BCD

Booties

Compass

Light stick for night dives

Dive Computer

Dive lights

Dive suit, dive skin

Dive Tables / wheel

Dry bag

Fins

Gloves (especially for wreck and cold water diving)

Hood (for warmth)

Knife and/or Sea Snips

Log book

Manuals for regulators, cameras, computers.

Mask

Mask defog

Mesh back pack bag

Plastic bag, zip lock bags

Regulator, gauges

Safety Sausage or other device

Save-a-dive kit.

Snorkel

Under water slate

Watch or bottom timer

Weight belt (no weights if flying)

Certification Cards, DAN card

Credit card(s) and money, Tip money

Dive Log, extra log entry pages

Driver's Lisense and ID Cards

Passport

Plane Tickets

Traveler's checks

Comb, Brush

Decongestants, pain relievers

Deodorant

First aid Kit

Insect repellant

Pepto Bismol, antacids

Prescription medications

Sea Sickness medication

Shampoo, conditioner, hair spray/detangler

Shaving supplies

Suntan lotion, sun block

Swim Ear!

Toothbrush, toothpaste

Anti-jellyfish sting

2-3 swim suits

3-4 pair of shorts

Hat or visor

Hiking shoes if needed

T-shirts, shirts, blouses

Sandals, flip flops

Sunglasses

Tennis shoes

Under clothes

Windbreaker, rain jacket

City maps

Palm Pilot / Organizer

Reading Material

Sewing kit

Small Flashlight

Batteries (cameras and lights)

Camera and accessories

Film

non perishable food items in original sealed containers (coffee, tea, sugar). Some islands will confiscate anything not in the original container.

Wet suit odor control

Many divers will pack their regulator, mask and other dive 'essentials' in carry on in case their luggage does not arrive with them.

After a week of diving in the ocean, your wet suit will be smelly. Purchase some wet suit odor control (it's cheap). Trust us - you'll be happy you did.

Get your gear serviced and make sure it is in good working order.

Check with the airlines for baggage weight limits.

Arrive at the airport early. New security precautions take time.

Consider saving a little room in carry on baggage when coming back to the US. Many airports in the Caribbean and elsewhere offer significant savings and duty free shopping to travelers.

If you have a computer that requires the batteries to be changed at the factory allow plenty of time for this. Don't get caught half way through your trip is a dead computer.

Consider packing your bottles of liquids (sun screen, bug repellant, etc) in zip lock bags. If the airline squishes your luggage enough to cause of these containers to leak at least it is contained in the bag.

Talk to your doctor if you have specific questions regarding your health and fitness for a trip and about immunizations and medications.

Bring prescription drugs in their prescription bottles. An odd assortment of drugs, even over the counter drugs. An odd assortment of unlabeled drugs draws attention.