Actually you should ask for their license as confirmation but be smart,ask in a way that wont offend them. but most the time if you call resort/dive shop to arrange course, it will be definitely a instructor who will conduct the course itself.

after all, scuba diving industry is about reputations.

Yes Divemaster is like a 1 level before the Instructor (PADI, SDI, NAUI, etc etc). Of course there is also another Assistant Instructor level if you want to add it in.

Only Instructors can certify.

Yes you have the right to request for the License info.

I guess, it is better to check with your diver friends who is a "Good" instructor.

I know many "strict" instructors if you need

Strict as in, if you are not "good" enough, they will NOT pass (certify) you.

However there are also many instructors out there who will certify you regardless whether you are up to par or not.

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Added on September 7, 2009, 11:29 amSorry, didn't get a chance to say hi to you. I was in Redang the day you checked out.

I am glad that you enjoyed your trip, and got your certification.

You can always come back to Redang to visit


On another note:

I went with my friend on his discovery dive just 3 days ago, at the big rock where you did your confine water (Redang house reef), guess what the "Lucky bugger" saw on his first dive (discovery), we saw a 1.5 feet turtle and a school of black baby tip sharks (3 of them!).

I guess he would be back for his certification

This post has been edited by eric_tan: Sep 7 2009, 11:29 AM

Of course I will find a way to ask for their license number & yet not to offend them.

Actually in my opinion, we have the rights to ask them to show their license number or certification as a confirmation. This is to make sure we are learning from qualified & certified instructor. Not some cha-pa-lang so called instructors.




I guess I'll go with semi-strict instructors. At least I know where I went wrong underwater.

couldnt agree less! i think semi strict DIs are the best. my frens got a really really strict DI and after attending their first confine pool training, they dreaded to go for the second time.. sigh!

don't worry about offending them. you have every right to ask for their certification card.
anybody can claim to be an instructor, but ask for their instructor card to be sure. if they refuse just walk away. no point on taking up the course with him/her if they can't even produce their card. But the good news is that most dive centres display their certificates openly when you visit them. So the chances of you running into a bogus instructor is kinda low.
One more thing is that make sure that the instructor did renew their membership. PADI used to have a system of stickers that attach onto the certification card but that has been discontinued. The next best way to to ask them to print their status from the PADI members site.

Or you can go to PADI Pro Chek and key in their member number to verify their active status.
Non teaching status instructors cannot certify divers.

This post has been edited by kimseng: Sep 11 2009, 12:19 AM

Mabul / Sipadan 4 days / 3 nights = RM1,490 ( target date 25-28 Dec 2009 )
flight tix = RM451
lesen = RM890

Total = RM 2831

I wanted to know is it this price oke ? I wanted to compare on the same destination wether can get cheaper or not since flight tix on selected date quite expensive . I need your opinion sifu sifu diver here . TQ .

may i know which centre??

today i called sipadan scuba,big john & scuba-junkie for 5D4n trips.. not even 2k

air ticket are expensive after 15th of Nov.

i think it's quite expensive ! wat resort is that?

BIG JOHN
Course :RM 850 3D2N
Leisure Dive 3x : RM 250 per trip (exclude equipment rental, i suppose)
Taxi (tawau - Semporna(Big John) - tawau) : RM 90 per trip, might as well go further up at afternoon
Accomodation : RM70 @ mabul home stay includes 3 meals per night

Scuba Junkie
Course :RM 800 3D2N
Leisure Dive 3x : RM 300 per trip (exclude equipment rental, i suppose)
Shuttle Pickups (tawau - semporna - tawau) : RM80 - RM90 per trip, depend headcount
Accomodation : RM50 standard room @ Semporna, including breakfast per night
Accomodation : RM20 dorm @ Semporna, including breakfast per night
Food - makan ourself at nearby location, lunch is provided if diving with them.

Sipadan Scuba
Course :RM 850 3D2N
Leisure Dive 3x : RM 310 (exclude equipment rental, i suppose)
Shuttle Pickups Van (tawau - semporna - tawau) : RM 150 per van, max 8 ppl
Accomodation : RM84 @ Semporna per night
Food - makan ourself at nearby location.

I read this scuba diving article in today's Star Weekend newspaper saying that prior to your flight, preferably to have 24 hrs rest from diving. This is because of some nitrogen transfer in the body, which I'm not quite sure about.

So if you have flight on morning of day 3, and your last dive was on evening of day 2. How do you overcome the nitrogen thingy?

quoted by ocean elements .. training in kl first due to i'm working in shift so will follow my own schedule . the package incld meal , home stay and 8 trips dive incld in sipadan .

Hey guys,

Wonder if anyone of you are a member in malaysidivingcommunity.com?

I reg myself but still waiting for the admin to approve. Its been a while. Anyone know what's wrong?

hi, if i couldn't find any fren to take up OW with me.. is it possible to go without friends and take upt he course alone?

go w some ppl lo...at least can learn from each other...not so sien

Anybody know where I can buy a set of snorkel and mask for beginners? Much appreciated!

halo .. fren .. i got $$$$ .. go to any pro dive shop in town (KL ) .. midvalley got one ....

otherwise go to any tesco under "sport or toy " section ....

there's one in 1utama old wing near to popular there..

Sealantis Dive Center?

http://malaysiadivingcommunity.com/forum/i...?showtopic=2493

Hope its will help you...

hi,

i have never been scuba diving before. plan to enroll a course. but since i am working @ taiping, any recommend scuba class should i take? preferably ipoh or may be seberang prai area. try to google but could not find any.

thanks