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DIVEMART DIVING RATING GUIDELINES       
  Date visited    

  Country Dive shop location


  Dive shop name Dive shop email

  Your full name Your email

  Contact Tel. PADI/BSAC/SSI Cert#



  DIVE FACILITY
  Operation Size - What is the scale of the dive operation?
  3 Large - eg. two or more main dive boats, more than three instructors, over 20 divers
  2 Medium - One main dive boat, average of 10 divers per trip
  1 Small - 'One man and his boat'

  How much does 2 dives cost?   in US$

  How much is a 10 dive package? in US$

  How much was full equipment rental per day? in US$

  Time Keeping - Did the dive boat always depart on time?
  3 Always departed on time
  2 Always departed within 5 minutes of agreed time
  1 Dives regularly departed more than 5 minutes late


  DIVEMASTER / INSTRUCTORS
  How much experience did the Divemasters/Instructors have of diving at your location?
  3 Dived location for more than 3 years
  2 Dived location for between 1 and 3 years
  1 Dived location for 1 year or less

  Guided Dives - Is the option of guided dives available? Yes No

  Dive Briefing - How thorough were dive briefings?
  3 Discussion of site as for 2 rating, plus greater detail given eg, map, route, currents, what to look out for
  2 Discussion of site, depth, procedures, dive time etc
  1 No briefings given

  Group Size - How many divers would there be to one Divemaster?
  3 Less than 5
  2 5 to 10 divers per Divemaster
  1 More than 10 divers per Divemaster

  Class Size - On average OW course how many
students would there be to one Instructor?
Ask instructor if necessary
 
  DIVE SHOP TO BEACH OR JETTY
  How far was it from the dive shop to the boat?
  3 Less than 5 minute walk to the beach
  2 More than 5 minute walk
  1 A few km/miles away, transport may be required.

  DIVE BOATS
  Boat Type - What style of boat were you diving from?
  3 Large - eg. Capacity for more than 20 divers, sun deck, toilet, shower, kitchen facilities
  2 Medium - eg. Capacity for 10 to 20 divers
  1 Small - eg. skiff, longtail

  What was the common type of dive entry and exit?
Please state eg. backwards roll, giant stride entry,
ladder exit
  

  EQUIPMENT
  Hire Equipment Condition - How frequently is their dive equipment replaced?
  3 At least every two years
  2 Every 2 to 5 years
  1 More than 5 years

  Dive Computer required Yes No
  Dive Computers can be hired Yes No
  Can you hire camera equipment? Yes No

  MISCELLANEOUS
  Which of the following are available?
  Nitrox  Tech
  PADI Courses BSAC Courses

  From the resort, how far is it to the nearest decompression chamber? Please state the distance
  

  FISH & CORAL
  Species Of Fish - What was the average number of different species of fish seen on each dive?
(eg, Snappers, Groupers, Parrot, Butterfly)
  3 More than 15 species
  2 5 to 15 species
  1 Less than 5 species

  Numbers of fish - How plentiful were the fish?
  3 Shoals and shoals
  2 Plentiful
  1 Few and far between

  Turtles   Eagle Rays  Manta Rays Eels
  Reef Sharks Whale Shark Other Sharks    
  Seahorses Crustaceans Anemones Sponges

  Corals - Which of the following corals were present?
  3 Abundant in both Hard and Soft Corals
  2 Hard eg, brain, plate, star and Soft corals present
  1 Soft corals eg, sea whips, rods, fans

  Bleaching Present - Was there any sign of coral bleaching? Yes No

  If you answered yes to the above please state what percentage

  VARIETY OF DIVING
  Which of the following types of diving were available?

  Wall  Drift Boat Shore Cenote
  Night   Deep Wreck House reef

  Distance To Sites - How long was the average boat trip to most sites?
  3 Up to 10 minute boat ride
  2 Up to 30 minute boat ride
  1 More than a 30 minute boat ride
  x No boat trips required

  EXPERIENCE LEVEL
  Currents - How were the currents on most dives?
  3 Barely noticeable
  2 Able to swim against
  1 Have to drift with current

  Navigation - If you were unguided, how easy would navigation be on most dives?
  3 OW - eg, up/down wall or round pinnacles
  2 AOW - eg, use of compass and natural navigation skills required
  1 DM - Only the divemaster could successfully navigate on most dives

  Visability - what is best it ever gets/ in m
  What is the Average Visability you experienced
  What was the average water temperature during your stay?

  Any other comments
 





























DIVEMART RESORT RATING GUIDELINES

  Resort name Resort country

  Resort location Resort email

  ACCOMMODATION

  What type of accommodation?  


  Maintenance - How well maintained is the accommodation?
  3 All areas in full working order and appearing as good as new
  2 All areas of accommodation in full working order
  1 Areas in need of repair ie doors/locks/lights/toilet not working

  Cleanliness - How clean is the accommodation?
  3 Spotless on arrival and cleaned to the same standard every day unless service
requested otherwise
  2 Clean on arrival and received spring clean every day if requested
  1 Unclean areas and was never fully cleaned


  RESORT FACILITIES

  Shops - Does the resort have shopping facilities?
  3 Variety of shops e.g. photo shop, chemist, grocers, hairdressers, jewellers
  2 More than one outlet providing essentials, groceries and souvenirs
  1 Single shop selling basic essentials/souvenirs

  Restaurants - What restaurants/'eateries' are available?
  3 Three or more places to eat, a variety of different types of cuisine available
  2 Less than three eateries, different types of cuisine available
  1 No or single outlet offering limited cuisine

  Bars - What bars are available at the resort?
  3 Variety of bars including beach bar, poolside bar, evening bar
  2 Poolside or beach bar, and separate evening bar
  1 Only one location to buy drinks


  Medical Facilities - What medical facilities are available?
  3 Medical centre on site
  2 Medical centre within 10 miles or doctor available to visit on site
  1 No medical facility or doctor available within 10 miles


  PRICE GUIDE

  How much was a 1.5l bottle of water in?   in US$
  How much was a bottle or glass of a local/non premium
lager? in US$
  How much was a packet of crisps?   in US$ 

  CHILDREN

  Childcare age range - For what age range is childcare provided? e.g. 6 months to 12 years

  Kid's Club - Are there supervised creche/children's activities?
  3 Daily activity programme and supervised childcare by qualified staff
  2 Supervised play area/facilities
  1 Unsupervised children's play area/facilities



  Babysitting - Are there any babysitting services?
  3 Qualified 'nanny' available to baby-sit during any hours
  2 Qualified 'nanny' available to baby-sit in evening
  1 Unqualified babysitters available

  Cots and High chairs - Are cots available at the resort?    Yes No

  BEACH

  Distance to beach - Approximately how far in metres was it to the nearest beach?
  3 Less than 50 metres away
  2 Within a 5 minute walk
  1 More than five minute walk away

  Style of beach - How would you describe your main beach area?
  SS Small and secluded sandy cove/s
  LS Long (+500m) sandy beach
  SH Rock/shingle beach
  MM Man-made concrete/cement/sand

  Population of beach - Typically how many other people would be on the beach?
  3 less than 10 other people
  2 less than 100 other people
  1 more than 100 other people


  NON DIVING ACTIVITIES

  Pool - How are the resort's swimming pools?
  3 Variety of pools including separate children's pool
  2 Large pool with shallow area for children
  1 One Small pool available

  Snorkelling - How is the snorkelling from the resort?
  3 Able to snorkel over house reef from shore
  2 Snorkelling available from shore but limited to occasional coral outcrops
  1 Snorkelling available from shore but little or no marine life to be seen

  Gym - What are the gym facilities like?
  3 Fully equipped with a variety of modern fitness training equipment
  2 Equipped with a limited range of exercise equipment and weights
  1 Very basic e.g. a room with a treadmill and rowing machine

  Excursions - Are there daily trips/excursions available?
  3 Variety of daily organised trips and/or independent excursions are possible
e.g. cultural, nature, sailing trips
  2 Daily organised trips or excursions available
  1 Limited excursions/trips available but not daily


  Other Activities.
 




 

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