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Scuba Diving Courses
at GAIAS
For an additional cost to the regular
program fee, students studying at GAIAS will have the opportunity
to enroll in a diving course through a PADI certified instructor.
| Program |
Requirements |
| Open water diver |
None |
| Advanced open water diver |
Open water diver, Junior
Open Water, Adventure Diver or Qualifying rating |
| Rescue Diver |
Advanced Open water, Junior Advanced,
EFR or MFA, or Qualifying Rating. 40 Logged Dives |
| Dive master |
Advanced Open Water, EFR and Rescue
Diver or Qualifying Rating. 60 Logged Dives |
| Assistant Instructor |
PADI Divemaster |
| Scuba Review |
Open Water Diver or Qualifying rating |
| Discovery Local Diving |
Open Water Diver or Qualifying rating |
| Peak Performance Buoyancy |
(Junior) Open Water or Qualifying rating |
Cost
includes: Equipment, travel and
study materials.
The following course is
strongly recommended for all GAIAS participants: PADI
Open Water Diver
Key Standards.
Prerequisites certification: None
Minimum age: 15
Course Training:
- Open Water Manual (3 days/8 hours)
- 2 Confined Water dives (1st diving day)
- 2 Open Water dives (2nd and 3rd diving
day)
PADI Instructor, San Cristobal: Iván
López Ruiz
PADI Certifications:
Open Water
Advanced Open Water
Medic First Aid
Rescue Diver
Divemaster
Other Experience:
- Operations Manager, Wreck Bay Diving
Center, San Cristóbal, Galápagos. (March
2003-Present)
- Dive Instructor's Assistant, "Vicious Diving Scuba Club," San Cristóbal,
Galápagos. (February 2002-June 2002).
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Scuba guide for the Mantaraya Travel Agency in the marine areas of
Machalilla National Park. Puerto López, Ecuador. (March 2001-January
2002).
- IDC PADI (Instructor Development Course),
Santa Cruz-Galápagos.
- Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
Nº187018.
Languages: Spanish
and English.
PADI Instructor, Quito, Galapagos & Puerto
Lopez: Michel Guererro Mancheno.
Profession: Marine Biologist.
Education: B.Sc. Marine Biology, Universidad Jorge Tadeo
Lozano Bogotá, Santa Marta, Cartagena.1989-1995.
Diving Education:
Open Water I Diver. NAUI. 1993.
Master Scuba Diver. NAUI. 1994.
Rescue Diver. PADI. 1995.
Medic First Aid Training. PADI. 1995.
Specialty Diver: Oxygen First Aid Provider. PADI. 1996.
Divemaster. PADI. 1996.
Open Water Scuba Instructor. PADI.1996.
Medic First Aid Instructor. PADI. 1996.
Scubapro Equipment Specialist. 1999.
Enriched Air Diver. PADI. 2000.
Specialty Instructor:
Underwater Naturalist. PADI. 2000.
Night Diver. PADI. 2000.
Deep Diver. PADI. 2000.
Drift Diver. PADI. 2000.
Multilevel Diver. PADI. 2000.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer. PADI. 2000.
Bauer Compressors Specialty Course . 2000.
Specialty Instructor:
Underwater Photographer. PADI. 2001.
Boat Diver. PADI. 2001.
Equipment Specialist. PADI. 2001.
IDC Staff Instructor. PADI. 2001.
Master Instructor. PADI. 2003.
Work Experience:
Exploramar Diving. General Manager-Owner. Dive Instructor.1998-2004.
Mantaraya Diving/Nixe Cruises. Operations Manager in the Coast. Dive Instructor.1996-97.
Baskin in the Sun. Dive Instructor. British Virgin Islands. 1996.
Divers Unlimited. Hollywood, Florida. Divemaster. 1996.
Piscierra S.A. Truchas de Los Andes. Biologist. Quito-Nono.1995.
La Tortuga Dive School. Manager and Dive guide. Cartagena. Colombia. 1994-95.
Scuba Sport. Dive Guide. Santa Marta. Colombia. 1993-1994.
Charles Darwin Reseach Station for the Galapagos Islands. Environmental Education.
Volunteer. Quito. December 1992-January 1993.
Languages: English and Spanish
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