Xmas Day

It's pretty cool to be in the tropics and completing your PADI Open Water Course on Christmas Day. Congratulations Till!

Till & Marianne - Photo by Hillman

The rest of the day was spent chilling out on the beach with a BBQ, beer and sun. Beats the snow any day!

Till, Torgrim, Luis & Nicole - Photo by Hilman

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new students certified at Dive Timor this week

Adam - Deep Speciality

Antonio - Open Water

JB
Night Specialty
Search & Recovery Specialty
Rescue Diver

Christmas and 5 Star party

Our Christmas and 5 Star party was a great success. With over 120 people turning up during the night to help Dive Timor celebrate another great year of diving in one of the worlds newest dive destinations.

For the lucky 20 that signed up for courses during the night, they will all recieve 10% discount!!!

For those that missed out dont worry a monthly party will be set up in the start of 09 to allow the diving community of Timor get together and find new buddies and discuss new or old dive sites.

Monthly photo competions will also be held with prizes being offered.

Once again DTL thanks all the divers and friends that helped make this end of year party one to remember and stay posted for news of the next one!

Merry Christmas to all and have a safe new year

The Year is nearly at and end!

2008 has nearly come to an end. And what a year it has been!

DTL would like to thank all that came to visit us in Timor and wish all the best for the coming new year.

This year has seen some new additions to the Dive Centre, from our new dive mini buses, new guest rooms and also the centre becoming the First PADI 5 star dive centre in TImor. Once again proving that DTL sets the standard for diving in East Timor.

Once again all the best and hope to see you at the XMAS party tomorrow night.

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new divers certified at Dive Timor this week:

Manuel - Open Water

Carol - Open Water

Carlos
Open Water

Mirel

Advanced Open Water

Jason -Open Water

Margarida

Open Water

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new divers certified at Dive Timor this week



Yasuko
Advanced Open Water

JB - Navigation Speciality

Akin

Open Water

Divers help us celerbrate

Dive TImor is having a Christmas party and a party to celerbrate our 5 star PADI dive centre rating.

All divers in TImor are welcome to come help make it a night to remember.

When : 16th December
Time: 6pm till late
Where: DIve Timor and Castaway Bar

10% discount on Open Water courses (so bring a friend)

Emergency First Response (EFR)

Why Emergency First Response?

Emergency First Response (EFR) is the fastest-growing international CPR, Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid training organization. Dedicated to training the lay rescuer, EFR courses encompasses adult, child and infant CPR skills, provides AED and First Aid training, and feature an outstanding First Aid at Work component. The company’s award-winning programs and state-of-the-art training materials make it a favorite among divers around the world.

Many divers take the Emergency First Response courses to meet program prerequisites, such as PADI Rescue Diver, or as preparation for becoming a PADI Divemaster. However, most have also found the EFR program to be important in every day life. They have taken a significant step in emergency preparedness, and feel confident that they can provide care should an emergency situation arise.

The Emergency First Response program meets requirements for CPR and First Aid in the workplace (OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151), and incorporates the latest procedures for emergency patient care. Other organizations that recognize EFR as meeting their requirements are United States Coast Guard, The Boy Scouts of America, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), to name a few.

What do I need to start?
No dive certification required
No minimum age limit

What will I do?
The course incorporates independent study to prepare you for a classroom and hands-on skill development session with your instructor. You will learn the same patient care techniques used by medical professionals, but at a lay person level.

How long will it take?
Depending on the amount of independent study and the class size, the Primary Care and Secondary Care courses may be completed in as little as four hours to six hours

What will I need?

Participant Manual (can get form DIve Timor)
Participant Video (VHS or DVD). (can get form DIve Timor

Where can I go from here?

Come into Dive Timor's office to register or discuss a shedule or email efr@divetimor.com

5 Star PADI dive centre

Congratulations all current and previous Dive Timor Staff, clients and friends.

After setting up Timor’s first Dive Centre in 2000 and becoming a PADI dive centre in 2002 – Dive Timor Lorosae has continued to set the standard for dive excellence in East Timor and become Timor’s first and only PADI 5 Star dive centre.

Amongst other things DTL had to show a continued growth and achieve various international standards associated with education, sales and professionalism.

We at DTL would like to thank everyone that has been part of the team, took a dive, done a course, had a beer and enjoyed the magic that is DIVING IN EAST TIMOR….

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new divers certified at Dive Timor this week

Alex - Open Water

Paula - Open Water

Margarida - Open Water

Joao - Open Water

OP 3x3 Waterproof LED Flashlight

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A durable aluminum and anodized frame backed by a tri-lens reflector with a 6 degree beam angle and tempered glass lens light up anything in your path. A double sealed mechanical switch and 8 hour burn time gives intense light dispersion to a max depth of 650 feet.

• Tempered glass lens with Fresnel dome allows more unfiltered light

• Double sealed mechanical switch with Security Lock

• Tri-lens reflector with a 6 degree beam angle

• Minimum 8 hour full power burn time with diminishing output for up to 40 hours

• 10,000 hour lifespan LED bulbs

• Max Operating Depth: 650 ft / 200 meters

• Double O-Ring Seals

• 300 lumens / 5500 degrees kelvin

Last Week in November

The last week in November has been a busy one. With the wet season just around the corner many divers took to the water this week and did not get disappointed.


We also saw a variety of tourists in Timor as well. 2 OW students from Singapore and UK. Divers from Singapore, a dutch instructor couple and tourist from Portugal and the USA.





They were treated to 10 mins playtime with the return of the curious dugong at Secret Garden. A yellow pipehorse at Sandy Bottom, a white seahorse and a white rhinopius at Scary Crab, plus leaf scorpionfish at both Dili rock and Scary Crab.



For those that are still in Timor dont miss the the last weeks of the dry season but for those that are coming in January we can still look forward to the muck diving season and all the critters that emerge.









Hope to see you all soon

Curious Kids

The kids at Behau village are always fascinated whenever we dive there. I think that they think we suck at fishing as we put all this gear on and dissappear for an hour, yet never come up with any fish!

Whenever the fish books come out though we get a captive audience!

Shane & Natasha - AOW Naturalist at Behau Village

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new divers certified at Dive Timor this week

Daniel - Rescue Diver

Tarrant - Open Water

Paulo
Recue Diver

Gayle - Open Water

JB

Shore Dive distinctive Specialty

Scary Crab is a Happening Place

Lots Happening At The moment at Scary Crab, Saw a Dugong feeding in the shallows, Spotted Some Allied Cowries, Two Green Leaf Scorpionfishes and Of course the now resident Lacy Scorpionfish... Be careful though, on the grassy Patch there is one mean Clark's Anemone Fish, attacked me twice today on the head, bit me several times on my hoodie... :)

A good sighting was also some Green Whip Coral Shrimps.

Be aware at Dili Rock as there are many Yellow Margin triggerfishes gaurding nests at the moment... Keep Low and well clear.

Night Dives at Dili Rock have been Especially eventful with many Pleurobranches being spotted as well as a Spanish Dancer.

Brownbanded Pipefish are a Regular now too, right at the start of the dive

Alot of tension going on, Spotted a Red reef Lobster defend its territory against a Scorpiofish... Red Reef Lobster 1 - Scorpionfish -0.

Sunday Dives

Sunday brought around the return (or at least spoting) of seahorses at Scary Crab. As we approach the start of the wet (still a month really away) we will get some amazing critter dives in the lower vis.

Yet right now vis is still high. Once again the group of squid at K41 are still dancing around just left of the entry and Turtles have been spotted at Marble Rock.

New Certifications this week

Congratulations to all the new divers who have been certified at Dive Timor Lorosae this week

Keiren
Scuba Diver

Raymond
Scuba Diver

Mike - Scuba Diver

Necesio
Advanced Open Water

Miriam - Deep Specialty

JB

Deep & PPB Specialty

Natacha
Advanced Open Water