Tec course at Pro Dive Mexico

Monday morning was the final dive of the PADI TEC 40 Course. The student (Goretty) and her instructor (Course Director Anders) set out for on a sunny day with calm seas, to complete the graduation dive of the course.
3 days of skill practice and training dives, led up to this great moment.

Dive site was set for Punta Toro and its famous Cantil wall. The cantill is were the barrier reef ends and the bottom drops from about 35m to 400meters!
Diving on this edge is absolutely and amazing experience.
Conditions were great, and the strong currents were expected as usual:-) On the 40meter dive we encountered rays and some lion fish, but the highlight of this dive site is the sponges (some 5 feet tall) that grow sideways, due to the northern current.

Quote from Goretty:
"My course was amazing!! I had such a good time and I really felt comfortable with the pace and skills of the course. We did different dives doing the 3 day course, but the best was Punta Toro:-)
I can’t wait to come back for my TEC 45 and 50, and who knows maybe one day also my Trimix Course. My instructor (Anders) really took time to explain me in details how the theory and skills work to dive comfortable TEC.
Hopefully I will be back soon."

If you want to know more about TEC diving, please check out www.idcmexico.com/tec.php for more information and schedule.

See also all the photos from the course here

Sometime one tank is just not enough :-)

Latest news! Pro Dive Mexico Academy is the proud winner of the PADI TEC REC center award!

Dear friends,

you already know that we offered training for cavern, intro-to-cave, and full cave divers.

We have now been awarded by PADI with the official PADI TEC REC center level, which enables us to furthermore teach the following exciting courses:

- PADI TEC 40
- PADI TEC 45
- PADI TEC 50
- DSAT Gas Blender
- DSAT Gas Blender Instructor




Soon will come also, as our next additions to our portfolio the PADI TEC Trimix 65 and the PADI TRIMIX full course.

We are very excited, as there are very few centers so far being able to offer this kind of TEC & TEC DEEP training! At Pro Dive Mexico Scuba Academy we are excited to be able to start these programs, and we look forward to DIVE TEC & DIVE DEEP with you soon! Please contact our Course Director Anders Heegaard directly for any inquiry at aheegaard@prodivemex.com.

For a little taste of TEC REC, check it out this video below, or click right here!

Scubapro & Pro Dive Mexico going for their TEST DIVE again!

Like every year our partner, the manufacturer of the worlds leading scuba equipment SCUBAPRO, is realising again their exciting TEST DIVE with PRO DIVE MEXICO, at one of our facilities.

The 18th of august 2011 is the date, that we are anxiously awaiting, because Scubapro will come to our PADI CDC CENTER at Playa Maroma, with newest and latest pieces of equipment, that need be tested in real life condition before being released to the market.

While we test the reliability of the newest scube gear from Scubapro, we always have loads of fun!

We will keep you posted in the results, and in the meanwhile check out our video from our TEST DIVE that we conducted last year at one of our facilities in world famous Cozumel, have fun!


Scubapro / Pro Dive Mexico Test Dive 2010

You can also watch this video on YOUTUBE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGXIfJXAlfs

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DEMA SHOW COMES SOON!

We are happy to announce that this year we will be exhibiting at DEMA show, in Orlando, Florida (Nov 02 until Nov 05). Come visit our booth for a chat and info on latest news, dive travel info, our Scuba Academy and unbeatable and EXCLUSIVE special DEMA offers! See you there!

Pro Dive Mexico Instuctor takes the plunge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7epG94eZIg

Check this out!

Our dear friend and instructor Alberto da Lago got married underwater! He took the plunge with his now wife Karla, along with more than 200 participants attending the ceremony underwater. Although they slightly missed their entry in the GUINESS BOOK OF RECORD by a few divers, it is the intention that counts, and of course getting married right? Besides sealing their bond for life and breaking a record, Karla and Alberto also intended to create awareness about the local sharks having in mind, that new protective local laws need to be created. Next to many diving friends, there was a lot of of international press as well, so besides getting married Alberto and Karla are now also famous, and their noble message reached the community worldwide!!

Congratulations Alberto and Karla, and all the best for your future life together!

Congratulations to the new Pro Dive Mexico Instructor Candidates.

This Sunday new PADI instructors were born!.
After over 2 weeks of intensive instructor training all the hard work showed off.
Pro Dive Mexico with yet another amazing passing rate at the IE.

Cenote Poderosa was the place of the final day of the exams. Who could wish for a more beautiful place to pass your exam and become a PADI Instructor.


From left to right, top to bottom: Carey, Mario (Examiner), Mike, Paulo (Staff), Athena, Massimo, Simon, David, Kris, Christie(Staff), Jessica (staff), Jordi, Anders (CD), Juan, Angelina and Roxanne.

"This IDC was a great experience. We had candidates from all over the world to come together for 14 days of instructor training. Belgium, USA, France, Greece, Spain, England, Canada, New Zealand and Puerto Rico, where the countries represented at this IDC and made it a very multi cultural experience teaching it.

"I wish you all the best in your instructor careers and hope that our paths will meet again.
Thank you guys and girls for making this a very memorable IDC." Anders Heegaard, Course Director.


See the pictures from the Instructor Exam here

The summer IDC has started....

This Friday our June 2011 IDC started.
With studentes from 12 different countries, this IDC will be a very interesting and multi cultural melting pot.
Also a special IDC, as we have 2 extra Staff instructors auditing the IDC.
Follow our students and latest pictures here on facebook

The world needs a new warrior. It needs YOU.

We at Pro Dive Mexico are solidary and support the cause of Greenpeace. We hope that not only we as divers, but soon enough the whole world recognizes the need to save our oceans and our planet.

Check out this great video and website of GREENPEACE, and learn how you can help to build the next RAINBOW WARRIOR.

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IDC June starting in a few days

Just a couple of days and our June IDC class will start off with the IDC prep training.
This time we also have some IDC staff instructors auditing this PADI IDC training.

Being a PADI 5 star CDC also implies obligations for us... and yet again we managed to stand up for what we believe is one of the main objectives of any PADI 5 star CDC. To develope future careers and guidance in becoming a scuba professional.

After the training most candidates proceeded with our PADI MSDT prep training and also some continued their specialized FULL Cave course with us!!
Especially last mentioned training got one of the highest scores from our candidates and prepared them well as a future Cenotes guides!

We also see that our successful packages, marketing strategies and FREE add-on are copied more and more by other IDC centers. But we also know that quality and services cannot be copied! It's a believe system.
Many even copied us by stretching the IDC duration up to 10 days.....

We are proud to see this, as it means that in general the quality of IDC professionals will go up!


"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations." Marston