Learning how to scuba dive!

Courses

In the top, you see the overview of TDI - SDI courses you can take.

Prices

#	Item	Agency	Price (in PHP)
1	Fun Dive from the shore - own equipment	-	1150
2	Fun Dive from the shore with equipment	-	1400
3	Scuba Discovery (3 hours)	SDI	3500
4	Open Water Scuba Diver Course (dive theory - pool sessions - 4 dives - 3 days)	SDI	21000
5	Advanced Adventure Diver Course (5 dives - 2 days)	SDI	19500
6	Rescue Diver Course	SDI	23500
8	SDI Divemaster Course	SDI	Ask us for a quote
9	Deep Diver (3 dives - 2 days)	SDI	11500
10	Night / Limited Visibility Diver Course (3 dives - 3 evenings)	SDI	11500
15	Nitrox diver (dive theory - 1 dive)	TDI	9500
15	Sidemount	SDI
7	Emergency Response Diving Course (ERD I)	SDI	7500

Please for inquiry or booking, please contact us here.

Scuba agencies

SDI - TDI is an upcoming worldwide recognised dive agency. They started as TDI, which are a group of Technical and thus more advanced instructors. The SDI training standards are similar to PADI and SSI. SDI - TDI is a member of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC) and thus SDI - TDI certificates are recognised worldwide.

More info about SDI - TDI, we can find on the SDI - TDI website.

PADI is the biggest and most known dive agency in the world. All there certificates are worldwide recognised, the training standards are worldwide same in all PADI dive shops. This should be for sure anywhere, even a lot though can be dependent of your instructor. In all agencies we can have very good, caring and responsible instructors and less responsible. Sometimes it is good to check some reviews from other people. PADI certificates are recognised worldwide by most dive shops.

More info about PADI, we can find on the PADI website.

CMAS is one of the bigger agencies formed by Jean Jacques Cousteau, a famous adventurer. Training standards are quite high, though entry levels are more moderate to compete with PADI. CMAS usually works with head federations per country. Then every country has lot of dive clubs who are members with their national CMAS bureau. A lot of CMAS instructors are volunteers and do not instruct as a profession to make money. CMAS certificates are recognised worldwide by most dive shops.

More info about IFDI, we can find on the CMAS website.

SSI (Scuba Schools International) is a bigger international agency, similar to PADI. ourse standards are almost equal to PADI standards. SSI certificates are recognised worldwide by most dive shops.

More info about SSI, we can find on the SSI website.

NAUI is an international dive agency and stands for the National Association of Underwater Instructors.

Click the logo for more info about NAUI or visit the NAUI website here.

IFDI is a small PADI spinoff, created by an ex PADI instructor. Course standards follow standards of the main scuba dive agencies. Mostly your instructor will follow the course standards of the agency where he is at instructor level. IFDI cerifications are cheaper than PADI, because you do not need to buy books and study materials yourself. You can borrow those from the dive shop, your instructor or your friend. IFDI certificates are recognised worldwide by most dive shops.

More info about IFDI, we can find on the IFDI website.

Model Briefing for scuba diving

Briefing

A good briefing is short and good and deals with next 4 points:

1. Introduction

Check your fellow diver's dive record: license, club stamp, medical examination, depth restriction?

Introduce yourself and ask your fellow diver to do the same:

certification (can we dive together?)
maximum allowed depth
diving experience (fresh water, salt water, visibilty, current, tides, ...)
when was their last dive, if successive dive: depth, dive time, penalty time i.e. Residual Nitrogen Time (RNT)
specific problems (ears, sinuses, medication, past problems, ...)
meteo: has everyone dived under the same conditions?
material functional: full tank, adjusted lead, computer, torch charged, ...
no scheduled air travel after the dive

2. Safety / security

repeat dive signs
reporting half pressure and reserve
loss procedure, some with poor visibility, some with a lot of current
safety features:
- emergency number and location of the telephone
- spare tank
- oxygen tank
- First-aid kit
- car (key), nearest hospital, decompression chamber
- dive manager
- correct location of the dive site
Use of buddyline?
local regulations?

3. About the dive itself

Dive site:

visibility, temperature
current
soil profile
what to see, fauna, flora

Dive Plan:

time to enter the water
which compass direction do we take? (orientation)
What max depth do we agree on?
When do we start ascending?
How do we ascend (follow soil profile) and at what speed?
Do we make safety stops? At what depth?
Do we have enough air to make this dive?
We end the dive if someone: reaches the reserve, reaches the no-stop time, reaches the dive time, in the event of an incident, cold or if the dive is no longer comfortable

Development of the dive:

Meeting point
Entering the water (where, sequence, procedure)
Descend (sequence, when, which sign, where, how, what in case of problems)
Bottom (how behave once down? E.g. close to each other)
Ascent (by sign, speed, sequence)
Complete safety stops or decompression stops
Get out of the water (where, sequence)

4. Buddy check (final checks)

Each diver briefly explains how his equipment works. Check:

enough pressure on the tank, tank open?
operation of the jacket + connection inflator?
operation of the release valves
weight belt, release lead?
Explain dive computers
You bring everything? mask, fins, snorkel, knife, dive light, gloves
Set compass

During the dive

Check regularly whether your fellow divers have no problems (ears?), whether they are following, whether they are keeping the agreements, ...

Debriefing

Thank your fellow divers for the dive.

Briefly discuss the dive:

positive and negative situations during the dive
sights, fauna, flora, ...
incidents (accidents)

State the safety rules to be respected:

no free dive for the next 3 hours
no strenuous efforts after the dive
no-fly time