Inside the <buddy> section all known data of a certain dive buddy are put into brackets. Any number of <buddy> elements can be given, which describe the different dive buddies of the <owner> of the UDDF file.
<diver>
<address>, <certification>, <contact>, <diveinsurances>, <divepermissions>, <equipment>, <medical>, <notes>, <personal>, <student/>
<uddf version="3.2.0">
<generator>
<!-- description of the program generating the UDDF file -->
</generator>
<mediadata>
<image id="img_linda1">
<objectname>linda1.jpg</objectname>
<!-- image data unknown, <imagedata> omitted therefore -->
</image>
<image id="img_linda2">
<objectname>linda2.jpg</objectname>
<!-- image data unknown, <imagedata> omitted therefore -->
</image>
<video id="video_by_linda_great_barrier_reef">
<objectname>video_by_linda_great_barrier_reef.avi</objectname>
</video>
</mediadata>
<diver>
<owner id="robertpeterroth">
<!-- description of the owner of the UDDF file -->
</owner>
<buddy id="Linda">
<personal>
<firstname>Linda</firstname>
<lastname>Pink</lastname>
<sex>female</sex>
<birthdate>
<datetime>1974</datetime>
</birthdate>
</personal>
<address>
<country>Australia</country>
</address>
<contact>
<language>English</language>
<mobilephone>0321/987654</mobilephone>
<fax>0321/987653</fax>
<email>linda.pink@buddybase.org</email>
</contact>
<equipment>
<!-- listing of Linda's equipment -->
</equipment>
<medical>
<!-- listing of Linda's dive medical examinations - if known -->
</medical>
<education>
<certification>
<level>Gold</level>
<certificatenumber>374650</certificatenumber>
<organisation>CMAS</organisation>
</certification>
</education>
<notes>
<link ref="img_linda1"/>
<link ref="img_linda2"/>
<link ref="video_by_linda_great_barrier_reef"/>
</notes>
</buddy>
<buddy id="Helmut">
<!-- description of buddy Helmut -->
</buddy>
<!-- here can stand more buddy descriptions -->
</diver>
<!-- here more sections -->
</uddf>