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Technical Diving Services Now at Captain Don’s Habitat Bonaire
Not too long ago, TDI published a blog post called “Choosing your Technical Instructor”. The main argument made was, that when choosing any kind of instructor, diving skills and experience matter just as much as instructional skills. The first question one should ask themselves is: “What do I want to learn?” followed by: “Can this person teach me that?”
Tailor made
Instructor preference can be very personal. Still, most divers find themselves at home at Technical Diving Services. Chief instructor and owner Chris is extremely knowledgeable and skilled, and one of the most experienced dive educators in the field. Any course or guided dive done with him is tailored to your personal wishes and needs, carefully designed to help you reach your goals.
Learning the basics from a Technical Instructor
Don’t let the name fool you: Chris is as happy to teach Open Water students as he is to teach Technical divers and instructors. Learning the basics from a “tekky” means: emphasis on good buoyancy and trim from the very beginning, and no certification until both you and the instructor are satisfied and safe.
Special experiences
Bonaire has a lot to offer, and not all of it is common knowledge. Want something special? Let Chris take you to the lesser-known reefs, or enjoy a psychedelic fluorescent night dive. And don’t forget to dive during the ostracod spawning events!
Venturing into the deep
Are you ready to take the next step? Book an Intro to Tech Diving course to brush up your skills, learn to dive with the different rigs or the rig of your choice, get comfortable with helicopter and backwards kicking and shooting lift bags and surface marker buoys from shallower and deeper depths. After finishing you will be more than ready for training in staged decompression diving.
Already a technical diver and looking for a guide? Bonaire has several beautiful deep dives, and Chris will know where to find them. The warm waters and sloping reef make even long decompression stops enjoyable.
No guide needed
Of course TDS can also facilitate your needs as an independent diver. Need sidemount or rebreather tanks? Sofnolime or extendair cartridges? Higher oxygen percentages in your tanks? Clips and hardware? Shearwater computers or Dive Rite equipment? Just come in for a cup of coffee, and Chris will set you up with all your needs.
Take a look at Technical Diving Services to find out more.
Source: www.divenewswire.com
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
with every purchase of a regulator system!
Get a free S270 OCTOPUS with purchase of these combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with A700
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with S620Ti
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with D420
MK25 EVO Din mit S620Ti-X
Get a free R105 OCTOPUS with purchase of the following combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with G260
MK25 EVO or MK17 EVO with S600
SCUBAPRO offers a 30-year first owner warranty on all regulators, with a revision period of two years or 100 dives. All SCUBAPRO regulators are of course certified according to the new European test standard EN250-2014.
Available at participating SCUBAPRO dealers. Promotion may not be available in all regions. Find an authorized SCUBAPRO Dealer at scubapro.com.
More information available on www.scubapro.com.
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