GoTec presentation at the March IDC a success!

As part of the IDC with Pro Dive Mexico we had arranged again 1/2 day of Technical diving introductions.

The presentation fits perfect with the timing of our new GoTec department and special dedicated website, devoted to those who wish to take the next step and go beyond the limits.

The morning started with a short classroom presentation on the courses and the special equipment.

Also included was a introduction to cave diving and why this area of Mexico is cave diver heaven.

After a short break we hit the pool and tested out the new gear in the water.

First with just with the doubles on the back, then after with doubles and a stage tank. For all the candidates it was the first time with more than just one tank.

See the pictures from the mornings session and the IDC here: http://on.fb.me/hKngcx

IDC March starting in a few days

This Wednesday we will start with the PADI IDC prep days. Students will use these 2 days to prepare themselves for the upcoming PADI IDC training which starts this Friday.

This year we have many students signed up for this class and you may follow them for 14 days via facebook.

We wish them all good luck and see them all at their graduation day in 2 weeks.

We still accept new students for April PADI IDC class, Sign up now.

Good luck.

Pro Dive Mexico

Cenote dive with GoPro's

Yesterday the GoPro candidates currently doing their Divemaster course and those already in the Divemaster Resort Specialty Program went to Cenote Tajma-ha with Full Cave diver and PADI Course Director Anders Heegaard.

Cenote Tajma-ha is located just south of Puerto Aventuras.

The dive take you through a string of light zones making a dazzling underwater lazer like show. This dive site is a favorite for guides and customers alike, who are constantly returning to see the changes in the dive as the seasons change (more so the angle of the sun).
Haloclines in the deeper areas make interesting mirror like effects as divers penetrate into the layer of saltwater below the fresh.

Keep your eyes open during this dive it is decorated with stalagmites and stalactites in addition you will find many shell and coral fossils amongst the rocks.

After the dive we went to check out Cenote Sagrado (Holy cenote) were you can see, whats believed to be a old mayan alter.

Before returning back to Playa del Carmen, we of course had to stop at Taco Paco in Puerto Aventuras for some amazing fish and shrimp tacos. Yummiiii.

See all the pictures from the day right here. http://on.fb.me/dFiW8s

Special January IDC for our candidates

Last month we had a small group of candidates as our Course Director Anders Heegaard was attending a tradeshow in Europe.
Still, being the one and only PADI Career Development Center in Mexico, we had a big surprise for all our candidates!
Our GoPro team was headed by our second Course Director and former Australia's PADI regional manager, Jim Hutchinson!
It was fabulous to see how Jim and Paulo guided our students towards another successful PADI examination with ones again the highest scores !!
Ones again Anders Heegaard outperformed himself in setting this up and creating extra value for our students!
More and more upcoming professionals recognise the value we offer and the tranquil Mexican lifestyle as our March IDC training is already fully booked.

Being a PADI CDC also implies obligations for us... and yet again we managed to stand up for what we beleive is one of the main objectives of any PADI CDC center. To develop 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 training with us!!
Especially last mentioned training got one of the highest scores from our candidates and prepared them well as a future Cave instructor!
Compliments to Anders and Alain who speak 5 languages !!

We continued our promise and provided a job and future career for many of our candidates at one of our SEVEN ***** Star National Geographic dive centers along the Riviera Maya and Cozumel!

We believe this is what a REAL PADI Career development center is all about !

(Good luck to all our new instructors)

Scuba Diving & Water Sports Video

Pro Dive Mexico is happy to announce our newest water sports promotion video.

We are based at following resorts with scuba diving and other water sports services. Like Kiting, diving, scuba training, snorkelling, parasail, jet-ski, banana-ride and wind surfing.

* Catalonia Riviera Maya

* Catalonia Yucatan beach

* Catalonia Royal Tulum

* Catalonia Playa Maroma

* Dreams Puerto Aventuras

* Occidental Allegro Cozumel

* Melia Cozumel

* Playa Azul Cozumel

BOOT Show Dusseldorf Germany

Pro Dive Mexico started 2011 with one of the biggest scuba dive trade shows in the world.

Being a German managed company and having our roots in Europe we decided to have a grant opening.

With daily BOOT price and many special BOOT show promotions for all our resorts we attracted many visitors.

Mexico with it's 2nd biggest Natural reef in the world has lots to offer for our diving community.

Our main focus point was of course our PADI CDC facilities in Mexico. One and only PADI Career Development Center in Mexico.

Hope having you with us soon.

Seasonal Greeting from Pro Dive Mexico

There is no better time to say "Thank You" to all our loyal guests/students and to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and a New Year of health, happiness, prosperity and scuba fun !!

Also for 2011 we have managed to add extra services and value to our worldwide diving community!

1) Changed our Scuba Academy into Mexico's one and only PADI CDC center.
2) Added a new 5 STAR PADI National Geographic dive center on Cozumel (Melia Cozumel)
3) Added super low priced "Stay & Dive packages" for all our resorts for 2011
4) Complemented our excisting GoPro training with Tec training and full Cave Courses.
5) Extra incentives for Scuba clubs/groups in 2011.

Have a great christmas season and a healthy 2011

Team Pro Dive Mexico

Pro Dive Mexico first Full Cave Diver Course.

On Monday the 6th of December Pro Dive Mexico hosted their first FULL CAVE DIVER course as part of the Go Tec Department with students Joe Lodge (USA) and Frederic Fabre (France).

Their Instructor is Pro Dive Mexico's techincal diving expert from Switzerland Alain Pocobelli.

Their journey from having no experience, to become trained cave divers over the next 9 days of training can be followed in these pictures.

In this picture Frederic (left), Alain (center) and Joe Lodge (right)

Soon in an a blog coming up, will be Joe's personal notes from the day to day activities and thoughts that go through your head, when training in one of the most extreme diving environments on the earth.

In the Yucatán Peninsula, any surface opening where groundwater can be reached is called cenote, which is a Spanish form of the Maya word d'zonot. The cave systems formed as normal caves underwater, but upper sections drained becoming air filled during past low sea levels. During this vadose, or air filled state, abundant speleothem deposits formed. The caves and the vadose speleothem were subsequently reflooded and became hydraulically reactivated as rising sea levels also raised the water table.

Joe and Fred both gave an amazing performance throughout the course and meet all standards and requirements for diving in these harsh conditions.

Congratulations to Fred and Joe for completing the course.

See all the pictures from the course here.
Video's can be seen later

Last MSDT course of 2010!

After 4 days of training, 5 instructor specialty course we have 8 new specialty instructors certified from Pro Dive Mexico's Career Development Centre.
In the course the new instructors learnt specialized diving techniques used for teaching PADI diver specialties.
It was great fun and a nice break from the past IDC presentations.

See pictures from Equipment workshop by ScubaPro, Deep diving in Cozumel Marine Park, Search and Recovery diving at Eden Rock and Nitrox/Wreck diving in Puerto Morelos!!

Pictures here taken at Pro Dive Mexico's flagship dive centre in Cozumel. Located only 2 min from the famous Palancar reef.
In the picture, from close to far; Victoria, Ivan, Ariane, Simone, Chance, Isable, Matteo and Nicolai.

See more pictures from this course by clicking here.

IDC November a huge success!! again 100% passing rate at the exams.

This Sunday was the day! After over 2 weeks of intensive instructor training all the hard work showed off.
Pro Dive Mexico with yet another 100% passing rate at the IE, impressed the examiners by the high quality and consistency in their presentations.

At Cenote Poderosa was 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: Ivan, Rahel, Victoria, Matteo, Hanns, Erik, Nikolai, Chance,
Isabel, Simone, Jasmina, Ariane, Anders (CD) and Paolo (Staff Instructor)

"This IDC was a great experience. We had candidates from all parts of the world come together for 14 days of instructor training. Germany, Denmark, Argentina, Switzerland, Italy, England, USA, Brazil and France where the countries represented at this IDC and made it a very multi cultural experience teaching it.
The candidates showed an amazing ability to adopt the PADI system quickly and use it in their favor at the IE.
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