Dive Equipment
Resorts and live-aboards in the Maldives provide high quality and often the
latest in diving equipment. All resort dive schools and live-aboard diving
dhonis are equipped with compressors, tanks, regulators with octopus, BCDs,
masks, fins and snorkels and other equipment such as dive computers, wetsuits,
weights and weight belts. The equipment is well maintained and stringent safety
checks are regularly made. You may bring your own mask, fins and snorkel. If you
wish to bring your own wetsuit a 3 mm full-length wetsuit or lycra suit is
perfect for any time of the year. However some prefer a 5 mm wetsuit when doing
more than one dive a day. Ocean temperatures rarely vary beyond 27 - 30 degrees
Celsius. During hot periods water temperatures inside the lagoon increase
measurably, and most divers are comfortable without a wetsuit during this
period.
Note that under Maldivian diving laws all divers must have octopus regulators. Carry some spares just in case of a breakdown or shortage.
Destination... Maldives