New Certifications This Week

Congratulations to all the students certified at Dive Timor Lorosae this week:-



Georgia
Open Water

Filipe - Open Water

Casey - Open Water

Andrei - Rescue

Ariana - Open Water

Dive Log - Dili Rock East

Vis: 10-15 meters
Temperature: 29 degrees
Current: None

Spotted:

The biggest turtle we have ever seen in East Timor, with a fantastic yellow and black Remora stuck to him

New Certifications this week

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

Louis - Advanced Open Water

Ayako - Open Water

Chelsey - Open Water

Sidney - Open Water

DTL Dive Club

Many thanks to Richard Willan, who gave us a fascinating presentation on Nudibranches. The coloured dots on the skirts as can be seen on the Hypselodoris infucata below are poisonous. Apparently if you lick them, they taste like sulphur, yuck!

Also thier bum is in the middle of thier breathing apparatus. Sometimes macro can be a bit too close!

Not sure how we can top that this month!

Blue Ring Occy

Well this is not a blue ring occy - but was nice enough to sit still for a shot!

Hiding - but i see you!

Blue Ring - No flash(check out the rings) ... double click on the image to enlarge

DTL Dive Club

Don't Forget the DTL Dive Club tonight the 27th at 7pm onwards.

For all you Nudi Nerds (like me) we have a visiting Nudibranch expert and underwater photographer as our guest speaker.

See you there

New Certifications This Week

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




Shae
Open Water

Silvio - Deep Specialty

Eder - Open Water

Dive Log

A great weekends diving up the coast

Vis: 25-30 meters
Temperature: 29 degrees
Current: Strong

Spotted:
Dirt Track - Napoleon Wrasse and Turtle, Fish City
Bob's Rock - Big Turtle
Lone Tree - 12 Bumphead Parrotfish

Quote of the Week

"Now I know why everybody wants to dive, it's so beautiful, like heaven"
- Antonio

Juvi and Antonio finished their Discover Scuba Diving this week with Carlos and really enjoyed themselves. "So many fish, big fish, little fish, different colours, fish everywhere"

And PADI have just announced that as of June, the Open Water Manual will be available in Bahasa, making the Open Water Course much more accessible for East Timorese.

Congratulations to both Juvi and Antonio.

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.

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