Photos
- Upload a profile photo: clear head-and-shoulders shot in dive gear or professional attire. Minimum 400×400 px, max 5 MB, JPEG or PNG. Avoid sunglasses.
- Upload a banner image: wide action shot — underwater, on a liveaboard, or at a well-known dive site. Ideal 1400×400 px.
- Write your bio (150–400 words): years diving and guiding, locations and specific sites, types of diving you specialise in, languages you guide in, and certifications held.
Adding Certifications
- Click Certifications → + Add Certification.
- Select the agency (PADI, SSI, NAUI, TDI, CMAS, BSAC, SDI, etc.) and your level (Open Water Instructor, Divemaster, Course Director, Technical Instructor, etc.).
- Enter your certification number and issue date.
- Upload a photo of your certification card — clear, well-lit, showing your name and number.
- Click Save. The ScubaDiverLink team reviews submitted certifications within 1–2 business days. Once verified, a green Verified badge appears on your profile.
Specialties, Languages & Rates
- Specialties: tick all dive types you are experienced in (reef, wreck, cave, technical, sidemount, freediving, night diving, shark dives, photography, liveaboard, instruction).
- Languages: select every language you can guide in and set proficiency (Native, Fluent, Conversational).
- Rates: enter your day rate (standard daily fee in USD) and trip rate (total fee for multi-day engagements).
- Availability: set available months, minimum and maximum trip length, and any availability notes (blackout dates, regions).