limassol resort guide

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Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean and a popular holiday destination for both tourists and divers alike.

Resort Information

Cyprus is a great place for divers to learn, and offers numerous wrecks, caves and ancient settlements for the more adventurous divers to explore. The Zenobia is considered to be one of the best wreck dives in the world, due to the sheer size and scale of the wreck and that it is still largely intact lying on its port side. You will also discover a diversity of marine life that includes tuna, barracuda, octopus, moray eels, wrasse, grouper, jacks, rays, parrotfish, sea urchins and starfish.

the dive center

Dive-In Ltd (winner of PADI’s “Outstanding contribution to the Industry” in 2005)

 Our instructor training courses are co-ordinated by Dive-In Ltd, a ‘Centre of Excellence’ Residential Professional Diver College. The PADI 5* Career Development Centre (CDC) and PADI 5* Instructor Development Course (IDC) Facility is situated on a six acre plot 4 km from the resort of Limassol and 2 km from the Mediterranean Sea. The campus has two swimming pools, two conference r ooms, reference library, dining and recreational facilities for you to utilise and concentrate free of any distractions. The professional instructors at the dive centre take a personal interest in your development, dedicating their time and knowledge for you to develop your skills and make the most out of your training and development.

course options

2 Week Courses - 13 days:

Divemaster Programme

Dates: Mar, Apr-May, Jun, Sept, Oct-Nov 

An intermediate Professional Level programme aimed at developing Recreational Divers into highly competent PADI Divemaster Graduates, confident in the numerous skills and knowledge levels they have achieved. You will learn the basic and advanced techniques of instructor controls and inputs necessary for a PADI Divemaster who wishes to pursue a structured career in PADI System of Diver Eductaion.

You will improve your diving knowledge and your water skills tremendously durng this phase of training. Different instructors will tutor you during the programme and this will allow you to see many different perspectives whilst also sharing knowledge and experience.

During the Divemaster course you will have the benefit of ‘hands on’ experience with actual students at a Dive-In Centre. This further consolidates and allows you to appreciate what you have learnt and put into practice the skills and knowledge gained during your in-depth training.

Prerequisites for course:

• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver rating or equivalent with 50 logged dives. If you do not have the necessary amount of logged dives – you can go out a week or so earlier and complete as many dives as you need.
• You must have 60 dives logged to exit the Divemaster Programme

Course Content

The programme is run solidly for 13 days and includes:

• Emergency First Response (EFR) parts 1 & 2
• Emergency First response Care for Children
• PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty
• Dan Oxygen Provider
• PADI Rescue Diver
• PADI Divemaster
• PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Specialty

3 Week Courses - 17 days:

Instructor Development Course 

Dates: Mar-Apr, May, Jun-Jul, Sept-Oct, Nov

This programme commences with the IDC 3-day Preparation course. This time is spent making sure that you are happy with your dive theory and skills before you proceed to the IDC. This takes away many of the worries and misgivings that many people have and you will feel totally prepared, relaxed, refreshed and ready for the following 7-day Instructor Development Course.

Course Content

The programme is run solidly for 17 days and includes:

• Instructor Development Course Preparation Course
• Instructor Development Course
• PADI Instructor Examination
• Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI)
• MSDT Preparation – Unlimited Specialties for LIFE

You will emerge from this programme as a sought after Dive Professional and you will be able to teach a wide range of activities. The Course Director and IDC Staff all take a personal interest in your development. They dedicate their time and knowledge for you to hone your instruction and tuition skills to their maximum. You will be a highly motivated, well-trained, confident PADI Instructor and make lifelong friends whilst enjoying a career you love.

To ensure that the highest possible quality of instructional services and personal attention is provided, the candidate to staff ratio is limited to 5 IDC candidates per IDC Staff Member.  PADI usually allow a ratio of 8:1

PADI standards stipulate that all IDC candidates must achieve a passing score for the IDC in order to attend an Instructor Examination (IE).

5 Week Courses - 31 days:

Combined Divemaster & Instructor Development Course (IDC) Programme

Dates: Mar-Apr, Apr-May, Jun-Jul, Sept-Oct, Oct-Nov

Course Content

This programme will run solidly for 31 days with one rest day in between the end of the Divemaster Programme and the beginning of the IDC Preparation Course.

Divemaster Course

• Emergency First Response (EFR) parts 1 & 2
• Emergency First response Care for Children
• PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty
• Dan Oxygen Provider
• PADI Rescue Diver
• PADI Divemaster
• PADI En riched Air Nitrox Diver Specialty

Rest day

Instructor Development Course (IDC):                                                             

• Instructor Development Course Preparation Course
• Instructor Development Course
• PADI Instructor Examination
• Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI)
• MSDT Preparation – Unlimited Specialties for LIFE