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Divemasters course with Steve and Deris
Divemasters course with Steve and Deris

Our instructors take pride in teaching the PADI divemasters course. It’s a challenge for both mentor and trainee. Most importantly though is that it’s a huge amount of fun. We spoke to Deris and Steve who both are instructors and managers at the PADI 5 star resort, Dive Central Gili.

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5* Dive Resort, Activities, Dive Central Gili, PADI Courses, SCUBA diving, Things to do in the GilisGuest Userpadi, divemaster, scuba diving, diving, divers, scuba dive, scuba certification Comment
Becoming a Divemaster on Gili T - The what, why and where

This is the first of four small blogs I wrote in order to document the process of me completing my PADI Divemaster Course on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia. I hope by sharing my story and experiences I can give future Divemasters an idea of what’s coming and inspire fellow divers that want to step up their dive-game to become a professional.

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Dive Central Gili, Holidays in Indonesia, PADI Courses, SCUBA divingDive Centraldivemaster, diving, dmc, padiComment
Decompression Diving - not as dangerous as you'd think

As recreational divers, we are taught to stick within our limits, to watch our depth and time and to come up just completing a safety stop. Decompression diving goes against this, teaching divers to push their limits. to plan dives where they will go into decompression and to make extra decompression stops on the way to the surface. Although a little more tricky, decompression diving is not as dangerous as you think. You just need to plan your dive and dive your plan!

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5* Dive Resort, Activities, Dive Central Gili, Diving Health, Diving Techniques, Holidays in Indonesia, Holidays in the Gilis, PADI Courses, Safe Diving, SCUBA divingDive Centraldecompression, decompression diving, diving, padi, limits, extended range, extended depth, deep divingComment
Animal of the month - The turtle
Animal of the month - The turtle

This month's animal of the month is the Green sea turtle. Quite common around the waters of the Gili islands, we are proud of our turtles and are moving closer to protecting them and their habitat. 

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Animal of the month, Conservation, Dive Central Gili, Holidays in Indonesia, Holidays in the Gilis, SCUBA divingDive Centralturtle, green sea turtle, leahterback turtle, sea life indonesia, indonesia, gili trawangan, diving, scuba divingComment
Animal of the month - The Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Animal of the month - The Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Once a month we will take the time to appreciate one particular special creature that we can find under our waters around the Gili islands. This month is the turn of the magnificent Peacock Mantis Shrimp. Warning; cool critter alert!

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5* Dive Resort, Activities, Dive Central Gili, Holidays in the Gilis, Project AWARE, SCUBA diving, tips for diversDive Centralmarine life, mantis shrimp, life around the Gilis, diving, diving holidaysComment
Why you should dive with a GIDA member on the Gilis
Why you should dive with a GIDA member on the Gilis

Gili Island Diver's Association ensures that customers receive a high standard service from all dive centers on the Gili Islands. Minimum prices are fixed which alleviates hard competition and allows the customer to choose where they would like to dive rather than go to the cheapest place available. Dive Central Gili a proud member of GIDA!

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