Book any PADI course via the internet (send us an email) and pay a deposit prior to your arrival and when you show up at Blue Marlin you can claim your free fun dive - a 370,000 Rp value (though not the IDC).

Languages

We teach courses in: English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, French, Spanish, German and Bahasa Indonesia. Please let us know ahead of time if you have a non-english language need, so we can ensure that we have the right instructor available for you, as well as the correct materials.

Payment

You can pay for your course by:

• Bank transfer to our Indonesian bank accounts (please allow at least 14 days for this to clear) - please ensure that you carry all the costs of the transfer
• Via PayPal before (or after) you arrive - we will charge you an additional 3%
• Credit card (Visa and MasterCard) - we will charge you an additional 3%

So, you're on Gilli Trawangan and looking for something different, but you have limited time - No problem.
Well why not combine spending time on Gilli Trawangan with seeing what is under the water as well as above? Perfect for someone who enjoys snorkelling and swimming and all for only 650,000rp.

The PADI Discover Scuba Diver experience is designed to give you just this. After a thorough briefing and a few questions you will find yourself getting familiar with the equipment, and trying a few skills underwater. Once you have mastered these skills then your PADI Instructor will give you a short briefing on the dive and off you go, you will be amazed at what you will find down there, to a maximum depth of 12m.

The PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience is part of the PADI Open Water Course and you can get credit towards this rating if you decide to continue either right away, or up to 12 months in the future, just ask your instructor.

3,700,000 Rp

Take your first step into becoming a fully certified PADI Open Water Diver today!

The PADI Open Water Course is the beginner course and introduces people to a whole new world underwater. On the course you learn basic theory of diving and build on your skills so that you become more comfortable on every dive. Your are taught by our experienced instructors that make you feel at ease and enjoy every minute.

What You Learn

The PADI Open Water Course consists of three main sections:

The Theory: This consits of watching a DVD and completing some knowledge development reviews at the end of each chapter. The instructor goes through the theory with you and answers any questions you have about the course and diving in general.

The Pool Work: This consits of learning about the equipment you will use when diving and then practising skills in the pool that you need to learn to become certified.

The Open Water Dives: This consits of 4 dives, 1 on the first day; to 12m, the same on the second day and on the third day 2 dives to 18m. On the dives you complete the some of the skills that you learned in the pool.

Once all of this is completed there is a multiple choice exam that you need to complete, and lo and behold you are then a fully certified diver!

Prerequisites

To enroll in the PADI Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must

• Be 10 years or older for the Junior course or 15 years or older for the standard course

The Fun Part

The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

Alternatively, you can choose to do your theory as an on-line elearning course from PADI. This is a convenient and easy way to get all of the theory done at your own pace. By doing this, you will save not only time (no need to use precious vacation time in the classroom) but you will be spending your course time with us where you belong - in the water!
The eLearning course is run by PADI, our certification agency, and the largest dive education organisation in the world. Some highlights:

• The course is run at your own pace - you can log in or out from anywhere - any time!
• The course covers all the theory and tests associated with the PADI Open Water course
• Once you arrive at Blue Marlin, you will then completed the confined water sessions and the four open water dives - no more tests, quizzes or knowledge reviews.
• You can complete all the water sessions in as little as 2 1/2 days - giving you more time to use the skills you have learned at our many dive sites

2,650,000 IDR Short on time and long on the urge to become a certified diver? The PADI Scuba Diver certification might just be for you. This course requires less time than the PADI Open Water Diver course, covering only the first three of five sections of knowledge development, the first three of five pool sessions, and the first two of four open water training dives, resulting in a limited certification. Particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive guide or if you have limited time to devote to scuba certification, consider becoming a PADI Scuba Diver. This certification allows for ample dive experience and is a good warm-up for the Open Water Diver course, if that's your ultimate goal. PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to: Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth of 12 metres / 40 feet Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in other diving activities as long as they have the required supervision Continue their dive training and complete PADI Open Water Diver certification and other courses such as Project AWARE and equipment specialty courses The Fun Part The Scuba Diver certification opens the door on the underwater world for anyone who's thought that a course would take too long or be too difficult.   Upgrade to Open Water Diver whenever you want! With less time than the Scuba Diver course takes, you can make the jump to Open Water Diver certification and start scuba diving independently whenever time allows or you're up for more

2,950,000 IDR

Improve your skills with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course at Blue Marlin Dive Improve your dive skills and become more confident in your abilities by taking the PADI Advanced Open Water Course at Blue Marlin Dive. There are many different possibilities with the Advanced Course and it puts you in the driving seat. Learn new techniques to home your expertise and competence. What You Learn The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course consists of two main phases: Knowledge Development Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore! The Advanced Open Water Course is based on 5 open water dives. Two dives are mandatory; Deep and Navigation, then you can choose 3 more dives that interest you. you can choose from: Fish Identification Wreck Diving Peak Performance buoyancy Night Diving Introduction to nitrox Drift Diving Boat Diving Search and Recovery Multilevel & Computer dive Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigation Underwater Photography After this course you will be qualified to dive to 30 meters! Prerequisites To enroll in the PADI Advanced Open Diver course or Junior Advanced Open Water Diver course, you must Be 12 years or older for the Junior course or 15 years or older for the standard course The Fun Part The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

Alternatively, you can choose to do your theory as an on-line elearning course from PADI. This is a convenient and easy way to get all of the theory done at your own pace. By doing this, you will save not only time (no need to use precious vacation time in the classroom) but you will be spending your course time with us where you belong - in the water! The eLearning course is run by PADI, our certification agency, and the largest dive education organisation in the world. Some highlights: The course is run at your own pace - you can log in or out from anywhere - any time! The course covers all the theory and tests associated with the PADI Open Water course Once you arrive at Blue Marlin, you will then completed the confined water sessions and the four open water dives - no more tests, quizzes or knowledge reviews. You can complete all the water sessions in as little as 2 1/2 days - giving you more time to use the skills you have learned at our many dive sites.

2,400,000 IDR / 2,950,000 IDR

The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It's a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence. The Fun Part Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever. Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty course. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver. What You Learn You can choose what you're most interested in learning. Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive. Want to know what you're looking at down there? Try the AWARE-Fish Identification Adventure Dive. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives: Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older: Altitude Diver AWARE-Fish Identification Boat Diver Dry Suit Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photography Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older: Deep Diver Diver Propulsion Vehicle Drift Diver Multilevel Diver Night Diver Search and Recovery Diver Underwater Videography Wreck Diver

Improve your diving skills further by choosing from a range of available PADI specialty courses, each one designed to challenge and excite you:

3,900,000 IDR

The PADI Rescue Diver course is a challenging & informative course that will build your confidence as a recreational diver. 3-4 days of intensive classroom and in-water rescue training will be both fun and rewarding for all divers. Students will complete 12 Open Water Training Exercises which emphasize a divers ability to be flexible and adapt to personal and environmental conditions. In the end, all 12 exercises will be practiced in real-life scenarios.

Course topics include:

First aid for diving injuries
First aid for marine injuries
Emergency procedures
Rescue equipment consideration and usage
Distress recognition
Self rescue
Rescue entries, approaches and exits
Assist and transportation of patients
Missing, unconscious and submerged diver rescue
In-water artificial respiration
Accident recording and reporting

By the end of the course you will have expanded your knowledge of diving, increased your level of diving skill and be more aware of what is happening in the diving environment.
Most importantly, rescue training can help you to save lives and increase safety by preparing you to properly respond to diving emergencies.
Before you can become certified as a Rescue Diver you most complete CPR training, for which we offer the PADI Emergency First Responder course, although current CPR certification from other agencies are recognized (e.g. Red Cross or St John’s Ambulance).
The PADI Emergency First Responder Course is an internationally recognised certification. It is an essential first aid course whether you are a diver or a non-diver. The usual duration is between 5 and 7 hours. There are no pre-requisites. The course consists of a series of video presentations, instructor elaboration and hands-on practice. There is no formal testing, just plenty of time to become familiar with the most important elements in assisting a person in need. The course price is 1,400,000 IDR on its own - combine the EFR and Rescue Diver courses and the package is your for 4,900,000 IDR.

Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational diving begins with the DM program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.
During the DM program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems. You put this knowledge into action through an internship or series of practical training exercises.

Blue Marlin's philosophy on Divemaster Training is the best way to learn is to experience how a dive centre operates on a day-to-day basis, not just reading books and doing simulated exercises, but by actually helping the instructor train real students in there diving courses.

What you should also know is that the Divemaster program is also serious fun! You will become a member of the Blue Marlin "family" and dive, eat, drink and party with us - our Divemaster trainees have a tendancy to come back year after year, and we really enjoy seeing how you get on with your dive careers! So if you wnt a vacation where you get professional level skills, dive to your heart's delight and build friendships that last forever - then come and train with us!

Course outline - Divemaster Internship Program

Knowledge Development - covers the following topics :

• the roles & characteristics of a Divemaster
• supervising general diving activities
• assisting with student divers in training
• dive theory introduction
• physics of diving
• physiology of diving
• dive equipment
• decompression theory & the RDP
• divemaster conducted programs
• the business of diving & your diving career.

Assignment

You must prepare an emergency assistance plan detailing the proper procedures to follow in the event of a diving related accident (relevant to the local environment). Prepare a map of a local dive site offering useful information for those unfamiliar with the area i.e. topography, depths, entry/exit points,etc.

Water skills & stamina

In this module, you will perfect your confined water skills to demonstration level, improve your waterman ship ability & practice a rescue scenario.

Practical Application

Equipment Exchange

Underwater, you will exchange all diving equipment with a buddy. This will improve self-confidence and equipment familiarity.

Divemaster Conducted Program

You will conduct a real student training session under the direct supervision of a PADI instructor.

Divemaster Internship

The purpose of this section is to enable the candidate to work with students on a real course and help prevent, overcome, & assist with common problems they may encounter while learning to dive. You will act as an instructional assistant & your performance will be evaluated. In addition, Blue Marlin will also give you training in compressor operation, equipment repair & dive store sales - a very valuable asset to any perspective employer.

Course Time and Costs

We recommend a minimum of three to four weeks to complete the training, however, you can choose to do your Divemaster between three to eight weeks. During that time you have unlimited free fun diving & you can do up to 3 dives per day, which will result in well over 60 dives by the end of the course.

Weeks Program	Rupiah
3-8	8,350,000

Please note there is an additional fee for your PADI membership, payable directly to PADI once a year.

Required Divemaster materials include the PADI Divemaster Manual, The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving Knowledge Workbook. The Divemaster crew pack costs 2,400,000 IDR.

Equipment rental (with the exception of Dive Computers and SMB/Reel) is included in the course fee.