SUN DIVER Diving Centres (Mauritius)

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DIVING

SUN DIVER DIVING CENTRE

GENERAL DIVING INFORMATION

Open daily from 8.00 am till 4.00 pm.

Diving Times:
Dive 1: 9.00 (qualified divers)
Dive 2: 12.00 (beginners - qualified)
Dive 3: 14.30 (beginners - qualified , minimum 3 divers on request only)

Resort course:
9.30 (1 pool lesson + 1 sea dive . No certification) cost : Rs 1 500.
No resort courses on Sundays

Note: All bookings must be made 24 hours in advance at the dive centre, or call ext.13.

Courses offered : (International certification)
n    PADI open water diver course: theory classes, 4-5 pool lessons, 4 training dives + 2      pleasure dives, Final written exam.
     Duration 4 to 5 days. Includes equipment, registration, logbook. Rs 9 600.
n    PADI advanced course: 1 deep dive, 1 navigation dive, 3 optional dives.
     Duration 3 days. Includes equipment and registration. Rs 7 050.
n    PADI medic first aid: 1 day course. Includes registration. Rs 3 000.
n    Padi rescue diver course: 4 days long. Includes equipment and registration. Rs 10 100. n    CMAS 1 star diver course: theory, 4-5 pool lessons, 5 sea dives.
     Duration 4-5 days. Include equipment, registration, log-book. Rs 7 250.
n    PADI referral:
     Duration 3 days. Includes equipment, log-book, registration. Rs 6 700.

n Note that PADI courses can be done in french, english, german, and italian.

Diving Rates:

1/ Equipment (BCD, regulator) provided by the diving centre:
n    1 sea dive: Rs 963
n 3 dives package: Rs 2 602
n    6 dives package: Rs 4 930
n    10 dives package: Rs 7 575
n    1 night dive (torch provided): Rs 1 150

2/ Diver using own equipment (BCD, regulator):
n    1 sea dive: Rs 905
n    3 dives pack: Rs 2 429
n    6 dives package: Rs 4 585
n    10 dives package: Rs 7 000
n    No discount on night diving Rs 1 150

Diving Centre staff:
            n Thierry: CMAS/SSI Instructor, Manager, in charge of deep dives.
            n    Jean Marc: PADI instructor, in charge of all PADI courses.
            n    Ken: PADI divemaster.
            n    Giovanni: PADI divemaster, resort course instructor, general diving.
            n    Sunana: boatman.
            n    Fazana: secretary.
            n    Kristelle: secretary

The Boats:
n 1 fibreglass Legend type, 23 ft x 8 ft, 1 x 225 hp Mercury Seating capacity 7.
n 1 fibreglass Hartley type, 27 ft x 10 ft, 2 x 90 hp Mercury Seating capacity 12

All boats are equipped with medic first aid box, life jackets, portable phone, oxygen, drinking water, safety line with buoy.

The Equipment:
1/ Compressors:
A/ 1 Bauer KAP 14, 260 lit/min filling capacity.
B/ 1 Bauer Poseidon, 260 lit/min filling capacity.
C/ 1 Bauer Poseidon, 200 lit/min filling capacity.
2/ General:
30 masks and snorkels
50 pairs of fins, all sizes, full foot
7 pairs of fins, open heel type
25 weight belts, with weights
60 5 mm wetsuits, short leg, long arm
25 stabilizing jackets (BCD)
20 Scubapro MK2-R190, with octopus, inflator, HP gauge
10 US Divers-Spiro club regulators, with HP gauge
30 aluminium diving tanks, K valve, 12 lit
6 diving lamps, 5 underwater torches
3 diving computers, Aladin Pro
8 depth gauges Scubapro.

Diving Sites:
n     Cathedrale: 27 m deep. Is well-known for the beauty of its rock formation. Crayfish, soldier fish, catfish, morays, etc…. rated 4 stars.
n     Serpent: 26 m deep. Is a small reef in the sand. A photographer’s paradise. Abundance of moray eels, scorpion fish, stonefish, soles, shrimps, stingrays, etc…. rated 5 stars.
n     Tug 2: 20 m deep. Small wreck in the sand. Very rich in Stonefish, lionfish, trumpet, big-eyed fish, snappers, surgeons, etc….. rated 3 stars.
n     Park-Keiser: 33 m - 40 m deep. A wreck close by a small reef. Batfish, porcupine fish, big snappers, schools of squirrel fish, etc… rated 3 stars.
n     Suisse: 25 m deep. Is a reef with a lot of small holes and 2 arches. Nice landscape. rated 3 stars.
n     and many more such as: Manioc (42 m), Canyon (33 m), l’Eveille (28 m), Bambou (30 m), Aquarium (18 m), Madras (60 m), L’herbe (48 m), Pat (28 m), etc….

Note that maximum depth are mentioned here.

General Rules:

n All qualified divers are requested to produce their certification card and logbook for proof of qualification and experience prior to going on a dive.

n In case a diver has a certification card and no logbook, he will be required to make a check-out dive in the pool or on a shallow dive, depending on his certification level.

n A diver who has not dived within a year will be requested to make a refresher dive in the pool, prior to going out at sea.

n All divers or beginners are requested to fill in an Indemnity and Release form, as well as a Medical statement.

n In case of any previous diving accident, or surgery, or any medical history concerning asthma, heart problems, diabetes, etc…. the diver may be required to have a medical certificate from a diving doctor, stating that he is fit for diving.

n It will be at the discretion of the instructor to decide whether a diver can dive on deeper sites or not.

n Note that in any case, it will be for the diving instructor to make the final decision, whether a diver is fit or not to take part in any diving activities.

n Note that the minimum age for diving activities is 12 years old, as defined in the PADI standards.

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