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WELCOME TO COLONA DIVERS - SCUBA DIVING HURGHADA
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 Colona
Divers Hurghada offers the full range of PADI diving courses from basic to pro level.
Our team of international instructors teaches in Swedish, Finnish, Danish, English,
German, Italian, French, Spanish, Polish & Arabic. Other languages available
on request.
Our highly trained staff caters to each individual's needs so as to make your diving
course an unforgettable experience.
Here are some important tips to know when planning to take a diving course:
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Remember to bring proof of certification or paper work (not applicable to entry-level
courses)
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If you feel that you may have any medical condition that doesn't allow you to participate
in sport activities, visit your physician.
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You will need plenty of suntan lotion
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And be ready for an overdose of Fun !!
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For all PADI courses: Candidates must have their own set of study
materials, prior to enrolling in the course. All materials can be purchased at Colona
Dive Store and are available in many languages.
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Medical Clearance for all levels of courses
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You will be asked to fill a Medical questionnaire before starting the course.
Should you answer “yes” to any of the questions, we will accompany you
to the local diving doctor to get medical cearance to participate in the course.
The cost of the visit is about Euro 35.
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Here you can download already the Medical Statement to bring it
filled out to the Diving Center. (all documents are PDF - you need Adobe Reader
to open them)
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PADI Bubblemaker
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Kids - bring your parents diving! For young adventurers
like you,
the Bubblemaker program is an introduction to the thrill
of breathing underwater. If you´re eight or nine
years of age, now is your chance to take the plunge
with a Instructor and go diving. Whether it´s
a glass of milk, bubble gum or submerged beneath the
surface - you can´t help blowing bubbles! So try
blowing bubbles our way.
We have, of course, special extra small equipment for
children.
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PADI Bubblemaker
Duration:
approx. 2-3 hours
Contents:
Elementary theory lessons,
1 introductory dive in the pool
or in confined water to a max. depth of 2 meters.
Requirements:
Swimmer
Minimum age 8 years
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Introductory Dive
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A diving instructor will gently introduce
you to the secrets and beauty of diving in the Red Sea.
If you liked it, you are then ready for action, by taking
some more introductory-dives, also off a boat. You can
also take one full day Introductory Course (Discover
Scuba Diving), with one dive at our house reef and another
one off a boat
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Introductory Dive
Duration:
1-2 hours
Contents:
Short introduction
Dive at the house reef or off the boat
Requirements:
Swimmer
Minimum age 10 years
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving
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This one-day course can be best described as an expedition into the underwater world. In the morning the participants meet at the diving center. There is a maximal ratio of four persons per diving-instructor. The basic knowledge about diving will be imparted in an easy way. After that you will start with the practical part of the course, where you learn i.e. to set up your diving equipment.
You will do your first underwater exercises at our house reef, followed by your first dive in the sea from one of our comfortable boats. After this varied day you will surely have a first idea about the beauty and fascination of the underwater world.
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving I
Duration:
1/2 day
Contents:
1 knowledge development session
confined water and one Dive from Beach
PADI Discover Scuba Diving III
Duration:
1 day
Contents:
1 knowledge development session
confined water and two Dives from Boat
Requirements:
Swimmer
Minimum age of 10 years
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PADI Scuba Diver
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The Scuba Diver Course is an ideal opportunity for holidaymaker, who would like to do more than a one-day course, but do not have enough time to participate in a complete Open Water Diver Course.
Join a regular Open Water Diver Course. After 3 days, finishing 3 of 5 modules, the course ends with the Scuba Diver certification. This certification enables you to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters under direct supervision of a diving instructor.
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PADI Scuba Diver
Duration:
2 - 3 days
Contents:
3 knowledge development sessions
3 confined water dives
2 open water dives from boat
Requirements:
Swimmer
Minimum age 10 years
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PADI Open Water Diver
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Have you ever dreamt of flying, or of floating weightlessly in the water like a fish?
Learning to scuba dive will let you feel just that, as well as many other new impressions. You will experience the rich marine life of the Red Sea right from the very start of this course.
You will be accompanied by professional scuba diving instructors for the duration of the course (4 - 5 days), who all meet our high standard of professionalism. We also offer special courses for children as of 10 years of age. We have, of course, special extra small equipment for children.
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PADI Open Water Diver
Duration:
4 - 5 days
Contents:
5 knowledge development sessions
5 confined open water dives
4 open water dives from boat
Requirements:
Swimmer
Minimum age 10 years
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Refresher Course
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You have not been diving for some time ? You had no chance, or simply no holiday? You don’t feel quite so sure of yourself any more?
In this case we recommend that you take a one day Refresher-Course.
Your diving instructor will work with you in an easy and relaxed manner to refresh your theoretical and practical skills.
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Refresher - Review
Duration:
aprox. 1/2 day
Contents:
Discussion on rules and procedures
1 dive with a Divemaster from the beach with skills
Requirements:
Certified diver
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Referral
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Maybe you have started a scuba diving course back home, and you have found the ideal place for your theoretical and pool training, but would prefer to do the necessary open water dives rather in the warm waters of the Red Sea.
We offer you ideal conditions :
You arrive at our dive-center, receive your gear, and - if possible - you can start on the very same day (or the next one), and refresh your pool skills right in the waters of the Red Sea together with your diving Instructor. All subsequent open water dives will take place off a boat.
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Referral
Duration:
2 - 3 days
Contents:
Updating theoretical knowledge
Practical exercises in confined open water
Diving off the boat
Requirements:
Completed theoretical education and pool exercises
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PADI Adventure Diver
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The PADI Adventure Diver programme is an exciting way to try new areas of diving under the supervision of a PADI Instructor. This course is designed to further your diving experience under the supervision of a professional instructor. You will do three dives (choosing from a number of possibilities including wreck diving, drift diving, deep diving, photography and more…) This certification can be upgraded to the advanced diver certification at a later date.
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PADI Adventure Diver
Duration:
3 dives
Contents:
Updating of skills and knowledge
3 dives with emphasis on specific subjects
Theoretical instruction
Requirements:
Minimum age 12 years
Diving certificate
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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You may start an Advanced Course right after completion of the Open Water Course, or during your next diving holiday which you are planning with us, and thus widen your skills.
Your diving instructor will guide you surely through the five specialties of the Advanced Divers‘ program, including navigation with different aids, buoyancy to perfection, night dives, diving in currents, fish identification, searching and recovery. These are the main topics that we teach in our Advanced Courses.
For the duration of the Advanced Course we lend you a diving computer free of charge.
If you would like to take photos or film under water, or if you would like to dive at a shipwreck, please tell us, and we will arrange your course to suit your requirements
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Duration:
5 dives
Contents:
Updating of skills and knowledge
5 dives with emphasis on specific subjects
Theoretical instruction
Requirements:
Minimum age 12 years
Diving certificate
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Enriched Air NITROX
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The Nitrox Course deepens on your knowledge about oxygen/nitrogen, and you learn how you can spend more time under water.
On this day you will learn with your specially trained instructor direct on the boat to use of the special Nitrox tables, and how to determine the oxygen content of the tank. You will be able to use your newly acquired skills on the same day of the course by diving off a boat.
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Enriched Air NITROX
Duration:
1 - 2 days
Contents:
Theory & 2 dives with Nitrox tanks
Requirements:
Open Water Diver
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Perfect Buoyancy
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Do you sometimes push the button of your inflator a little too long, or do you feel that you are not quite weightless in the water ?
We offer you a one day course, during which you can practice buoyancy skills with plenty of exercises, to float with the fish, safer diving, as well as enjoying the coral reefs.
The "work" under water with your instructor will turn into a real pleasure. Playfully you will learn to adjust to different depths, and to adjust the air in the stabilizing jacket and in the lungs.
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
Duration:
1 Dive
Contents:
Theoretical instruction
1 dive with Skills (Adventure Dive)
Requirements:
Diving Certification
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UW Photography
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An introduction to under water photography or expanding your knowledge about your own camera equipment.
A course for any diver that wants to keep a memory of a nice diving holiday. The instructor will explain you all the differences of underwater photography and normal photography and tell you some tips and tricks for taking the best underwater pictures
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UW Photography
Duration:
1 - 2 Day
Contents:
Class room theory covering:
(camera equipment & settings, film material, distance estimation,
subject approach, picture composition, camera care & maintainance)
2 dives with UW photography instructor,
tanks & weights and all necessary camera equipment.
Photo analysis
Requirements:
Diving Certification
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Rescue Diver & Emergency First Response
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If you have gathered some diving experience, you may have encountered some situations where you were not sure whether to intervene or not. You would like to be able to help and assist other divers. The Course for Rescue Divers offers you comprehensive training in stress avoidance, emergency management, and rescue diving. You will learn, together with the other participants, to deal with various scenarios of emergency situations.
You should have taken a First Aid course (possibly in your home country) which should have included reanimation of heart and lungs. Please bring along the certification of this course. Otherwise you can still take Emergency First Response here in combination with the Rescue Diver.
Diving Hurghada Rescue Diver & Emergency First Response with Colona Divers
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Rescue Diver & Emergency First Response
Duration:
3 to 4 days
Contents:
Practical and theoretical instruction in rescue operations
Practical exercises
The Emergency First Response course can be taken in combination with the Rescue course
Dives
Requirements:
PADI: Advanced Open Water Diver
Min. 20 loged dives
Min. age 12 years (Junior)
Emergency First Response or certificate in Heart & Lung Reanimation (not older than 2 years)
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