Dive Review of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office in
The Continental USA/SF Bay, Pacific Coast

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San Mateo County Sheriff's Office: "Want to be a Public Safety Diver in SF Bay or Pacific Coast ?", Oct, 2024, by Geoffrey Baehr, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 13117.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	So,we have a problem. I am Head Diver for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Dive Unit. Our Sheriff's Office Dive Unit needs more folks. We have both sworn and non sworn. But we are losing folks, they are aging out and retiring.we are a NAUI Public Safety Diving Training Center and Lifeguard Systems rules operation. The problem is simple: you want to dive freezing temps in black water ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	everywhere, literally, since 1968
Closest Airport	SFO	Getting There	easy
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	54-65°F / 12-18°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	1-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	NAUI PSD rules, Nitrox, Sheriff Dive SOP's.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Forget it. Our ROV vehicles can see < 5" underwater. So skip it ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office in The Continental USA/SF Bay, Pacific Coast

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office: "Want to be a Public Safety Diver in SF Bay or Pacific Coast ?", Oct, 2024,

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office in
The Continental USA/SF Bay, Pacific Coast