Showing posts with label Diver Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diver Education. Show all posts

Monday, June 8, 2009

Digital Underwater Photography
















You can do Digital Underwater Photography as part of the Advanced Open Water course. Or if you are really keen, there is the Digital Underwater Photography Specialty.

You can also hire a camera from Dive Timor Lorosae for $20 a day and take pictures of all the interesting things you see including your buddy.

Here are some of Jennifers, Guilherme''s and Gustavos first attempts:-





















Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Seal Team Is Here!


The PADI Seal Team is for young divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by doing exciting scuba AquaMissions.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut? These are AquaMissions that introduce you to navigation, buoyancy, underwater photography, environmental awareness and more.

Here's your chance to do some cool stuff in the pool, meet friends and share in the adventure of the underwater world.

The Fun Part

The best part of the Specialty AquaMissions is they reinforce save diving skills while the kids are having fun. PADI Seals get to sample a wide variety of dives.

In addition, it provides parents with a structured program that lets their children develop skills, learn about the aquatic environment and have a lot of good, clean fun. This is also an excellent way to introduce kids to scuba diving prior to full Open Water Diver certification.

What You Learn

The PADI Seal Team program is broken into two parts.

Part one, AquaMissions 1 - 5, teaches kids the basics of diving - things like buoyancy control, mask clearing, regulator recovery, etc.

After building a solid foundation of scuba skills, kids move on to part two. Part two is full of specialty AquaMissions

PADI Seal Team

  • Helps children learn responsibility
  • Teaches children about the aquatic environment
  • Is a fun pool-only experience
  • Is conducted by certified, trained PADI Professionals

The Scuba Gear You Use

Children use all the basic scuba gear, which is made for their size and stature.


PADI Seal Team Crew Pak

The Learning Materials You Need

Calling all Seal Team recruits: The Seal Team crewpak includes everything a PADI Seal Team member needs to prepare for their AquaMissions. Video on DVD? Check! Activity book? Check! Log book pages? Check! You are now cleared for an underwater adventure

Call Dive Timor to book your first AquaMission for your kids

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Advanced Diver Course

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is an introduction into new types of diving adventures. It's focus is to increase your level of confidence in diving by conducting new skills and mastering old ones.


5 different dives are needed to complete this certifictaion


Deep and Navigation are required and then another 3 can be chosen from the vast list. The most popular being Night diver, Naturalist and Under Water Photographer.


There is a chapter to be reviewed before each dive and a few questions to be answered. The 5 dives can be spread out over a weekend or a month. Leaving the flexibility of how you complete the course up to you.



All dives are conducted with one of our professional trained PADI instructors so why not join in a course today?

Sunday, December 7, 2008

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