Can I begin my PADI Open
Water Diver course at home to save time while I’m on holiday?
How long after arrival can I start diving?
Can my children learn to dive?
I wear contact lenses - is this a problem?
What equipment should I take?
Can I get a 10 or 15 litre
tank?
Do I have to dive with a guide?
What are the rules associated with flying and diving/diving
and flying?
Why do I have to pay additional insurance locally for diving
in Eilat & Taba?
Where can I find further information and advice?
Can I begin my PADI Open
Water Diver course at home to save time while I’m on holiday?
Yes you can. We would be happy to put you in touch with a reputable dive
centre in your local area in order for you to undertake the pool dives and
knowledge development before you travel. (You will pay your local dive centre
separately for this). The Open Water Diver Referral course allows you to
complete your open water dives in resort.
How long after arrival can I start diving?
Diving will commence the day after arrival (except
Waterworld in Taba where it is 2 days after arrival) unless you would like
to have that day at leisure. Please advise your preference at the time of
booking.
Can my children learn to dive?
8 - 10 year olds can have an introduction to the art of breathing underwater. A
qualified instructor will introduce your kids to the coral reefs and fish
life in the shallow waters of the Red Sea, at a maximum depth of 2 metres.
Children aged 10 - 15 years old can take a Junior Open Water Diver course
following exactly the same format as the adult course. Maximum depth is 12
metres for 10 - 12 year olds.
I wear contact lenses - is this a problem?
Not at all - in this case you have the option of closing your eyes during
mask removal exercises, or not wearing your contact lenses at all, in which
case you could choose to purchase an optically corrected mask.
What equipment should I take?
For your own comfort and safety if you have your own diving kit we recommend
you take it. Please ensure not to exceed your maximum baggage allowance.
You may wish to leave non-essential bulky items at home. All entry level
courses include full equipment.
Equipment included in other courses
varies at different dive centres so please see the relevant page in this
brochure or ask for further details. Packages for qualified divers include
tanks, weights and air unless stated otherwise.
Can I get a 10 or 15 litre
tank?
Most dive centres will be able to provide these. There would normally be
a small charge payable locally for 15 litre tanks.
Do I have to dive with a guide?
In most resorts you will be required to dive with a
guide for your first dive at least. After this it will be at the discretion
of your guide (who is responsible for your safety) to decide whether you
may dive with your buddy.
What are the rules associated with flying and diving/diving
and flying?
Diving after flying does not generally cause any reason for concern however,
there are considerations associated with flying after diving. Any danger’s
come from excess nitrogen in our body’s tissues from breathing compressed
air at depth. For this reason, to avoid the risk of decompression sickness
we recommend that you do not fly for a minimum of 24 hours after your last
dive.
Why do I have to pay additional insurance locally for diving
in Eilat & Taba?
In addition to your holiday insurance, which must sufficiently cover you for
diving, in Eilat and at Aquasport Taba a further insurance must be purchased
according to local diving law. This covers any
emergency medical treatment that may be required in the unlikely event of
a diving accident.
Where can I find further information and advice?
Diving Organisations
PADI
Phone:
0117 300 7234
website: www.padi.co.uk
email: general@padi.co.uk
BSAC
Phone: 0151 350 6200
website: www.bsac.co.uk
email: postmaster@bsac.com
TDI
Phone: 0777 379 7335
website: www.tdisdi.com
email: tdisdi-uk@oceandive.dk
Medical
E-med
Phone:
020 7806 4028
website: www.e-med.co.uk
email: doctor@e-med.co.uk
Diving
Guide Books
Lonely Planet
Phone:
020 7841 9000
website: www.lonelyplanet.com
email go@lonelyplanet.co.uk
New
Holland
Phone: 020 7724 7773
website: www.newhollandpublishers.com
email: sales@nhpub.co.uk |
