 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Dive center" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(January 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Adive center is the base location whererecreational divers usually learnscuba diving or make guided dive trips at new locations. Many dive centers operate under the guidelines of ISO 24803,[1] in which case the facilities must meet the ISO minimum standard for a service provider for recreational diving.
Divers commonly refer to dive centers as dive shops. It is normally a shop sellingdiving equipment equipped with adiving air compressor to fill thecylinders. The dive center usually offers the facilities to repair and maintainscuba gear.
Professional recreationaldiving instructors are often associated with, or employed by, a dive center. The center may be located near a swimming pool andopen water, where training and guided dives can be conducted. Some operate boats or road transport and offer guided dives atrecreational dive sites in the vicinity. Classrooms are often available fordiver training which may include training according to ISO 24801-1Supervised diver, ISO 24801-2Autonomous diver and ISO 24801-3Dive leader, and other courses according to thecertification agency to which they are affiliated.[2][3][4]
Dive centers may be affiliated to one or morediver certification agencies to offer their beginner, advanced, professional or specialty courses.
Media related toDive centers at Wikimedia Commons
