WANT TO LEARN SCUBA DIVING?
Experience the thrill of scuba diving in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique, with our qualified instructors teaching both RAID and PADI courses. Our handpicked instructors embody the Back to Basics philosophy, combining exceptional teaching skills with a passion for marine life. Ponta do Ouro offers ideal shallow reefs for first-time divers, making it a perfect place to learn.
All courses include full gear, tailor your course to fit your schedule and interests. We provide various RAID-certified courses, including Bubblemaker, Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Course, Dive Master, and Emergency First Response.
Discover Scuba Diving:
(Minimum age: 10 / max. 3h)
Today, do something for the first time; experience the thrill of scuba diving under the supervision of a Dive Professional. You will master some of the basic concepts of diving in the pool and then head off on an open water adventure at our inviting ‘shallow’ housereef. Experience the feeling of weightlessness in a new environment and enjoy the vibrant colors and amazing variety of the Indian Ocean marine life.
The course includes: Theory, 1 pool session and 1 ocean dive.
You won´t receive a qualification after the course but the instructor will fill in a sheet that you keep with you for future references if you decide to take up scuba diving.
Bubblemaker:
(Minimum age: 8 / max. 1,5h)
The PADI Bubblemaker program is for boys and girls age 8 and above. It’s fun, easy and safe. The PADI Bubble maker program is a way for youngsters to join in the family fun of scuba diving or even start a trend!
Children should be OK in the water, but they don’t have to be super swimmers since the maximum depth is only 2m.
Open Water Diver:
(Minimum age: 10 / 4 days)
This is the course you need before moving on to further training. Armed with your Open Water Diver card, this certification is recognized at dive centers worldwide and you will learn to dive safely to a depth of 20m with a buddy (12m for 10 & 11 year olds).
Throughout the course, you’ll learn the theory of scuba diving, extend your knowledge of dive equipment and improve your diving skills.
The course is made up of 5 theory sessions, 5 dive skill sessions in confined water to practice skills and 4 open water dives in the house reef in front of the Dive-center. You will also be asked to complete water skills including a 10-minute float and a 200m swim.
Advanced Diver 35m:
(Minimum age: 15 / 2-5 days)
When you have achieved a minimum of 6 ‘Adventure Dives’, in your own time, you are eligible to be certified as a Advanced Open Water Diver. You can complete these dives either separately or at different times, in different locations or all together over 2 full days accompanied by a Certified Instructor. When booking the full Advanced Course with us, all 6 dives are taken over a 4-day period. This is a great choice if you’re looking to increase your capabilities and gain more experience in different underwater activities.
To certify as a Advanced Open Water Diver, you must take part in the Deep dive and Navigation dive. You can choose 4 of the remaining Adventure dives with your instructor from the following
- Boat Drift
- Fish Identification
- Multilevel and Computer
- Night Dive
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Underwater Photography
Rescue Diver:
This course is a very important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as well as increasing your confidence. The course is ‘performance’ based and involves knowledge development and 5 rescue training sessions (in pool, confined or open water, from shore or boat) plus 4 open water rescue scenarios. During these, you will cover:
- The psychology of rescue
- Preparation for emergencies
- Accident management
- Responding to diver emergencies
- Self-rescue
- Tired diver
- Panicked diver
- Response from shore or boat
- Distressed diver underwater
- Missing diver
- Surfacing the unresponsive diver
- Response at surface and exit
- First aid for pressure related injuries
- Oxygen administration
Before starting module 2 of the Rescue Diver course, it is necessary that you have completed an Emergency First Response course within 24 months.
Divemaster:
The Divemaster course can be completed in a 3 months internship program. The course not only develops the candidate’s diving knowledge to instructor level through independent study and classroom discussions, but also addresses attitudes, judgment, customer service, business and operational challenges. Watermanship and stamina are evaluated together with diving skills, which will be developed to demonstration quality. Candidates will complete a rescue evaluation and underwater mapping exercise as well as
demonstrating their skills in dive planning and leadership. They will also function as an instructional assistant, both in confined and open water.
Completion of this course qualifies the candidate to attend either a Assistant Instructor (AI) course or a Instructor Development Course (IDC) which eventually leads to the certification as a Open Water Scuba Instructor.