Instructor Crossovers

If you are already a recreational diving instructor have you thought about expanding your teaching base?

At Dive-In Larnaca in Cyprus we run courses to cross over existing recreational diving instructors to all the following agencies:-

• Scuba Diving International (SDI)
• Technical Diving International (TDI)
• Divers Alert Network (DAN)
• PADI TecRec 

The requirements for each of the Agencies are as follows:-

SDI Open Water Instructor
Be a current certified Open Water Instructor with a recognised agency and not have any outstanding ethical issues or standards violation.

The Instructor candidate needs to complete the online familiarisation course which goes through  SDI standards, Instructor guide and SDI Open Water materials - it doesn't tell you "How To Teach Scuba" - you already know that!

SDI will also cross over 5 of your recreational specialities to equivalent SDI specialities at no extra charge.

TDI Instructor
The TDI Instructor framework is thorough in that it requires you to accumulate certifications at your current level before progressing to the next level - this ensures that TDI Instructors have a good solid grounding before moving onto the next level. TDI also require all their instructors to have completed the user level course too.

Most Open Water Instructors crossover at the TDI Nitrox level and then having successfully certified 10 Nitrox students (of any agency) then can start thinking about becoming an Advanced Nitrox Instructor etc

DAN Instructor
Most divers know DAN in the context of diving insurance providers. What they may not also know is that DAN offer a range of diving related training courses such as Oxygen Provider, Neurological Assessment, Hazardous Marine Life etc - there are currently 9 different courses. At Dive-In Larnaca we provide courses in user level of these courses as well as Instructor Levels. To become a DAN Instructor you must be a DAN Member ie hold DAN insurance and be an Active Scuba Diver Instructor (Divemaster is acceptable for some courses). DAN have recently opened up their courses to online study (D-Learning) also.

PADI (DSAT) Tec Rec
At Dive-In Larnaca we have our own in-house TecRec Instructor Trainer. To start any TecRec Instructor course you need to be a current PADI Open Water Instructor, a Nitrox Instructor and a Deep Instructor and before you can be certified you need to be a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (there are also additional pre- and post course requisites). You can sign up for a PADI Tec instructor who can teach Tec40, PADI Tec Deep Instructor and teach up to Tec50 or Tec Trimix.

All of the above courses add to your value as a Diving Instructor and make you more employable.
For further details contact Chris or Sheri on larnaca@dive-in.com.cy or visit www.dive-in.com.cy

Enhanced Learning Credits

If you are coming to the end of your military career and are looking for a new career in the sun, Dive-In Larnaca can help you train to become a Diving Instructor by using your ELC and resettlement grants. You will then have a new qualification which is recognised the world over. This couple came to us last year, They were already experienced divers and BSAC Instructors and we helped them expand their diving qualifications which enabled them to open their own dive centre in Tulum, Mexico.
They really are living proof that you can change careers and live the dream live in the sun. For more information about using your ELCs to become a diving instructor contact us at larnaca@dive-in.com.cy or call us on +357 24 627 469 and start planning your dream job.

Ex-Navy couple open dive centre in Tulum Mexico

PADI Advanced Open Water

The 2015 season is starting to pick up, in early February our new instructors Darren and Dan completed our first PADI courses of the year with a PADI Drysuit speciality course and a PADI Open water course respectively.

Dan's student enjoyed his course so much he has already booked onto his PADI Advanced Open Water Course. During that course he will get 3 dives in the shallow bays of Protaras; mastering his buoyancy with the Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive; getting more practice with his underwater compass on his Underwater Navigation Dive; learning more about our local marine life including vertebrates, invertebrates and plant life with a Underwater Naturalist Dive. 

 

Then he will be doing  2 dives on the wreck of the world famous Zenobia completing his Deep Dive where we have a look at the changes in colour at depth and the effect of diving deeper on your air consumption, and finally the Wreck Dive in which we identify the hazards on the outside of a wreck and navigate along the wreck back to a shot line. You can book today on any of these courses or many more by contacting us at larnaca@dive-in.com.cy or visit our website at Dive-In Larnaca

SDI Nitrox

We recently completed a SDI Computer Nitrox course for one of our customers, and at just 99€ you'd be mad not to book yourself on this course in the future. With longer bottom times, shorter surface intervals among the many benefits of diving Nitrox you can have some great times diving with us out on the Zenobia. Through SDI's on-line training program,  you can complete most of the required academic study in the comfort and convenience of your home or office. When you have done the self-study portion of the course, you will come to Dive-In Larnaca and meet with your SDI Instructor to review your final exam and to take part in a  brief practical application session. Here you will get hands-on experience with oxygen analysers, Nitrox dive computers, gas logging sheets and tank labelling. You can get started now on this course or many more by contacting us at larnaca@dive-in.com.cy or visiting Dive-In Larnaca.

 

 

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Our new bigger boat that can hold up to 15 people is almost ready to get into the water. The guys have recently been up to the dry dock to put the final touches of antifoul on. Now in the Marina awaiting final inspection. We are all excited to see her in the water for trips to Zenobia and beyond! You don't need to wait for our new boat, we are still running daily trips to the Zenobia, so book today by contacting us at larnaca@dive-in.com.cy.

TillyTec Torches

We have long been fans of TillyTec modular torches as they come either with umbilicals and Goodman handles or as hand held torches. Several different heads are available, with 2 different battery sizes - depending just how much burntime you need. They also do a great little back up/recreational torch (MPL series) .
Contact us at larnaca@dive-in.com.cy for more details.

2014 Season

We can't believe that the 2014 season has gone so quickly and that we haven't updated this blog for so long - hopefully you have been following us on Facebook to see what we have been up to this year. It has been a fun year with lots of PADI, SDI and TDI certs, from Open Water to TDI Advanced Trimix CCR.

We are looking forward to 2015 and have just had 2 new L+W compressors installed to make our gas filling even more efficient. The 2 new 300ES II replace our previous 280S compressors. We took delivery last week and have started using them straight away and look forward to them being used in tandem next season.

Out with the old, in with the new

Chris and his new L+W compressors