Poseidon Dive Center English Site

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DIVING IN COLOMBIA HAS A NAME POSEIDON DIVE CENTER

Here we show you all the SAFETY REQUIREMENTS required by the Colombian Nautical Authorities ( DIMAR )

which must be fulfilled by each operator who transport passengers in the area of Santa Marta.

Transport insurance for passengers

Minimum length of the boat: 7m

Live Vest for each passenger incl. Boat Captain

VHF Base Marine Radio

Fire extinguisher

2 Motors each with 40 HP minimum

1st Aid Kit

Paddle

Crew: minimum 2

Container with sand

Bucker for bailing

Both boats we have fulfil the requirements and also we have a VHF Marine Radio in our office and additionally we carry

DAN O² OXYGEN UNITS in the boats.

Our dive trips are done in two comfortable dive boats: POSEIDON DIVE and POSEIDON DIVE 1

In April 2007 we received our new, innovative boat: POSEIDON DIVE specially designed for divers,

a 10m Catamaran with 2 x 150 HP 4 stroke outboard engines with a complete roof, 4 entries and exists,

GPS, VHF Marine Radio, Fishfinder and sound system.

The boat can be used for maximal 18 divers.

With proud we can say that POSEIDON DIVE IS THE 1st real dive boat operating in Colombia!

Cat Poseidon Dive

The Catamaran was constructed in Medellin / Colombia by Publifibra: http://www.publifibra.com

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Poseidon Dive Side View

Poseidon Dive Front View

Poseidon Dive Inside View

POSEIDON DIVE 1 is our smaller boat for max. 12 divers which we use when there are fewer divers.

Poseidon Dive 1

At POSEIDON DIVE CENTER we have a strict program of equipment maintenance to assure our client safety and peace of mind as well the great fun that is diving.

Compressor

Power

All our ALUMINIUM CYLINDERS have a valid hydrostatic test certificate.

In our resort we have a SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN TRAINED
BY BAUER COMPRESORS.

POSEIDON DIVE CENTER, uses a quality German compressor the BAUER K 14
from which we take regular air samples which are sent for checking to specialist laboratories in the United States. The procedure ensures our compliance with the compressed air for breathing requirements and oxygen compartibale established by the CGA G-7.1-2004
GRADO E (2) regulations.

Air Check Feb 10

OUR CLASSROOM IS AIR CONDITIONED.

The course materials we work with are the most up to date available from PADI which facilitate autonomous effective learning at your own speed.

Nitrox

As an addicional service we installed in November 2006 the use of NITROX
( ENRICHED AIR WITH MIXTURES FROM 32 UNTIL 36% OXYGEN).
The greatest advantage about diving with Nitrox is the longer No decompression
limit and you feel less tired after your dives. You can count with 23 scuba tanks exclusively for Nitrox.

The new office:

Oficina

Vitrina

Oficina 1

As the water in Taganga is relatively cold, temperature can drop to 20° in January and February, we decided to change
the wetsuits to LONG, FULL 5mm WETSUITS, therefore you can enjoy long dives without getting cold.
ONE MORE TIME THE ONLY IN TAGANGA WITH THIS SERVICE

5mm long wetsuits

In Oktober 2009 we received our new BAUER COMPRESSOR 500, now we can fill the tanks much faster and also it is supersilent.

Bauer Compressor 500