No. You can dive without a certification.
Without a certification you can do a (DSD), Discover Scuba Diving.
That means, a little theory, swimming-pool session, and sea session. This is all together in one time. It takes round about 2 hours and 30 mins.
It is an experience for people without a diving certification. That means, a little theory, swimming-pool session, and sea session. This is all together in one time. It takes round about 2 hours and 30 mins.
When you finish the DSD you don’t get any certification. It’s only an experience!
Yes. It’s always faster for the check in if you have your diving documents with you. However if you forget your certification and its’s from PADI or SSI we can verify it.
As a diver you will need:
-Diving Certification
-Logbook
-Medical certification or the medical formular
You can download the medical formular at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/85z4cia9ie2cmmh/TR-MEDICAL-DIVER_English-Metric.pdf?dl=0
No. You can fill the so called medical formular provided at the dive center.
If you don’t have any of the heath conditions listed on that formular, you can truly dive. However if you have one or more of them, then you need go through a diving fitness evaluation, provided by a doctor and bring the medical certification.
Well it depends, if you are doing the Scuba Diver or the Open Water level you do need to bring your diving certification provided by a doctor. If it’s a (DSD) Discover Scuba Diving, Advanced courses or specialties you don’t need. You can fill the so called medical formular provided at the dive center.
If you don’t have any of the heath conditions listed on that formular, you can truly dive. However if you have one or more of them, then you need go through a diving fitness evaluation, provided by a doctor and bring the medical certification.
The best way to book the the dives with us is through our email: atalaiadiving@gmail.com
Every year we are happy to accept new dive guides or instructors depending on free spaces on the team.
Independent from those spaces, we offer internships to become a professional diveguide.
The duration of these Internships are from 4 to 6 months depending on the level you are.
We do go out by boat.
There is always a minimum amount of diver requested.
We only go out for the best dives spots of Madeira.
Check in the section dive spots.
More then the boat trips we also have the biggest housereef of Madeira.
We have all equipment for rental at our dive center.
In case that you use special sizes or sizes that are not so commun of equipment we cannot guarantee that we will have it.
Yes, we have a big range of activities that you can do at our diving center.
- Scuba Diving
- snorkel Rental
- snorkel guided (only with reques)
- kayak rental
- Kayak guided (only with request)
- SUP rental
- SUP guided (only with request)
- Freediving
- Whale Watching Tours
Standup paddleboarding (SUP) is a water sport born from surfing with modern roots in Hawaii. Standup paddleboarders stand on boards that are floating on the water and use a paddle to propel themselves through the water.
If you are staying in Funchal, you can also pick up the BUS 155 – Ponta da Oliveira. It works very good and its cheap.
Of course taxi or bolt are faster but more expensive.
We do work together with a renta-a-car and we can book it for you, the prices are good.
Just contact us via email: atalaiadiving@gmail.com
WhatsApp is also working: +351 935 474 505