What to choose Semporna Semporna is the closest continent to Sipadan's world-class diving spots, with convenient transportation and many surrounding diving spots, and has gradually become the most popular diving research area in Southeast Asia in the past two decades. For junior divers, many factors need to be considered when choosing the research site, such as course cost, diving environment, teaching quality, safety factor and so on.
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Although Australia is good, it is far away and the cost is too expensive; There are also places in China where diving licenses are tested, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhanjiang, Sanya and Dalian. However, some diving enthusiasts have reported that the price of diving licenses in China is relatively expensive, and the equipment and diving environment are somewhat unsatisfactory.
The one near us, with low cost, excellent diving environment and Chinese courses, is Southeast Asia. There are many islands in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Due to the tense relationship with China, the Philippine safety factor is not high. Indonesia
Too much wind and waves, frequent earthquakes; Thailand, although the price is cheap, the scenery on the island and the species of underwater creatures on the seabed are simply not as good as Malaysia.
There are many islands in East Malaysia and West Malaysia, especially Semporna on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia, which is known as a world-class diving resort. The diving sites in Semporna have their own characteristics. Sipadan, known as the "Mecca Holy Land for Divers", undoubtedly ranks first, followed by Kapalai Island, Mabu Island and Madagin Island.
Semporna Research Advantage (1) World-class Latent Point-Sibadan
Sipadan is the world's number one cliff diving resort, known as "God's Aquarium", and the Malaysian government promotes it to the world as "the world's leading diving paradise"; The terrain here is very special. After the 5-meter shoal, it is a deep blue sea with a vertical drop of 600-700 meters. There are extremely rich coral reefs and underwater creatures, turtles and sharks can be seen everywhere, and thousands of marine fish gather together to form a "fish hurricane". In order to protect this sea area, the Malaysian government stipulates that there are only 120 diving places in Sipadan sea area every day, which must be booked in advance. Sipadan is the only world-class diving spot in Southeast Asia in the world diving spot rankings from 20 15 to 20 17 for three consecutive years. Many people compare Peach Island in Thailand and mint in the Philippines with Semporna. If we only talk about the underwater environment, Sparta Semporna definitely ranks first.
(2) There are many diving spots, which are suitable for divers of different levels.
There is a warship island with simple water temperature environment, which is suitable for OW students' internship. This is the gathering place of sea rabbits and the favorite island of macro divers. There is a cave called "turtle tomb", where it is most suitable to learn cave diving; There is also Spadan Island, 600 meters from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the water, which provides enough learning environment for technical divers.
(3) high cost performance
Semporna has more than 50 schools with all potential, large and small, and the average OW is in the early 2000 s, which is very cost-effective compared with the domestic tuition of 4000+. Of course, one is studying in the lake, or studying in the coastal areas of the mainland. Compared with the underwater environment in Semporna, it is basically a sky and an underground.
(4) The temptation of China seafood.
Bian Xiao: I have basically traveled all over Southeast Asia. In terms of eating and drinking, Semporna is the most suitable for me. ...
Thai food is sour, Indonesian food is spicy, Philippine food is too sweet, and Semporna food is better. There are many Cantonese chefs in Semporna. You can buy Pippi shrimp with thick arms at RM 40, and a seafood dinner will not exceed RM 100 per capita. Eating seafood in Xianben can make up the plane ticket. For a foodie like me, this is definitely a huge temptation.
Why did you choose PADI to give you a general introduction? There are hundreds of diving organizations in the world, and the larger diving organizations include the World Diving Federation (CAMS), the International Diving Coaches Association (NAUI) and the Professional Diving Coaches Association (PADI). PADI is the most commonly used one in the world, and the textual research in China and Southeast Asia is mainly based on PADI. PADI diving certificate is divided into 9 grades. If you want to be a leisure diver, the entry level is generally to obtain OW and AOW diving certificates.
PADI is a professional drivers' association.
Instructor (International Association of Professional Diving Coaches), founded in 1966, is a world-renowned diving training standard-setting institution with 50 years of diving course design experience. Global 180 countries have135,000 certified diving professionals, 6,000 divers and tens of millions of certified divers. PADI has 25,000 instructors all over the world and issues more than 500,000 diving licenses every year. The diving shop we cooperate with is also a PADI standard diving shop.
The research level of PADI divers Let me tell you what the research level of our non-professional divers is: open water divers → adventure divers → senior open water divers → rescue divers → celebrity divers.
Under normal circumstances, PADI's non-professional diver examination session can be directly served as examiner by its own coach. The coach judges whether the students' test scores are qualified according to the performance requirements of open water test in PADI official coach manual. If the students reach the standard, they can be issued with certificates.
What courses does PADI have: OW, AOW, OW+AOW, EFR+ rescue course, long diving course, etc. OW is an open water diver, and OW divers are allowed to dive to 18M at most. AOW is a senior open water diver. It allows you to dive to 30M, which is the limit of leisure diving.
Preconditions for textual research: OW should be 10 years old, and AOW should be 12 years old.
(1)OW course
It is divided into knowledge expansion, still water diving and open water diving. The whole process is divided into 4-day courses or 3-day courses, both of which belong to PADI standard. If time is tight, those who have had potential experience can choose a three-day course.
The first day of the trip: report to the diving center, study the theory class, and complete the exam in 5 classes, which takes about 4-5 hours.
The next day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8: 00 am, leave Semporna pier for the island, learn the action of calming waters, and return to Semporna from the island before 16: 00 pm.
The third day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8: 00 am, leave Semporna pier for the island, learn the action of opening water, and return to Semporna from the island before 16: 00 pm.
(2)AOW course
It only takes 2 days and 5 dives. There is no fixed content in the course. You can choose from the courses given, including top neutral buoyancy, underwater navigation, lost and found, diving plan, release, deep diving, night diving, biometrics, underwater photography and so on. Deep diving and underwater navigation are compulsory courses, and the other three courses are free to choose. The head coach will make a choice for you according to the situation in Semporna.
The first day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8:00 am, leave Semporna pier for the island, complete two dives, and return to Semporna from the island before 16:00 pm.
The next day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8:00 am, leave Semporna pier for the island, complete three dives, and return to Semporna from the island before 16:00 pm.
(3)EFR First Emergency Care+Three-day Rescue Course RDC
EFR emergency first response (emergency priority)
The courses of primary rescue (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and secondary rescue (first aid) teach people how to help those in need in an emergency.
The first day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8: 00 in the morning, study theoretical classes in the classroom, and finish the first emergency care at 2: 00 in the afternoon.
The next day's itinerary: meet at the diving center at 8:00 in the morning, study the theory class for about 4-5 hours, and complete the rescue exam.
Day 3: Meet at the diving center at 8:00 am, leave Semporna Pier for the island, practice diving, and return to Semporna from the island before 16:00 pm.
Day 4: Meet at the diving center at 8:00 am, leave Semporna Pier for the island, practice diving, and return to Semporna from the island before 16:00 pm.
(4) Long-term DM of diving
DM diver (diver)
MASTER) After rescuing divers, he is qualified to supervise diving activities and assist the diving instructor in the first day's trip: meet at the diving center at 8: 00 in the morning and study theoretical lessons in the classroom. Day 2-30: Get together from the diving center every morning, set out for island training, complete emergency rescue assessment, complete practical application skills, course discussion, professional quality assessment, practical operation assessment, etc.
I'm not suitable for diving. There are two kinds of people who are not suitable for diving: psychological, physical and others.
psychologically
Psychological maladjustment: Although there is no mandatory requirement for students to swim in diving research, the passing rate of students who can swim will be higher than that of students who can't swim because they have psychological advantages. So before you come, you need to ask yourself a few questions: Have you ever had snorkeling experience before? Are you afraid of water? If you are inexperienced and afraid of water. Such students had better learn to swim again, otherwise the probability of passing at one time is not great, and the loss is glistening money. If you can swim, or have snorkeling/diving experience, congratulations, the pass rate of one-time research is over 95%. Of course, the passing rate is relative. Some hidden schools issue certificates for everyone's happiness, and the teaching level is also amazing. And some hidden schools make a profit by maliciously failing the exam. These things are really irritating; So be very careful when choosing a diving shop. Our diving shop can guarantee the best service and the most fair judgment for students.
(2) Physiologically
Physical discomfort:
Generally speaking, students who can take care of themselves and have no heart and lung diseases can participate in diving activities. Before attending the course, you need to fill out a health statement. In order not to deceive yourself and the coach, please don't hide your illness. If the option is "Yes", then you need the doctor to sign a statement that you can dive before diving. You'd better know this information before you go out, so as not to make a trip in vain when you find that you can't dive in a diving shop.
How to choose a diving shop There are more than 50 diving shops in Xianben, so how should we choose a diving shop? We need to pay attention to three points:
1. Is the diving equipment properly maintained?
2. You can't choose the lowest course price.
3. The coach needs to choose strict.
Some diving shops continue to use outdated and damaged equipment in order to make money and save costs. Many diving shops that fish in troubled waters like Semporna need to pay attention. There is also pressure on the price issue. At present, the price of the dive shop 1780 with the lowest price in Semporna OW is far lower than that of other peers at least 2200+. The reason is that the coach ignores the course content and maliciously lets tourists make up the exam to earn the make-up fee. At best, it is a waste of money. In the worst case, it involves personal safety. In short, there is no free pie in the sky. The price of a course is not as good as that of other diving shops. How can I not be cheated?
Diving itself is a very safe activity, but after all, it is an outdoor activity, and no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents. The rigorous attitude of the coach in teaching is also responsible for our lives. The coach teaches some basic underwater self-help skills. We can't take it seriously and be responsible for ourselves just because it is difficult or troublesome.
There are many diving spots in Semporna: Warship Island, Pearl Island, Madajing Island, Mabu Island and Shibadan. ......
Tip: Sipadan suggests that you should brush the bottle at least 40 times before learning OW or AOW, and add up to 10 times in the water at most, so you can't be familiar with underwater control. The underwater situation is complicated and the undercurrent is turbulent, mostly cliff diving. If the neutral buoyancy is not good, it is not recommended to go.
It is highly recommended that Ma Dajing's submarine sinking point is very suitable for deep diving.
Diving must be 12 Q 1. Can I take a diving certificate if I can't swim?
The biggest difference between being able to swim and not being able to swim is the degree of fear of water and the degree of mastery of oneself. Therefore, before textual research, we must first look at whether we are suitable. If you are very afraid of water and even a little claustrophobic, it is recommended not to take the diving certificate, which will be more difficult to learn.
Q2。 Will the diving research pass?
Not everyone can study by diving. Some people are very afraid of water, and it is more difficult to learn than others. This is not easy to pass. If the coach thinks your skills are not up to standard, you will fail. OW learning movements are basically the most basic life-saving movements in diving, so you must learn them!
Q3。 Do you need to prepare your own diving suit?
No, the diving shop will provide a full set of diving equipment, but Semporna diving suits are all short-sleeved shorts. Friends who are afraid of tanning can bring their own jellyfish suits with long-sleeved trousers and wear them under diving suits. At the same time, considering the comfort of wearing frog shoes, you can bring a pair of diving socks.
Q4。 What if you are nearsighted? Can I wear glasses?
Many diving instructors in Semporna are nearsighted and can choose to wear contact lenses. In addition, our diving shop can provide free goggles with degrees for students who have studied.
Q5。 How many days does the study take?
The OW course can be completed in 3 days at the earliest, and the AOW course takes 2 days.
Q6。 I can't speak English. Is there a coach China?
Of course, our diving research provides Chinese coaching services. The coach is very responsible and professional to the guests.
Q7: How to choose a diving shop?
This part is very important. Diving is a dangerous sport in itself. Don't patronize the price issue, which involves your own life safety. I hope everyone will pay attention to the teaching quality of coaches. Our coach here is experienced and responsible to everyone.
Q8: Textual research on physical requirements?
You need to fill in the form before diving research. If you have heart disease, diabetes, ear disease, lung disease or asthma, you cannot participate in the study. If you have a cold, diving is not recommended, because there is no way to balance the ear pressure after a cold, and diving is prone to danger. In addition, the minimum age of OW course is 10, and the minimum age of AOW course is 12.
Q9: Can pregnant women dive?
Not recommended. It is not clear what kind of damage the water pressure will cause to the fetus.
Q 10: Can I dive during my period? Will it attract sharks?
You can dive when you have your period (just use a tampon). You need to keep warm during your menstrual period. Don't catch cold after diving. Diving points are divided into safe areas. You don't usually meet sharks. It's okay even if you don't provoke him, and sharks are not interested in human blood. Just rest assured.
Q 1 1: how to protect yourself from the sun?
Buy sunscreen that does not contain octyl octanoate and benzophenone oxide, because sunscreen that contains this ingredient will harm corals, and those that do not contain this part have no effect on corals.
Q 12:: Can I dive if I don't feel well?
Don't force yourself into the water if you are unwell! Very important!