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. |
