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Which best describes you as a diver?

• A Freediver (recreational)
• B Freediver (competitive / training)
• D Scuba diver (recreational)
• E Scuba diver (technical / advanced)
• F I do more than one of these

Which disciplines do you practise?

Select all that apply

• A Freediving
• B Scuba

What is your current certification level?

• A No formal certification — self-taught
• B Entry level (AIDA 1*, PADI Open Water, SSI or equivalent)
• C Intermediate (AIDA 2–3, PADI Advanced or equivalent)
• D Advanced (AIDA 4, PADI Rescue, Divemaster or equivalent)
• E Instructor level
• F Prefer not to say

How often do you dive on average?

• A Less than once a month
• B 1–3 times per month
• C Once a week
• D Several times a week
• E Daily or near-daily

Where do you usually dive?

• A Local spot — same site repeatedly
• B Multiple spots in my region
• C I travel specifically to dive (national)
• D I travel internationally to dive
• E A mix of local and travel

What country or region are you based in?

How do you currently organise your freedive sessions?

• A I have a regular fixed buddy / group
• B I use WhatsApp groups to find people
• C I post in Facebook groups or forums
• D I go to a dive club that organises sessions
• E I often go alone
• F A mix of the above

Walk us through your last few dive sessions.

Where did you go, who did you go with, and how did you organise it? No need to be precise — just give us a sense of how it typically works for you.

How do you typically find a dive buddy when you decide you want to go?

From the moment you decide you want to dive, how long does it usually take to have a confirmed buddy?

• A Less than an hour
• B A few hours
• C 1–2 days
• D 3 or more days
• E It often doesn't happen — I end up going alone or cancelling

Have you ever cancelled a planned dive session because you couldn't find a buddy?

• A Yes, regularly
• B Yes, occasionally
• C Once or twice
• D Never

How often does this happen, roughly? And what do you usually do instead?

Have you ever dived solo when you originally planned to go with someone?

• A Yes, more than once
• B Yes, once
• C No

What happened? How did you decide to go ahead?

Tell us about a time you arrived at a dive site and had to change your plans because of a buddy issue.

Or a time the lack of a partner almost stopped you diving. What happened? If this has never happened, you can skip this one.

When you're travelling to a new coastal destination, how do you find people to dive with?

How would you describe your attitude to solo diving?

Is it something that concerns you, or do you see it as a normal part of diving? Just a few questions about safety — honest answers only, no judgement.

Have you ever had a close call while diving, or known someone who has?

• A Yes — it happened to me
• B Yes — it happened to someone I know
• C I've heard of incidents but not personally
• D No

Without sharing anything you're not comfortable with — what was the situation and what did you take away from it?

What does a "safety net" look like to you when you dive?

What makes you feel like someone knows where you are?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how useful would that kind of app be for your diving life right now?

What's missing, or what would need to be different for it to be genuinely useful to you?

What specifically appeals to you about it? What problem does it solve for you?

What would make you trust the match — trust a stranger enough to dive with them?

Think about what information, verification, or signals would matter to you.

What would worry you about using something like this?

Which of these would make you more confident in a matched buddy?

Select all that apply

• A Verified certification level (e.g., AIDA 2*, PADI Advanced)
• B Number of sessions completed through the app
• C Ratings from previous dive partners
• D A real profile photo
• E A short bio written by the diver
• F A connection to a known dive school or club
• G DAN membership or insurance confirmation
• H Nothing — I would want to speak to them first regardless

If the solution existed today, when would you most likely use it?

Select all that apply

• A Finding a last-minute buddy for tomorrow
• B Planning a session a few days ahead
• C When travelling to a new destination
• D When I want to try a new discipline with an experienced partner
• E I probably wouldn't use it

Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?

About your diving life, buddy-finding experiences, or what a platform for buddy matching should or shouldn't do. Completely optional — but this is often where the most useful feedback comes.

Would you like to be one of the first to test the app?

If yes, leave your email and we'll reach out personally — no newsletter, no spam, just a direct invitation when beta opens.

And your first name, so we can reach out personally?

Thank you —
this genuinely helps.