by dive guide Daniele Zanoni

In October and the beginning of November Emperor Divers Sharm El Sheikh had four instructors that crossed over to BSAC Dive Leader in order to take part in the BSAC Advanced Diver course that took place from 17 - 25 November on Emperor Asmaa, one of our fleet boats.

Emperor Divers is always looking at the quality of the service provided to their guests and it could not miss the opportunity to give their guides the chance to gain precious extra knowledge. The expanding and ever changing market requires dive centres to broaden their horizons, services offered and special needs for experienced divers and new professionals.

Emperor Divers' Marsa Alam instructor, David Armstrong, proudly presents Peter Beverley with his brand new cavern diver certificate. Having done his Cavern Diver Course, Peter was immensely impressed with the caverns and enjoyed the adventure of his dives into a new underwater area of the Red Sea.

The cavern diver course is available to anyone with at least Advanced Open Water and aged 18 years or more. You can do the course over two or three days. The cavern system is reachable by day boat and speedboat.

Email info.reservations@emperordivers.com for more information.

Save 30% - equal to 240 Euros

Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures combined course

5-day course
Hurghada only

Special price: just 448 Euros -

save 240 Euros

Course must be taken by December 31, 2009
Includes: all tanks, equipment & gas
Extras: certification & manuals

More course information here

SAVE up to 28% Dive Packs & Courses

Hurghada, Nuweiba, Marsa Alam & Sharm el Sheikh

Now - 30 Sep 2009

Offer applies to:

 

Daily Dive Packages

BSAC selected courses

PADI Open Water Course

PADI Scuba Diver Course

PADI Fastrack Course

PADI Referral Course + Advanced Open Water Course + Scuba Reviews

PADI Discover Scuba Diver Programmes

 

How to book online:

Select the Diving Package or Course you require.

Your 28% discount has already been automatically deducted

 

 

For more details contact reservations@emperordivers.com

 

 

Terms & Conditions:

Saving of 28% applies to Emperor Dive Centres in Hurghada, Nuweiba, Marsa Alam & Sharm el Sheikh

 

Offer is for diving services taken within dates shown and valid on bookings paid prior to arrival only.

 

Course materials and certification are additional, paid locally.

 

Diving includes 2 dives per day with tanks & weights.

 

Extras in resort (special trips, third dives, night dives etc), equipment, fees & taxes are additional, paid locally.

 

This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

 

 

The new BSAC Underwater Photography Course is now available and is designed to appeal to divers who have no previous experience of using a camera underwater, or even on land, whilst equally providing useful information for anyone wanting to improve and develop their techniques.

The course consists of half a day of theory with visual aids and comprehensive Instructor Notes followed by a dry practical session and underwater practical sessions, which can be conducted in a pool or sheltered water location.

The course concludes with a dry session to review the photographic results.

Duration of the underwater practical will depend on the numbers involved and the location.

Email reservations@emperordivers.com for more information.

After many months of research, mapping and some very long dives by the Marsa Alam Emperor technical dive team, stage one mapping of the caverns means you can now do the PADI Cavern Specialty. For many years guides have known there were some caverns in the area and had guided a few highly experienced divers into them on occasion. Eventually, dive guide, Mo, finally found them again and started to draw a map of the entrance area duly named Mo's Cavern (The Simpsons' Mo's Tavern...get it?) in honor of its founder!

Emperor's technical dive team finished putting the final pieces to this puzzle and have so far mapped and permanently lined over 130 metres of cavern with some still to do!

Aaron Bruce of Emperor's technical wing, Tekstreme, said, "These caverns are beautiful and are a unique feature for the Ghalib area but divers need to be very well trained in the techniques to enter them and enjoy a part of the Red Sea only seen by a hand full of divers."

As luck would have it Emperor Divers has its own PADI Cavern Instructor and Cavern trained guides so now you can learn new diving skills and go on to enjoy the caverns with your guide the next time you are at Marsa Alam.

Email reservations@emperordivers.com and book your adventure today!

Course sizes are limited to just 2 students and take either 2 or 3 days so early booking is essential as this is already proving to be very popular. Contact reservations@emperordivers.com for more information and come and join us under the Red Sea and inside of Egypt!

The first two courses have gone, but you can still sign up for the November video safaris with Jeff Goodman, director and award-winning cameraman.

A maximum of 10 guests will be able to learn from one of the best underwater cameramen in the industry. Ideal for divers who are competent in the water and have good background knowledge of how their camera works.

Jeff has over 30 years' experience in wildlife and underwater filming. Credits include the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet and many others.

2009 dates (Prices for course only):

• 13/11 - 20/11: Emperor Superior - Simply the Best from Safaga. £280
• 19/11 - 26/11: Emperor Superior - Simply the Best from Safaga. £280

Email safaris@emperordivers.com for full details.

Emperor Nuweiba is saving you half the price on the following specialties during the winter...

• December  Night Diver (3 dives)    Cost: 75 Euro (usually 150 Euro
• January   Digital photography  (Level 1 & 2)*  Cost: 60 Euro (usually 120 Euro) 
• February  Videography (3 dives)   Cost: 75 Euro (usually 150 Euro)
• March      Enriched Air Nitrox Diver (2 dives)   Cost: 50 Euro (usually 100 Euro)

You can use these courses to familiarise yourself with the techniques, knowledge, planning, organisation, potential hazards and safety skills for various areas of diving. The Specialty Course is a safe and supervised introduction to that area. We do ask that you complete one day's recreational diving before taking a specialty course to check weights, buoyancy and equipment.

There is no manual needed for the Videography course and the cost of the camera rental is also down by 50%. So in February, you can make some great savings as it will be 75 Euro instead of 150 Euro excluding tax.

Email reservations@emperordivers.com today and save your place!

Jeff Goodman, director and award-winning cameraman, is to lead a new series of courses aimed at improving the art of good underwater video production while at the same time realising the incredible wealth and diversity of our planet's marine life.

These new courses are being pioneered by Emperor Divers on Gold Fleet luxury liveaboards in May and November 2009. A maximum of 10 guests will be able to learn from one of the best underwater cameramen in the industry and will need their own video camera and housing for filming and a laptop with associated equipment for editing.

"This is ideal for divers who are competent in the water and have good background knowledge of how their camera works. We'll be looking at how to get the best out of their camera systems and exploring the techniques of observing and capturing wildlife behaviour with an end goal of producing a professional looking two-minute DVD," explains Jeff.