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PADI Search and Recovery Diver

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Key info

  • 2 days (approx.)
  • Incl. 4 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, German
  • Max. 6 students / instructor
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Free Cancellation - 7days notice
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Highlights

Things happen. People accidentally drop something off a dock, boat, or even while diving, and it disappears in the water. If something like this has ever happened to you and you were looking for it, then the course is the right one.

  • You'll also learn about different types of drysuits, basic drysuit repairs and maintenance.

Dive center

Tauchschule Yachtdiver Weissensee

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

Divecenter Yachtdiver Weissensee is situated in Techendorf, at the heart of the Nature Reserve Community Lake Weissensee, the clearest and cleanest swimming lake of the Alps. 

The diving base is enclosed within our upper-class Hotel and the Apartment House. We offer boat-dive-trips (half-day or day tours), diving from our shore and transfer by van to get to our diving spots in the nature park. At our 300m² indoor-base with 3000m² beach facilities you will find everything needed for a pleasant dive holiday, for example free WiFi, diver's bar, changing cubicle, shop, air filling (200 and 300 bar, Argon, Nitrox), lounge, terrace, and equipment storage. We offer courses from beginner to instructor (ProTec, PADI, CMAS-VIT, SSI). Yachtdiver Weissensee is very well known for ice diving all over the world. Courses, Instructor courses and ice dives are daily offered daily offered from mid of December until the end of February. 

Our destination is famous for combining your family holiday with your diving holiday. Ice sports on Europe’s largest prepared natural ice surface promise memorable moments. The family-friendly ski resort is ideal for both, beginners and experienced skiers. Another way to explore the wonderful region is to use the certificated cross-country skiing trails. Moreover, tobogganing, ice-diving, snowshoe hiking, winter-hiking, Nordic walking, horse-sleigh riding are attractive possibilities to enjoy the unique landscape. Lake Weissensee shines with its crystal clear water with drinking water quality and temperatures up to 25C°. It offers numerous types of water sports, such as swimming, diving, sailing, surfing, water-skiing, stand up paddling.

PADI 5 Star Dive Resort Wi-Fi (FREE) Dive shop 3 PADI Instructors Max. 6.0 divers / guide

Address: 7336 Km from your location
Techendorf 55, Weissensee, No State, 9762, Austria

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • 4 open water dives
  • Including bottle fillings
  • National Park Fees/Marine Park Fees

Not inclusive of

  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)  ( USD 95 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)  ( USD 31 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Fins (full foot)  ( USD 12 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Wetsuit (7mm)  ( USD 46 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Regulator  ( USD 53 ) - bookable in checkout
  • BCD  ( USD 18 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Drysuit  ( USD 91 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Flashlight (torch)  ( USD 31 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Dive computer  ( USD 31 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Mask/snorkel  ( USD 12 ) - bookable in checkout

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 12+
  • Min. certification: Advanced Open Water Certification required
  • Min logged dives: +20 logged dives required
  • Normal physical condition, valid medical diving fitness certificate, swimming knowledge from 12 years of age. Advanced Open Water Diver or a comparable certification from another diving organization. You should bring a bathing suit (practical training) and towel.

What to expect

Gathering information, gathering the necessary equipment, and carefully planning your search are the first important steps. In four dives you will then practice the following:

  • Swim different search patterns using your compass and by orienting yourself to natural features under water.
  • Finding large and small objects using different search patterns.
  • Use of a lifting bag for large and heavy objects and other lifting techniques.
  • Planning a search based on information about the lost object that was collected before the dive.

Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Meet at the dive center

You will find us right in the center of Techendorf, on the left in front of the only bridge, opposite the Raiffeisenbank Weissensee.

Address: Techendorf 55, Weissensee, No State, 9762, Austria

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 7 days prior to the activity
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