The 27 Best Mnemonics for BWRAF

BWRAF is PADI’s acronym for your pre-dive safety check. Here are some funny mnemonics that will help you remember exactly what it stands for.

Oh, PADI. The Professional Association of Diving Instructors is easy to pick on with their endless supply of acronyms, mnemonics, and memory tools. After all, a common nickname for PADI’s very own acronym is:

• Put
• Another
• Dollar
• In

Obviously, given for their notorious reputation for charging an arm and a leg for every little thing.

Brutal, I know.

But it made us think, what other acronyms in scuba diving have different renditions? A mnemonic, if you will. We decided to go with the famous pre-dive safety check, BWRAF – as every scuba instructor seems to have a different version.

What does BWRAF stand for?

First of all, let’s establish what BWRAF actually stands for:

• BCDs
• Weights
• Releases
• Air
• Final Check (Fins to Face)

It’s used for divers to ensure they have everything strapped on, secured, and ready for a fun and safe dive. It’s actually super important to do – every instructor must infuse it in their open water teaching.

However, sometimes it’s hard to remember what it stands for. Or what the acronym even is in the first place. So instructors like to use clever mnemonics to remember. Here are some of the most popular after scanning the internet:

Ocean-themed Mnemonics of the BWRAF Acronym

• Because We Really Aren’t Fish
• Blue Whales Really Aren’t Fish
• Big Whales Really Are Fine

Rated G

• Being Wary Reduces All Failures
• Begin With Review and Friend
• Bruce Willis Ruins All Films
• Bruce Willis Ruins Action Films
• Barry White Records Are Funky
• Big White Rats Are Fat
• Burger With Relish and Fries (love this one)
• Beans With Rice and Fish (for the islanders!)
• Babies With Rashes Are Fussy
• Beer With Ribs and Fries (yummy)
• Boy, Waiting Really Ain’t Fun
• Big White Rabbits Are Fuzzy
• Big White Rabbits are Fluffy (fuzzy or fluffy, take your pick, I suppose)
• Batman, Will Robin Actually Fight

And the Slightly Raunchy

• Big Women Release Air Faster
• Blondes With Reputations Are Fun
• British Women Really Are Fun
• Bangkok Women Really Are Fellas (for those in Thailand)
• Big Women Really Are Fat (sorry, we didn’t invent these!!)
• Beer, Wine, Rum Are Fun
• Big Women Really Are Fun (the W really causes for a lot of trouble on all the ladies!)
• Baby Wipes Remove Anal Foulness (for all the parents of infants out there).
• Blue Whales Release Abundant Flatulence

But our Favorite Rendition of BWRAF has to be…

Breathing Water Really Ain’t Fun

Scuba-centric. Ocean-centric. Rated G and PERFECT for all audiences.

Let us know what renditions of BWRAF you use while scuba diving?!