Education

Gio and his professional team of four instructors and the newly built dive centre offer you the same comfort and luxury as the rest of the island. The classroom is fully air conditioned and equipped with a modern TV DVD set and all standard PADI teaching materials. Generally small classes, learning at your own pace, and, if you prefer, the one or the other lesson on the deck of the bar turns education into a lot of fun. Even nature contributes to a fun and safe learning environment with a perfect lagoon for beginner courses.

The water is warm, calm, shallow and full of colourful fish. The bottom is of the softest sand, the patience of your dive professional unlimited and on top, the sun is shining. After gaining confidence in the shallow and calm water, it is only s short swim and at the house reef, you are able to enjoy what diving in the Maldives is all about: more beautiful fish, nice corals and probably a turtle or more.

All teaching materials and dive courses are available in English, German, French, Dutch and Italian.

Before participation in any experience program or dive course, every student must complete a detailed medical questionnaire. Only if of the questions is answered with "yes" a medical certificate, which allows the participation in dive activities without any restriction, is mandatory. The certificate has to be stamped and signed, but not by the student himself.

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These following dive courses and experience programs begin every day (on request):

Bubble Maker
A fun opportunity for children to try scuba in water shallower than 2 meters.
Age: 8 and 9 years old.

Discover Scuba (DS)
Introductory dive in shallow water for people who love being in the water and who want to try how it is to breath independently underwater. Minimum age: 10 years.

Discover Scuba Diving (DSD)
This is a fantastic opportunity to dive without completing a whole course. An instructor supervises directly this open water reef dive limited to a maximum depth of 12m. You must complete the introductory dive (DS) before going on a DSD. After completing a Discover Scuba Diving program, you can make more guided dives to 12m or decide to start a beginner course and this dive will be credited.

PADI Scuba Diver (PSD)
This internationally recognized course over 2 ½ days is just perfect for people who love to learn to dive but do not want to spend too much time studying and in the classroom. Afterwards you are able to dive anywhere in the world under the direct supervision of a dive professional to maximum 12m. Anytime later, you could upgrade the Scuba Diver to an Open Water diver certificate by completing only the second half of the Open Water Diver course. Minimum age: 10 years.

PADI Open Water Diver (OWD)
After completion of this internationally recognized course you will be able to dive anywhere in the world and to plan and conduct dives independently. The course lasts 4 ½ days and will be valid for life.
Minimum age: 10 years.
The PADI Open Water Diver certification is a prerequisite for all continuing education courses.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)
This 2 ½ days course is designed to improve and refine the diving skills of already certified divers under professional guidance. The course includes 5 specialty dives such as UW-Navigation, Deep Dive, UW-Naturalist, Drift Dive, Night Dive, UW-Photography – just to name a few.

Emergency First Response (EFR)
The EFR course, a 1 – 1 ½-day medic first aid program, is a prerequisite for Rescue Diver certification. It is also internationally recognized as a valid first aid qualification by non-diving organizations.

Rescue Diver (RD)
In the 3-4 days Rescue course the students learn not only to help themselves with self-rescue skills but also to prevent, solve and assist other diver's problems in and out of the water. This increases not least their own self-confidence.

Divemaster Course (DM)
The divemaster rating is the first professional level. It qualifies a diver to assume responsibility for other divers and work in dive centers. The course lasts 3 - 5 weeks.

Specialty Courses
Specialty courses are for divers who want to widen their horizons and get more information in certain aspects of diving related topics without becoming a professional. These courses are all about detailed knowledge in a special area of diving and fun and are held over 1 to 4 days:

• PPB Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Drift Diver
• U/W Photographer
• U/W Naturalist
• Night Diver
• Manta Distinctive Specialty Diver
• Shark Distinctive Specialty Diver
• Turtle Distinctive Specialty Diver
• Enriched Air Diver - NITROX
• Digital Underwater Photography