A 4 week CMAS Scientific Diver & Tropical Marine Ecology course will be offered by marine biologist Andrew Taylor.  This is a unique program which combines the following certificates:

• CMAS Scientific Diver,
• Reef Check EcoDiver survey diver
• Coral Watch Coral Health Monitoring.

This course is designed to develop both advanced diving skills and knowledge of the marine environment.  The 4-week scientific diving course will follow the schedule below, each of the topics below will have a theory component in the classroom and practical workshop in the ocean:

Scientific Diving Techniques (Week 1)

• - Standard diving protocols
• - Advanced diving theory (Physics, Physiology & decompression models)
• - Specialized diving equipment
• - Techniques in Scientific Diving (buoyancy, rope work, mapping, communications)

Marine Ecology (Week 2)

• - Coral Reefs
• - Coral & Substrate identification
• - Marine Fish
• - Marine Invertebrates
• - Physical oceanography
• - Manta Rays

Marine Surveys and Monitoring (Week 3)

• - survey techniques
• - Reef Check EcoDiver course
• - Nusa Penida Marine Park monitoring surveys
• - Coral Watch & other methods

Coral Reef Restoration (Week 4)

• - Restoration Ecology
• - Human impacts on marine environments
• - Nursery building
• - Underwater clean up dives

The next 4-week Scientific Diver Course will be taking place on the following dates in 2018 on Nusa Lembongan Island, Bali:

• July 21 – Aug 17

Course price is IDR 20.000.000

+ Marine Ecology Crew Pack (Reef Check and Scientific Diver manuals & survey equipment) IDR 1.700.000