This is a certification
course in snorkeling and breath-hold diving. Upon successful completion of
this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water
breath-hold diving activities without supervision, provided the diving
activities and the areas dived approximate those of training. The course
is designed to:
Develop skin diving skills for
swimmers and scuba divers.
Afford non-scuba divers the
opportunity for diving related training.
Provide preparatory training for
scuba diving.
Course Requirements
Minimum age is 12 years for Skin Diver
certification. Junior Skin Diver certification is allowed for ages 8 to 12.
No diver certification required for
the Skin Diver Course.
Student must be able to swim. A
swimming evaluation will be conducted prior to commencement of the course.
Student must be certified as
physically fit to engage in diving activities by his or her doctor. The
medical statement form must be completed upon enrollment for this course.
Course Fee
Registration
& Administration
Student
registration
RM
55.00
Administrative
fees
RM
30.00
Course
Material
Mastering
Breath-Hold Diving Textbook
RM
119.80
Student
guide
RM
5.00
Diver
Training and Recreational Logbook
RM
18.00
Student
Record Folder
RM
4.00
Skin
Diver Certificate Packet*
RM
59.00
Nylon
Zippered Bag
RM
27.80
Instructors
Professional Fees
Academic
(6 hours x RM 5.00)
RM
30.00
Confined
Water Training (5 hours x RM 8.00)
RM
40.00
Open
Water Training Dives(5 dives x RM 20.00)
RM
100.00
Student
Equipment
Mask
and Snorkel Set
RM
90.00
Full
Foot Fins
RM
112.50
Equipment
Rental
Vest
(RM 10.00 x 2 days)
RM
20.00
Boat
Hire
Island
Transfer (2-way)
RM
80.00
Diving
Activities (5 dives x RM 25.00)
RM
125.00
Meals
and Lodging
2
nights (RM 70.00 per night x 2 nights) (full board)
Student
Material
Please bring a note pad and a pencil for note taking.
Equipment
1. Equipment provided by the instructor for the duration of the course is listed
in the following table:
Description
Quantity
Floatation
Devices
As
Required
Snorkeling Vest
1
Nylon Weight
Belt w/ Quick Release Buckle
1
Lead Weights
As
required
2. Equipment included in the course fee as part of student equipment are:
Description
Quantity
Diving Mask
1
Snorkel
1
Full Foot Fins
1
3. Equipment not provided in the course
are:
Description
Wetsuit*
Gloves
* The student may choose to purchase or rent
these items. These items is not provided as there are price difference between
smaller and larger suits, sizes are limited some students may not fit in the
rental wetsuit. To prevent inconvenience to students this item is omitted from
the list.
Academic
Duration
Estimated classroom time in the academic part of the course is
approximately 6 hours. This includes presentations on the fundamentals of
diving sciences, introduction to equipment, environmental aspects of
diving, dive planning, diving safety, and diving related activities.
Confined water
training: Practical application
of the basic skills requires not less than 5 water hours. This includes
demonstration and practice on basic diving skills, emergency procedures,
and techniques on assist and rescues. These sessions is conducted in the
shallow and warm crystal water at the beach.
Open water
dives Minimum
number of open water dives required for the completion of the course is
five. The open water dives allows re-practice of the skills learned during
the confined water sessions and its applications in the actual diving
conditions. All open water dives must take place during daylight hours.
Location This student guide is
applicable for Redang and Perhentian Island only.
Accommodation Number of students per
room is between two to four (depends on availability of room). All rooms
is equipped with two double-deckers, air-conditioned and attached
bathroom.
Meals
Three
meals is served daily with a tea break in the late afternoon. Unlimited
flow of cold and hot drinks is available - self serviced.
Rooms are in a tropical long house setting
with beach frontage.
Meals are on buffet of local cuisine.
Ratios I normally will not take more
than six students on any course I conducted. There is no minimum number. I will
be happy to teach even if there is only one student.
