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Factsheet - Oman Dive Center
| Year established |
1989
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| Members of staff |
4 Instructors
6 Dive Masters
4 Boat Captains
1 Technician
2 Receptionists
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| Languages spoken |
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Swiss German, Hindi, Singhalese, Swahili |
| Opening hours |
8:00AM – 6:00PM
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| Time of first departure |
8:30AM (Early Morning 6:30AM on request) |
| Check-in times |
Morning: 8:00AM - 9:00AM (30 min before departure)
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| Type of diving |
Boat Diving
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| Number & size of boats |
4 speed boats with a capacity of 6 to 12 divers each
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| Maximum divers per boat |
12
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| Type of trips |
Day trip, two tanks dives, single dive
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| Closest dive site |
5 min (Jussa Island)
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| Number of regular dive sites |
20
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| Average boat transfer to site |
20 min
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| Compressors |
1x L&W 450
1x Bauer 320
1x L&W 450 dedicated to Nitrox filling
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| Valves |
DIN/INT, adapters available
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| Tanks |
150x Aluminum: 12L, 10L, 8L
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| Nitrox diving |
32% (Special mix up to 40% on request)
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| Nitrox tanks |
50x 12L
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| Recognized agencies |
All RSTC associated and EN certified agencies
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| Courses up to what level |
SSI Dive Control Specialist / PADI Dive Master |
| Specialties |
Deep, Wreck, Navigation, Perfect Bouyancy, Nitrox, Naturalist, Photography, Night, Drift, DUP, Equipment, Search and Recovery
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| Regulators |
Aqualung, Mares |
| BCD |
Aqualung, Mares
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| Wetsuits |
Size 36-44 (Ladies) / 48-58 (Men): 3mm, 5 mm, full-length wetsuits and shorties
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| Fins |
Mares, Aqualung, all sizes
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| Torches |
Silverline
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| Dive computers |
Suunto Gekko
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| Mask / Snorkel |
Mares, Aqualung, Technisub
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| Prescription masks |
Technisub, corrective lenses from -2.00 to -5.00
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| Compass |
Suunto
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| Others |
Reels
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| Trained Staff |
Specialized trained staff currently not available
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| Oxygen |
Oxygen kits on board and in the dive center
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| Recompression chamber |
Wuddam al Sahil Naval Base (about 2 hours away by car)
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| Medical education of staff |
EFR Instructors
EFR trained boat captains
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| Safety rules |
- No decompression diving
- Scuba Diver max 12 m
- OWD max 18 m
- AOWD max 30 m
- Deep Diver max 40 m
- Dive computer compulsory for each diver
- No diving 24 hours before flying
- No diving 12 hours after flying
- Refresher if last dive was over one year ago
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| Insurance |
DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network)
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| Documents needed for diving |
- Log book
- Certification
- Medical statement of fitness for diving is compulsory for every dive activity
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Marine wildlife ranges from the tiny nudibranch to the majestic whale shark and includes honeycomb moray eels, giant stingrays, shoals of snappers or barracuda, white and black tip reef sharks, leopard sharks and lobsters.
Pods of hundreds of dolphins are a regular encounter during our Dolphin Watching trips. Humpback whales are occasionally spotted from the boat.
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| Cash |
OMR, EURO, USD, UAE Dirham accepted
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| Credit Cards |
All major credit cards accepted
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Visitors since 1.1.08: 54530, 37326 uniques and 12394 clicks! |
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