Process Guide · Legal & Safety

📝 Setting Up Waivers

Customise your digital liability waiver — divers sign before every trip using a draw-pad on their phone.

Version 1.0 · May 2026
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Overview

Digital liability waivers are built into every booking on ScubaDiverLink. Divers sign before departure using a draw-pad on their phone or computer. Signed waivers are stored permanently and cannot be altered after signing.

Enabling and Customising Your Waiver

  1. Go to Business Settings → Waivers.
  2. Make sure the Require Waiver toggle is ON (enabled by default for Standard and Premium).
  3. Review the default waiver template — it covers release of liability, medical fitness, certification confirmation, equipment responsibility, and emergency contact.
  4. Edit the text to include your business name, specific hazard disclosures (shark dives, strong currents, cave diving, technical depths), and your local jurisdiction.
  5. Click Save Waiver Text. All future bookings will use your updated text.
  6. To reset, click Use Default Template.

How Divers Sign

  • After a booking is confirmed, divers sign from My Trips → [booking] → Sign Waiver.
  • They must: scroll through the full waiver text, draw a signature on the digital pad, enter their full legal name, and tick the acknowledgement checkbox.
  • After signing, the record is stored permanently with: waiver text snapshot, drawn signature image, full legal name, exact timestamp, and IP/device details.

Unsigned Waivers Before Departure

Check the Waiver column in the Trip Manifest before departing. Any diver showing Unsigned should be asked to sign on their phone. If a diver cannot sign digitally at the dock, record a paper backup and upload it as a scanned copy in their booking record after the trip.

Viewing Signed Waivers

Go to Bookings → Waivers. Search by diver name or booking reference. Click any row to open the full waiver record.