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1 DIVE OCEAN BODU HITHI Below you find our fact sheet offering all information you need for your diving holiday with us. In case you have a specific question or miss some information you are welcome to forward your enquiries to the following address: boduhithi@dive-ocean.com.mv. GENERAL DIVE CENTRE Dive Ocean Bodu Hithi ADRESS Bodu Hithi Island Resort North Male Atoll Republic of Maldives PHONE FAX boduhithi@dive-ocean.com.mv WEBSITE OPENING HOURS & FACILITIES CLASS ROOM 2 (air conditioned) + 1 (outside) SHOWER 2 (hot and cold water) TOILET 2 DRY ROOM 1 TEAM INSTRUCTORS 4 multilingual instructors and 1 vediographer. DIVEMASTER 1 local Divemasters BOAT CREW 3 per boat TECHNICIANS 2 LANGUAGES English, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Dutch

2 GENERAL NEEDED DOCUMENTATIONS FOR DIVING DIVE CERTIFICATION yes LOGBOOK yes MEDICAL CERTIFICATION no (A medical check up and certification is not compulsory, but strongly recommended to be done regularly even if you are in good health) DIVING SHORE DIVING yes (House reef with 5 passages, for the below mentioned Orientation dive you may meet us daily 10.45am at the diving centre) SELF DIVING It is possible, according to your experience and diving skills, to dive as buddy team without guide in our house reef. BOAT DIVING yes (Our diving boats are leaving twice daily. Please meet us for the morning dives 0800hrs and for the afternoon dives 1440hrs at the diving centre) NIGHT DIVES tuesday and wednesday BOATS 2 Dhonis (maximum capacity of divers per boat is 22) + 1 Speedboat (maximum capacity of divers is 8) 2 TANK & FULL DAY EXCURSIONS yes (on request) NITROX no TECHNICAL DIVING no

3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please note that according to the Maldivian Dive Regulation the first dive during your stay in Maldives has to be a guided Orientation Dive in the house reef to experience the new environment and to get comfortable with the individual rules of your diving centre. Further the maximum depth per dive is limited to 30m everywhere in Maldives and it is prohibited by the government to do decompression dives. DIVE SITES HOUSE REEF 5 passages NO OF DIVE SITES 30 TRANSFER TIMES average min DIFFICULTIES around Bodu Hithi are dive sites for all experience levels available, the chance to see big fish is quite high COURSES ASSOCIATION PADI CERTIFICATION From Entry Level: Discover Scuba Diving till Pro Level: Divemaster and Assistant Instructor IMPORTANT INFORMATION To apply for a course, we request to fill a medical questionnaire in order to find out if the student should be examined by a doctor before participating in recreational diving training. NOTE Bodu Hithi is a Gold Palm Resort with the opportunity to do the PADI IDC.

4 STAFF Our Staff is regularly trained in Emergency First Response DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER The next decompression chamber is situated on Bandos in a distance of about 25 min by Speedboat. GENERAL MEDICAL CARE The next hospital is situated in Male in a distance of about 30 min by Speed boat from Bodu Hithi. TANKS TANKS 7, 10 and 12l Aluminum tanks VALVES all our tanks are suitable for DIN and INT, twin valves are available COMPRESSOR Bauer Verticus 5 Sound Proof RENTAL EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT QTY DESCRIPTION REGULATORS 50 Mares MR12 + Rebel BCD 50 Mares Vector Chrome WET SUIT 50 Shorty Lady and Men, Long Suits Lady and Men, Small Sizes for Kids, all 3mm Neoprene MASK 50 Mares Opera, Mares Full View and Mares Ocean OPTICAL MASK 15 Mares Opera, Dioptren -1.0 to -5.0 SNORKEL 50 Mares FINS 50 Mares Avantitre TORCHES 10 Vega2 7W+ Technisub Lumen4 10W COMPUTER 10 Mares M1 RGB FOTO CAMERA 3 Sony Digital Camera with Underwater housing OTHERS Surface Buoy, Compass, Fish ID slides, White boards, Strobolights

5 KIDS DIVING AGE min. 8 years; entry level for courses min. 10 years, according to PADI Standards COURSES Bubblemaker (8years), all PADI Junior Programs (min. 10 years) DIVE SITES House reef and easy dives sites without strong currents EQUIPMENT tanks, wet suits, BCD s and regulators are available in small sizes PAYMENT CASH US$, Euro, Sterling Pound, Swiss Franc, Yen CREDIT CARD Visa, Master Card, American Express TRAVELLER CHECK yes NOTE All payments for your diving activities and services will be done at the hotel reception at the end of your stay on Coco Palm Bodu Hithi

6 Dive Ocean Bodu Hithi Web VALID FROM 1st NOVEMBER TO 26th April PADI COURSES & DIVING EXPERIENCES PROGRAMS (where not specified, the price doesn t include the rental of equipment, certification fee, logbook and diploma) Discovery Scuba Diving US$ 95 (1 dive in the House Reef for not certified divers, with equipment) Scuba Diver Course US$ 435 (3 theory lessons, 3 dives, equipment, certification fee, diploma, logbook, manual) Open Water Course US$ 595 (5 theory lessons, 5 dives, equipment, certification fee, diploma, logbook, manual) Scuba Diver upgrade to Open Water Diver US$ 305 (2 theory lessons, 2 dives, equipment, certification fee, diploma) Open Water Diver Course Referral US$ 395 (4 dives, equipment, certification fee, diploma) Adventures in Diving (1 dive) US$ 67 Adventures in Diving Course US$ 335 (3 dives, theory lessons, certification fee, diploma, manual) Advanced Open Water Course US$ 435 (5 dives, theory lessons, certification fee, diploma, manual) Scuba Review US$ 105 Specialities (each lesson) US$ 85 Rescue Diver Course US$ 625 (5 dives, theory lessons, certification fee, diploma, manual) Emergency First Response Course US$ 315 (1 full day theory & practical lessons, certification fee, diploma, manual) COURSES MATERIAL (compulsory for the courses) INSURANCES Certification fee US$ 60 DAN Maldives Insurance US$ 15 Logbook US$ 10 Diploma US$ 10 Manual US$ 70

7 DIVE RATES (for certified divers only; tank, weight & buoy incl.; other equipment and boat trips excl.) Single dive US$ 49 6 dives package US$ 285 Night dive (illuminator & 9 dives package US$ 426 back up lamp not included) US$ dives package US$ dives package US$ 645 Full Day Excursion by dhoni Full Day Excursion by speed boat Private courses and services PLEASE CONTACT OUR DIVE CENTER STAFF PLEASE CONTACT OUR DIVE CENTER STAFF PLEASE CONTACT OUR DIVE CENTER STAFF All boat dives will include an extra surcharge of US$ 12 per dive The dive packages are per person, full day excursions, course dive and night dives and night dives are not included in the packages. RENTAL DIVING GEAR (for courses & certified divers, equipment in use for scuba diving activities only, prices per dive) Kit diving equipment: BCD, Mask US$ 4 regulator, wet suit US$ 18 Optical Mask US$ 8 Snorkel US$ 2 6 dives equipment package kit US$ 102 Fins US$ 4 9 dives equipment package kit US$ dives equipment package kit US$ 180 Illuminator (compulsory for night dive) US$ 8 15 dives equipment package kit US$ 210 Backup lamp (compulsory for night dive) US$ 5 BCD US$ 7 Kuda Hithi Supplements Regulator US$ 7 (Applied for courses and dives on Kuda Hithi) Wet suit US$ 7 PADI courses & experiences 20% Dive computer US$ 7 Dives 20% Boat Trip (per dive) US$ 5