Volunteer Forms

Below is the documentation that all volunteers are required to submit to Earthwatch at least 90 days before their Earthwatch expedition start date.

• If completing forms electronically: Save the pdf to your machine before beginning. Use the saved copy to enter your details.
• Please ensure you complete the required Volunteer Forms in full.
• If you leave fields unfilled we will ask you to resubmit the document.
• Please submit your Earthwatch Participation Form as a single document, submitting sections separately will not be accepted.
• Please note that the Earthwatch Participation Form requires the signature of a doctor to whom you are not related.

At the bottom of this page is a guide to whether you need to complete the Water-Based Projects section in your Earthwatch Participation Form.

Adults (except Scuba Divers)

1. Earthwatch Participation Form: Adults
2. Travel Form

Do I need to complete the Water-Based Projects section?

Minors (anyone under 18 years old)

1. Earthwatch Participation Form: Teens
2. Travel Form

Do I need to complete the Water-Based Projects section?

SCUBA diving projects

1. Earthwatch Participation Form: Scuba
2. Travel Form

Do I need to complete the Water-Based Projects section?

Self-Certification (only for a small number of projects. Your expedition confirmation email will clearly state if you need this form)

1. Self-Certification Form: Adults
2. Self-Certification Form: Teens
3. Travel Form

Required Reading

All volunteers must read and agree to:

Participant Rights and Responsibilities Document

If applicable, please also read the following:

SCUBA Diving Standards (for divers only)

SCUBA Guidelines (for divers only; a doctor must read this form when filling out you Earthwatch Participation Form: Scuba)

 

Do I need to complete the Water-Based Projects section?

All Earthwatch Participation Forms include a Water-Based Projects Section. It is not required for all projects but is required for many.

This section is split into two parts:

1) Comfort Level in Water and Boat Experience
2) Snorkel Experience

Some projects require only the Comfort Level in Water and Boat Experience part to be completed. The Snorkel Experience part is only required for projects where snorkelling is involved.

Below is a table that shows the projects that require volunteers to complete some or all of the Water-Based Projects Section in their Earthwatch Participation Form.

If your project is not listed you do not need to complete the Water-Based Projects Section.

Project Name	Comfort Level in Water and Boat Experience	Snorkel Experience
Amazon Riverboat Exploration	Required	Not Required
Bahamian Reef Survey	Required	Required
Before and After in Belize: Testing a Marine Reserve	Required	Required
Better in The Bahamas: Making Marine Reserves Work	Required	Required
Blazing the Biodiversity Trail in Brazil	Required	Not Required
Climate and Landscape Change in Borneo’s Rainforests	Required	Not Required
Coral and Coastal Ecology in the Bahamas	Required	Required
Discovering Italy’s Ancient Roman Coast (Teen Team only)	Required	Not Required
Dolphins of the Egyptian Red Sea	Required	Required if you wish to snorkel, otherwise not
Dolphins of Greece	Required	Not Required
Loons and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill	Required	Not Required
Mountain Waters of the Czech Republic	Required	Not Required
Project Manta	Required	Required
Shark Conservation in Belize	Required	Required
Tagging the Terrapins of the Jersey Shore	Required	Not Required
Whales and Dolphins of the Hebrides	Required	Not Required
Whales of Southern California	Required	Not Required