Harm clusters on Blue Corner current, boat pickups in blue water, overhead in Chandelier Cave, and heat on the lake trail. This is not medical advice and not a live plan.
A closed lake and a cancelled corner are safety and science decisions.
Hazards
- Incoming current at Blue Corner — Hook-in or drift, as briefed; separation from the group.
- Blue-water pickup — SMB, boat, sun.
- Overhead limestone (Chandelier Cave) — Silt, lights, exit.
- Lake-trail heat and slips — The site includes the walk.
- Boat traffic in channels — German Channel is a highway.
- Equalisation and depth jumps — Walls drop faster than a house reef.
Rules
- Dive the brief, not the name — Corner, Express, cave.
- Lake rules of the day — Fins, cream, closures.
- SMB before the pickup — Blue water is not a pool.
- No untrained overhead — A guide is not a substitute for a cavern course if the plan is penetration.
- Buddy distance in current — Closer than a still lagoon.
Red flags
- A hook offered with no brief — Walk.
- Lake open on social media but closed at the dock — The dock wins.
- Silt starting in the cave and the group still entering — Turn.
- Chest pain or a missing buddy in current — Emergency path.
First response
- Boat oxygen and emergency services in Koror — This page is not a DCI protocol.
- Heat on the trail — Shade, water, clinic if needed.
- Not medical advice — Envenomation and DCI are clinical.
Palau safety is a current call and a closed gate on the lake. The name on the slate can wait.