Blue View Divers wishes to congratulate Charissa Erickson
Congratulations to Charissa Erickson, the latest professional diver to be trained in Blue View Divers. Charissa began his Open Water Course in September and decided to stay and become a Divemaster. Her passion for Blue View has seen her take on increasing responsiblity during her tenure here, and with such competence that we were convinced to expand the family by one more.
Welcome aboard Lady Cha!!
Blue View Diver & BKPP School to teach a new generation of Thai Divers
Blue View Divers has always tried to include the local school in Tonsai when running projects on the island, in an effort to both educate the next generation of Thai Nationals on Phi Phi about the ecology of this beautfitul island, as well as providing information on how to promote responsible tourism and good practices in rubbish collection and disposal.
Starting in May, we will be working with the teachers and parents to kick start our most ambitious project together; a five month curriculum on ecology and conservation, as well as providing an oppurtunity for a group of stduents to take their Open Water licences.
Dive for Earth Day April 22nd 2010
Blue View Divers will be coordinating a dive cleanup on Dive For Earth Day, Aprill 22nd 2010.
The cleanup, being oragnised by JP and Khun Bell, will begin at 9am in the morning and will have a maximum number of 15 divers.
Lift bags will be incorporated into this project, operated by our old hands at local marine cleanups Pee Gay and Khun Bell, members of the Blue View Divers team and dive training interns.
The goals of this project will be to collect the rubbish that has been collected over the past few months from Phi Phi Ley as well as conducting a dive clean-up off Tonsai Bay off Koh Phi Phi Don, The data will be collected and submitted to Greenfins and PADI Project Aware.
For more information on this project email us on info@blueviewdivers.com
Blue View Divers would like to thank Mark Chatting and wish him the best in the future
Blue View Divers would like to bid farewell and good luck to Mark Chatting, our instructor from the Phillipines who will be heading to Australia to pursue his professional rugby career.
Mark worked in Blue View Divers during the end of 2009 and we will be sad to see him go, as he was an enthusiastic and professional member of the Blue View Divers team.
Blue View Divers wishes to congratulate the following:
Congratulations to Wendy and Alex who dived with us in November ’09, Alex proposed to Wendy underwater in Phi Phi Ley and the happy couple is now engaged!
Congratulations to Marcial Waibel, our newest Divemaster to be trained in Blue View Divers. Marcial began his Open Water Course in October and decided to stay and complete all the courses up to Divemaster Level. He passed his Divemaster Course with flying colours and is off to Australia for 2010.
Artificial Reef Project 2009
This event, organised and coordinated by the Phuket Marine Biology Centre and The Adventure Club, was run over several days between the 1st and 5th of December. We were proudly represented by our newly certified Divemaster, Marcial 'Boy Wonder' Waibel, our new Divermaster Trainee, Charissa Ericksson, and Khun Bell and Pee Gay, old hands on projects of all sorts over the years.
Diversnight 2009 World Record Breaking Dive
Blue View Divers participated in a world breaking night dive for Diversnight on December 3rd 2009 at 8:09pm.
The event was hosted by Visa diving and broke the record for most people diving at 9 minutes past 8 at night around the world (local time). Diversnight began in 2005 when a nation-wide night dive was organized in Norway. 351 divers participated in the synchronized scuba dive.
The numbers for this year worldwide broke 2008's record with over 3000 divers. Blue View Divers was proudly represented by newly certified Divemaster Marcial Waibel and our new divemaster trainee Charissa Ericksson.
For more information visit www.diversnight.com
Mr. Potato Heads Diving Adventures
Blue View Divers would like to introduce a new member to our team, Mr. Potato Head. Mr. Potato Head accompanies all deep divers doing their Advanced Course or Deep Adventure Dives as a nitrogen narcosis test. Students are made to assemble Mr. Potato Head both above the water and at 30m under the surface to see whether they are affected by Nitrogen Narcosis.
Come and join Mr. Potato Head on a dive or check out his very own facebook page by Clicking Here!!
Blue View Divers Travel Services
Blue View Divers is now offering more extensive services to their customers. We are now providing travel services now that we have teamed up with a travel agent and coordinator of Phi Phi Viewpoint Resort Travel and Tours.
Pee Nok has been living and working in Koh Phi Phi for years and offers a wealth of information to tourists about the island and places to go around Thailand.
Blue View Divers now offers competitive rates on ticket bookings for buses, trains, flights and ferries to and from Koh Phi Phi from around Thailand as well as a wider range of accommodation to suit all budgets.
For more information contact us on info@blueviewdivers.com
Aqualung Partnership
Blue View Divers is now one of the 10 dive centers in Thailand who are Aqualung Partners, manager Cian O’ Fearghail and John Paul Mackay recently completed the equipment servicing course and all our diving equipment such as regulators and BCDs are serviced in house.
