Scuba Diving in Maldives
Every resort in the Maldives caters for scuba divers and
international certificates of all types are accepted. The dive schools are
well equipped, and regulators, BCDs, computers, masks, snorkels and fins are
available for hire. For those learning to dive, resorts offer a variety of
dive courses which are conducted in several languages, with courses
conducted in English, German, Italian, French and Japanese in most of the
For those learning to dive all resorts conduct open water and advanced
courses such as night diving, rescue diving, underwater photography. Courses
such as naturalist and shark specialist courses have proved most popular due
to the growing interest in the marine environment. At resorts, diving is
conducted daily all year around and it is only rarely that diving has to be
cancelled. Most resorts would have access to a protected reef on the leeward
side of the island that enables them to dive even during times of rough seas
and strong winds.