PADI IDC Gili Islands, PADI Career Development Dive Resort

Oceans 5 dive resort starts another Padi instructor development course (IDC) the 21th of February 2012. The IDC will be conducted at Oceans 5 dive resort on Gili Air, Gili Islands, Indonesia. The course director will be Platinum Padi course director Camille Lemmens. The IDC takes 9 days and there will be 2 IDC preparation days before the IDC starts. The preparation days will bring the candidates dive skills and dive theory to the IDC level. During the IDC the candidates will be prepared to become a Padi instructor and not only to pass the IE. Oceans 5 wants that all the candidates after passing a IE can work as great instructors.Their high class facilities make sure you will get the best out of your course. Gili Air is a true paradise with easy, stunning dive sites only a short boat ride away and offers a perfect mix of tranquility and enough bars, restaurants and accommodation to choose from. The Course Director teaching the IDC at Oceans 5 Dive Resort Gili Air is Camille Lemm...

The Padi instructor development course (IDC) at Oceans 5 Dive Resort is half way. All candidates, Pablo and Hans, are doing very well. In the last couple of days they improved their diving skills, rescue skills and finished their dive theory exames. Also they have been in the pool for confined sessions and the ocean for the open water sessions. Till now they are excellent candidates, and it looks like our Padi platinum Course Director Camille Lemmens has an easy IDC. There are only a couple of days to go and after the IDC the andidates are doing their prep MSDT. The Instructor Exame (IE) starts the 2th of December in Bali.

Yesterday was a big day. FC Oceans 5 was playing their first football match against MTs. MTs are local school kids. We were warned cuz MTs won their first match.. The game started at 16.00 local time. Five players against 5 players, on a little football field. The battle was good, both teams had a lot of chances. But at the end of the game it was FC Oceans 5 that won, 8-4. MTs were playing really well. There were a lot of people surporting both teams. Its very nice to see how these tournament live under the local community. Next game of Oceans 5 is the 17th of November. See you there.

Yesterday was a big day. FC Oceans 5 was playing their first football match against MTs. MTs are local school kids. We were warned cuz MTs won their first match.. The game started at 16.00 local time. Five players against 5 players, on a little football field. The battle was good, both teams had a lot of chances. But at the end of the game it was FC Oceans 5 that won, 8-4. MTs were playing really well. There were a lot of people surporting both teams. Its very nice to see how these tournament live under the local community. Next game of Oceans 5 is the 17th of November. See you there.

Yesterday was a big day. FC Oceans 5 was playing their first football match against MTs. MTs are local school kids. We were warned cuz MTs won their first match.. The game started at 16.00 local time. Five players against 5 players, on a little football field. The battle was good, both teams had a lot of chances. But at the end of the game it was FC Oceans 5 that won, 8-4. MTs were playing really well. There were a lot of people surporting both teams. Its very nice to see how these tournament live under the local community. Next game of Oceans 5 is the 17th of November. See you there.

A few months ago Oceans 5 dive resort took care of 90 Green Sea Turtles and 1 Hawksbill Turtle. At this moment we can say that the turtles are doing extremely well. There are no diseases around the eyes, no infections on their bodies and even the hawksbill turtle is totally recovered. During the period of stay at Oceans 5 dive resort 8 of the baby Green Sea turtles died. At this moment Oceans 5 is taking care of 82 Green Sea turtles. The average length of the baby turtles are 14 cm. They get feed 3-4 times a day and every week their shells are been cleaned. The sea water in the water basins is changed 2-3 times a day. Most of the time the baby turtles are flouting around on the surface. Oceans 5 will release them when they are big enough and when they can stay on the bottom of the water basins.

Oceans 5 dive resort will conduct another Padi instructor development course this year. This time it starts on November the 16th. The first few days is a preparation, the candidates will practise their dive skills, dive knowledge (dive theory, standards and procedures) and their rescue skills. After the preparartion the IDC will starts with Camille Lemmens as Padi course director. Camille Lemmens is the only Platinum Padi course director on the Gilis. He spreaks fluent English, Dutch, German and French. Oceans 5 dive resort facilities are made for an IDC, Oceans 5 has a 25 meter pool, a modern classroom with flatscreen, a open water training site just 5 min away from the dive shop. For further information visit our website: http://www.indonesia-idc.com

FC Oceans 5 is still in the race to become football champion of the Gilis. Yesterday Oceans was played a really important game. If they didnt win the game it was the end in the tournament. Everybody knew this, so the first few minutes the game was a little bit nervous. But finally FC Oceans had got some grip on the game and made a brilliant goal. After the goal FC Oceans 5 was pulling back, thinking that they were much better than FC Scallywags. Ofcourse when you act like that they will make a goal. And they did. FC Scallywags made a wicked goal, and it should be one of the most beautiful goals of the tournament. It was FC Oceans 5 own fault, they let FC Scallywags grow in the game. But after the goal, FC Oceans 5 woke up, straight in a few minutes times there was an Oceans 5 goal. It hammerd into the net as no one ever seen before during this tournament. If you want to see more games or support some other team, everyday there is a football game on Gili Trawangan.

After a few weeks living in the water basins where normally the equipment was cleaned, the turles have got their new house. The space they have got now is specially made for them. Every day they will get fresh seawater by a pumpsystem. The is a roof that protect them from the sun. For people who are interested in the turtles, there are some signs with explanations about the tutles we have around the Gilis. For more information about the turtles you can ask any question at any member of Oceans 5 dive resort. But please dont touch or pick up the turtles!

It took 10 days. The days were sometimes hard, but the result is there. All 4 candidates became a Padi Instructor! The training was in Oceans 5 dive resort. A Padi 5 star instructor development (IDC) dive resort located on a beautiful tropical isand Gili Air, Indonesia. The days started at 8 with breakfast and ended around 17.00. The ast day the candidates did some specialty instructor training. At the 30st of August till the 1st of September the Padi Exame took place. All candidates did a great job and passed! Oceans 5 is really proud that Anna, Greg, Wayne and Kathleen became a Padi Instructor. Hopefully they will have a nice carreer in diving……

A few day ago a fishermen arrived in the early morning at Oceans 5 with a few plastic buckets. He asked us if we could do something for the little turtels he bought. We were surpised what we saw. In the plastic buckets were around a`100 baby turtles, just born, and very small. He told us if we didnt do anything that these turtles are going to the fish market in Lombok. Oceans 5 bought the turtles but told the fishermen that this was the only and last time that we pay for turtles. Nun, one of staff members and an expert in turtles caring, will take care of the 100 little baby ones. We will observe them carefully, and monitor their growth. At this moment we are building for the turtles a new houses, so that the can grow up stress free. By Oceans 5 dive resort

This article i found on http://www.backpackingbex.com/asia/diving-indonesia/. It is a very nice article. Diving in Indonesia is a feast for the eyes. Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, which means tons of beautiful islands, an abundance of coral reefs and endless diving possibilities. It is estimated that Indonesia hosts 20% of the world’s coral reefs and boasts some of the most diverse marine life in the world. Whether you are a beginner or advanced diver, prefer to island hop or visit the dive sites aboard a liveaboard – Indonesia has a range of options for any diver. Diving in Indonesia – Best Dive Spots Nusa Lembongan This beautiful idyllic island group off the south coast of Bali is easily accessed by boat. There are a variety of transportation options to reach Lembongan such as a 1/2 hour speed boat, local boat or you can charter your own boat from the mainland. Once you arrive in Lembongan, you have your choice at multiple beautiful bays to rest your head. Th...

Congratulations to the new 7 Padi instructors on the Gilis . Yesterday 7 candidates became a Padi instructor and want to work in a tropical surrounding like the Gilis. Oceans 5 Dive Gili Air congratulates all of them and wish them success in their future as Dive instructor. By Oceans 5

Oceans 5 Padi dive resort presents proudly a promo video of their newest bungalows. Oceans 5 dive resort has 4 luxury bungalows all with AC, hot water, satellite TV, 25 meter swimming pool. For further information about the bungalows visit our websites: www.oceans5dive.com or www.gili-indonesia.com. You can see the promo video on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wb-c2rypo8

All 3 IDC candidates of the April 2011 IDC of Oceans 5 on Gili Air have passed their Instructors Examination! A big congratulations to Cecile, Anna and Simone for being new dive instructors!! Everybody was very nervous during these 3 days, but after the theoretical part on day one, the candidates were a little bit more relaxed. The IE was held on Gili Trawangan and the exams were taken at Grasia Resort. There were 3 groups for the IE with students from Lutwala Dive resort, Dreamdivers, Trawangan Dive and of course Oceans 5. All candidates did really well and everyone passed… We all like to thank Sander Buis, Owner of Oceans 5, Camille Lemmens our Course Director, Oceans 5 staff and our PADI Examiner George Wegmann. And of course thanks to Karma Kayak for the relaxed stay, great food and lovely sangria sunsets! It made out IE like a little holiday!! If you are interested in becoming a PADI Instructor or DiveMaster on the Gilis, Indonesia, please check our website http://www....

The first ever Padi instructor development course (IDC) with Platinum Padi Course Director Camille Lemmens at Oceans 5 Dive Gili Air has fininished. The candidates, Simone, Anna and Cecile are ready for the PADI examination held on the 10th-11th of May on Gili Trawangan. One of our instructors, Phil, became during this PADI instructor development course a PADI IDC staff instructor. After the IDC all candidates developed their dive knowledge and dive skills more by doing some specialities, like Enriched Air, Digital Underwater Photography, Oxygen provide, Fish ID, Naturalist and Videographer. By www.oceansdive.com and www.indonesia-idc.com

Oceans 5 on Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia has received the 5 star PADI IDC dive resort status. So that means we can now train divers up to instructor. Oceans 5 offers the perfect location for divers that would like to take their dive experience to the top level. Oceans 5, located on Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia, has a beautiful training pool for exercising all the skills necessary, a class room that is reserved for IDC candidates only and all dive sites nearby. Gili Air offers the relaxing atmosphere that gives enough opportunity to focus on your study but also time to shake it all off in the number of restaurants and little bars… Our aim is to make sure that you successfully pass the PADI IE and receive that extra bit of information and knowledge to become a highly trained Open Water Scuba Instructor after the IE. You will be having fun working in a safe and reliable way in a tropical destination. Our PADI Platinum Course Director, Camille Lemmens has received several awards for...

From 28-30 January 2011, our friends from Reef Check Foundation Indonesia visited the Gili Islands again to monitor the development of the reef prior to bleaching and to have a better understanding of the resilience and recovery level of the reef. We conducted a post bleaching survey, to identify how the reefs respond the increased temperature last mid year. The result of the survey is really important in providing information for reef managers to determine the right measure in managing coral reef under the warming climate. Reef Check monitored Hans Reef and the snorkel area in front of Chill out bar in Gili Air and Halik reef, Rainbow reef on Gili Trawangan and Meno slope with help of Oceans 5 and the Gili Eco Trust. Soon the results of the survey will be published. Check out: http://www.reefcheck.or.id/ for more information about Reef Check Indonesia. www.oceans5dive.com