Malta boat dives

Driven by curiosity and the need for food, "divers" have ventured beneath the surface of seas for thousands of years. Over the past years diving in Malta has become a very popular sport; many people are now trying diving for the first time. Looking for info about Malta boat dives, or Scuba Diving instructors in Malta? Our introductory dives are the first step for beginners. You can now enjoy with a qualified diving instructor, the underwater diving experience that you could only have watched on television before.

The first two steps in getting certified in scuba diving is to make sure that you are a reasonably proficient swimmer and you get medical clearance from your doctor to take up the sport. As for the swimming, you don't have to master every type of stroke. Scuba certification only requires that you are able to swim about 200 yards using any stroke you want and to be able to float or tread on water for about 10 minutes. Malta boat dives If you are in good general health and are comfortable in the water, then you should be able to scuba dive without any problems.

Some Malta diving centres offer basic certification programs that last several days to a week. Although the intensive weekend programs are quite feasible, many feel that basic scuba diving courses spread out over a few weeks will help beginners learn the skills better. Scuba diving does involve new skills and to learn them all during one full weekend may be too much for some people.

Malta boat dives - At just a couple of hours' flight from major European cities, the Maltese Islands are easily accessible for long weekend diving holidays as well. The Mediterranean Sea around Malta and Gozo temperatures average around 23ºC in summer and drop down to around 13ºC to 15ºC in December to March. Night dives Malta. Dry suits are advisable in the winter, where as a 5mm wetsuit will be more than enough from late spring to early autumn. Medicals are no long needed for certified divers as Malta now works on a self certification system similar to the PADI one.

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