The Trawangan Dive IDC goes International – October 2013 Indonesia

The October IDC here in The Gili Islands is about to start and we have a group of 6 Instructor candidates from a range of countries.
 
Firstly we welcome Deris who is from Indonesia and has been working at Blue Marlin Dive Center here in Gili Trawangan. Deris took his divemaster course at Blue Marlin and will be staying on with the company to work as a PADI Instructor. Manon also took her divemaster course with Blue Marlin Dive and hopes to be working here in The Gili Islands after her IDC. Dragos is from Romania and is living in Lombok, where he also trained as a PADI divemaster. After he becomes a PADI Instructor he wishes to work in Indonesia. Julia took her divemaster course in Koh Lanta and has come to Indonesia to take her IDC at Trawangan Dive. Once a PADI Instructor she will stay here in Gili Trawangan to work as a PADI Instructor. Rizwan is Indian and from the Andaman Islands where he has worked for many years. Once qualifies Rizwan will work around the Gili Islands for a while before returning to the Andaman Islands.

It’s great to welcome our candidates from such a diverse range of countries. Not only is it a chance for the candidates to make friends from all over the world it is a chance for them to take the first step in establishing their professional scuba network. Many people who take the IDC stay in touch long after the course has finished and well into their scuba diving careers. Therefore this is a great opportunity for the IDC candidates to increase the social network and learn more about diving in other parts of the world.

We here at Trawangan Dive would like give a huge welcome to our 6 new Instructor candidates.

If you wish to find out more about our professional PADI courses check out our GoPro website, or simply download our Full IDCInformation Pack (PDF).

Any further questions please don’t hesitate to e-mail TheTrawangan Dive IDC Team Indonesia.

We can also be found at our GoPro website at www.idc-gili.com, or can be followed through our Facebook Fan Page.

 

 

Go Pro in the Gili Islands with Trawangan Dive - Gili IDC - Instructor Development Course (IDC) Indonesia

 

If you’re looking to take a professional PADI dive program than Trawangan Dive is now the place to do it. Trawangan Dive has long been one of the few PADI 5 star dive centers in The Gili Islands, Indonesia. During 2013 we have set out improving all of our professional level courses and programs, so as to set ourselves above the rest; providing professional level training over and above that required within industry.

Our dive master program is run alongside our regular daily diving schedule allowing divemasters to get first-hand experience of the industry working alongside our seasoned PADI Instructors and dealing directly with our customers. Divemasters will establish their precise role within the provision of modern day recreational dive training and will learn how to play an integral role within a team of highly experienced instructors. We hold regular training workshops allowing divemasters to realize their true potential and unlock a range of newly learnt skills. Any diver wishing to take their divemaster program will be given every opportunity to progress within the dive industry.

Our Instructor Development Course has also been completely revamped over the course of 2013 and again our schedule has been modified in a way to provide some of the best PADI instructors in industry. Over the course of 2013 Trawangan Dive has been reclassified as a PADI Career Development Centre (CDC) meaning that we now provide the highest level of professional dive training available and are pleased to say the only PADI CDC Center in the Lombok region. We have also now employed a two new PADI Course Directors who are not only able to provide the best professional training available, but can also give some great industry advice having worked in a multitude of location around the world bringing prospective instructors the perfect mix of first class training combined with an in-depth knowledge of the recreational dive industry and its expectations. Our MSDT program now offers the full range of specialties and can be tailored to those which you will require for industry in the particular area you will be working.

Check out our PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) Video

 

Trawangan dive is very proud of all of its achievements over 2013 and would like to thank its entire staff for the continued success in becoming one of the best professional and no professional dive educators in Indonesia.

If you wish to become a fully qualified and highly trained PADI Scuba Diving instructor check out our website at www.idc-gili.com

Or if you wish to see what’s currently happening take a look at our Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/IDCGili

Of course we are happy to answer any questions you might have. We can be contacted directly through our website or on info@idc-gili.com

then don’t hesitate to contact us on idc@trawangandive.com or info@idc-gili.com.

Diving in The Gili Islands, Indonesia : Looking to the future

 

 

Over the course of 2013 Trawangan Dive as achieved many of its long term goals and has been subsequently rewarded for the efforts. However this opens up a whole new area of potential development for the future.

Although we have already increased the amount of accommodation options available to our guests we have also seen a huge increase in the number guests taking diving programs and therefore our accommodation facilities have followed suite and there is now a need for further expansion. Trawangan Dive will be increasing the amount of onsite luxury bungalows to accommodate our continued popularity.

Although Trawangan Dive provide the full range of recreational dive courses, we have seen an increase in customers asking about technical dive programs and therefore have identified this as an area of potential expansion. Over 2013 we have seen record numbers of recreational divers taking PADI programs and therefore have had seen a slight negative affect on the technical division of the dive center. In the future Trawangan Dive wishes to expand it technical dive division to accommodate those divers wishing to take their training to a new level.

As with the professional level courses we have seen record numbers of divers choosing to take our PADI Divemaster Program here at Trawangan Dive. Throughout 2013 the PADI Divemaster Program has been continuously monitored and we will continue to do so in the future, allowing divemasters in training to receive the latest and most up to date training needs whilst also getting a real life taste of working within one of the busiest and best dive centers in Indonesia.

Our Instructor training facility has gone through a number of changes during 2013; all our training facilities and course content has been overhauled and we have developed a close working relationship with PADI allowing us to make sure instructor candidates are not only kept fully up to date with training updates but also kept fully up to date with the ever changing nature of the industry. We intend to carry on providing the best professional and non-professional training possible making Trawangan Dive the only real choice when it comes to serious scuba diving training.

If you wish to be part of the future of diving with Trawangan Dive contact us on info@trawangandive.com

Japanese WWII Wreck

The Japanese Wreck, Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

The Japanese Wreck is situated on the east side of the three Gili Islands, just off Lombok. Its a Dive site for the more experienced divers, as it is a decompression dive due to the depth being 45 metres. The 22 metre Japanese patrol boat from World War 2 believed to be scuttled in 1945. It  lays upright and perfectly intact on a sandy bottom. The Wreck is situated in a protected bay and it is usually unaffected by the currents. Simon Liddiard the owner of Trawangan Dive and Blue Marlin Dive, heard the story from a local fisherman when he arrived on Gili Trawangan 25 years ago, he spent a month searching for it before he found it. Only Trawangan Dive and Blue Marlin Dive has the GPS co-ordinates for the Wreck and as such there are relatively few people who have dived it.

The Gili Islands

On the 28th February we visited the Japanese Wreck which took approximately 20 minutes to get to the site from Gili Trawangan. It was covered in a  large variety of pristine corals and on the outside of the patrol boat was inhabited with large numbers of Lionfish, Stonefish and we also were lucky enough to come across a Frogfish. Around the Wreck there were large schools of Travally, Yellowtail Kingfish and Snappers. Further inside the wreck we found an abundance of marine life including Moray Eels, Squirrelfishes, Groupers, Sweetlips, Sweepers and Drummers. Due to the depth of the dive it was a Enriched Air (Nitrox) dive so we were able to get the most out of the dive. It was an amazing dive and the customers had a great experience!

Japanese Wreck

 

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