Participants must:

• be certified Advanced Oper Water Diver or equivalent;
• be certified Deep Diver or equivalent (40 meters)
• be certified Enriched Air Nitrox Diver or equivalent;
• have a minimum of 30 logged dives
• be in good mental and physical fitness to dive (medical certificate NOT required);

By adding one day of training, those who do not meet these requirements can get the Deep and/or the Nitrox diver certification in combination with the Wreck diver course.

To get the most out of your dives, we recommend to all divers who have not been diving for over a year, in particular those with little experience, to attend a Scuba Refresher program before to get back into diving. You can enroll in a refresher class with your local dive center, or book a session with us as part of your stay.

• Scuba Refresher

We recommend to check with your doctor, on an annual basis, that you are in good medical fitness to dive. The purpose of the Diving Medical Questionnaire is to find out if you need to be examined by a physician before participating in a dive trip or in a diving course. If there is a positive answer on the questionnaire you should participate in scuba diving activities only if you are signed off by a physician to be fit to dive. Although not required, divers with more than 50 years are advised to bring the questionnaire signed by their doctor, or a medical certificate of good health, not older than a year.

• Medical Diving Questionnaire

Check-in time on first day 2:30 pm at the following address:

PORTOFINO DIVERS
via Jacopo Ruffini, 47
Santa Margherita Ligure

In the following days the meeting time is at 8:00 am

In order to save you time at your arrival, we recommend to provide your diving credentials at least one day before your scheduled dives. You will find the link to our online check-in form in the booking confirmation email that you will receive once the reservation is completed.

What to bring:

• Your Scuba Diving certification card
• Dive log book
• Any personal diving equipment
• Remedies for seasickness

DIVE SITES

A minimum of 2 candidates in required to run this course. In the event that the minimum number of students is not reached we may not be able to guarantee dives at the sites described above.

Whilst Portofino Divers makes every effort, we cannot guarantee diving at specific sites.
In case of adverse sea conditions, the dive guides and captain will have the final decision about which dive sites to visit to ensure that the guests, staff and boat's safety is not compromised in any way.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Securing a reservation with your payment means you accept the terms and conditions of our Cancellation Policy below:

• Cancellation received with more than 14 days notice: full refund less online payment provider fee (4,5% max).
• Cancellation received between 14 and 2 days before the scheduled check-in time: 50% refund of the amount paid or full refund (100%) in the form of a diving voucher valid for one year.
• Cancellation received less than 48 hours before the scheduled check-in time or no-show: no-refunds.
• In the unfortunate event that boat tours and scuba diving activities are cancelled due to adverse weather conditions or other unforeseeable changes caused by Portofino Divers: full refund (100%) of the amount paid for the cancelled services.

The PADI e-Learning fees for the purchase of teaching materials and certification processing, is non-refundable under any circumstances and will not be refunded in case of course cancellation. The training materials are assigned to the student and can be used in the future at any PADI Center. Non-refundable fee PADI Wreck Diver course €165, Deep Diver course €165, Nitrox Diver course €228.