PADI Rescue Diver Course

So anyone out there in diver land fancy doing the PADI rescue diver course?  If so we've got a course scheduled for 14/15 April.  Give us a call on 02392 984124 or email us on mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk to book on. 

Diving banned on Zenobia

Diving on one of the world's most famous wrecks, the Zenobia, which arguably is Cyprus' biggest dive attraction, has been banned by port authorities in a controversial move that is a devastating blow to the local dive industry

MS Zenobia was a 12,000 tonne 178-metre long RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage, taking with it some €250 million worth of lorries, industrial machinery and other cargo.

Since sinking she has become a popular dive site for visitors to Cyprus and frequently named one of the world's top wreck dives.

The Zenobia provides a wide range of challenges to scuba divers, from a fairly simple dive to 16 metres (52 ft) depth along the starboard side of the ship (suitable for newly qualified divers); moving up to a more advanced dive inside the upper car deck and accommodation block, right up to extremely adventurous dives within the lower car deck or the engine room (which are only suitable for very experienced divers).

Although everybody was safely evacuated from the ship before she sank, four scuba divers have since lost their lives on the wreck.

Lawsuit
One of these divers was Catherine Vicar, 33, who was found unconscious in the engine room of the Zenobia shipwreck in October 2010. According to the Cyprus Mail, port authorities’ general director Yiannakis Kokkinos said that her family were “considering legal action against port authorities because they consider us responsible for her death”.

Larnaca mayor, Andreas Louroudjiadis has been quoted by Cyprus Maul for calling the port authorities’ decision was “rushed and arbitrary”. Meanwhile Head of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Alecos Orountiotis said that port authorities had not actually consulted them and that he had been “informed by the press”.

The CTO had also paid around €50,000 to pay four ships to be sunk in other spots, including Paphos, Paralimni and Limassol in order to promote marine tourism such as diving, Orountiotis said.

He said that he did not know what would happen to those plans now. “Sea sports bring in some €150 million in tourist revenue each year: it’s a huge product,” Varoshiotis said.

April Courses

We've just added a couple of course dates for April.


We've set aside 7/8 April as a Tec weekend.  If you fancy doing some tec training then give us a shout.  First come first served decides the course.  


The second date is the following weekend for PADI Rescue Diver 14/15 April.  Why not start the new season better prepared to be able to help other divers in their moment of need, and just in case you need to do some first aid first, then we've scheduled that that in for 1 April.


As always, if you want to do any of these courses, give us a shout on 02392 984124, or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk

Life's not all about schedules

You know, life isn't all about schedules.  As some of you may have noticed, we've not published a schedule yet, but that doesn't mean we're not doing anything, because we just love diving sooooooooo much, if its deeper than a muddy puddle, we're in, so if there's anything you want to do, why not give us a shout, have a look at the website evolutiondiving.co.uk to see the courses that we offer.  And unlike some dive centres, we don't insist on minimum numbers for most of our courses, so if you want to get wet, we'll get wet with you.  Go on, what are you waiting for, get your dive season off to a flying start. You know you want to.

PADI Search & Recovery course 11/12 Feb

So bit short notice I know, but we're running a PADI Search & Recovery course over the weekend of 11/12 Feb at NDC.  Winter special offer £200 for the course, which includes the manual and certification.  Entry to NDC and accommodation are extra.  Learn all about underwater search patterns, using lift bags and how to tie various bends and hitches underwater.  If you're an aspiring Dive Master candidate then this course is for you as there is now a S&R module to that course, so why not get ahead of the game.  


Phone us on 02392 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk to book on.

Happy New Year and some early dates for the diary

First of all, we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy new year.  


So a couple of early dates for everyone to ponder.


We will be running a PADI Open Water course in Feb, just waiting to confirm the pool dates, but likely to be 18/19/25/26 Feb, £350 fully inclusive of everything you need.


PADI AOW 10/11 Mar £220 (includes manual and certification)


EFR 12 hour Care for Children first aid.  Perfect if you are a child care provider.  £80 (includes manual and certification)


If you would like to book on to any of these courses, then call us on 02392 984124 or drop us an email to mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk 


So what are you waiting for, why not kick the year off as you mean to go on...

Red sea liveaboard Sept 12

How would you like a week's diving in the Red Sea in September 2012 on board MY Juliet?  

We have teamed up with our friends at Wavecrest Scuba to offer a week's Red Sea live aboard departing on 9 Sept 12.  

The whole trip is just £1075 and includes flights, transfers, 7 night’s full board, soft drinks and 6 days diving. On the odd occasion you may be required to spend your last night in a hotel.

So why not avoid the autumn next year and get yourself some well deserved sun and diving, what could be better?  

This itinerary is a classic Red Sea trip and combines the most famous wrecks of the Red Sea with stunning walls, drop offs and reef diving. The trip includes; diving the 'wreck graveyard' at Abu Nuhas. This reef lies close to the shipping lane of the Suez Canal and has claimed more wrecks than any other. These wrecks are fairly open and covered in beautiful coral, a photographers dream. (If departing from Sharm, reaching Abu Nuhas is weather dependent and cannot be guaranteed).  At the tip of the Sinai and fed with nutrient rich waters from the Gulf of Aqaba is the National Park, Ras Mohamed. It is famous for its breath taking walls and drop offs. It teams with large shoals of fish, hard and soft coral gardens and magnificent fan corals.

Because of the itinerary, the trip is only open to AOW divers and above or equivalent, but if you want to go but are not an AOW  diver we can offer you a 10% discount on the course if you book both at the same time.  

The AOW course is completed in just 2 days and consists of 5 dives, with the associated knowledge reviews, but the good news is, there is no exam.  

If you would like to book, or would like more details of this fabulous trip, then give us a call on 023 92 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk.  

Go on, you've worked hard all year so you know you deserve some fun in the sun.