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It is the tier that allows a centre to run instructor development, so it trains people who will teach rather than only people who will dive. For a recreational diver it mostly signals scale and staffing rather than a different course.

Yes. A try dive needs no certification and is done in shallow water with an instructor beside you throughout. It is the standard way in, and most people who continue start there.

Wrecks, rays and green turtles are what this coast is known for. The turtles at one bay along the shore have become habituated to divers, which is why they feature in almost every operator's photographs.

Its own pages are published in Italian alongside English and Spanish, which reflects the island's Italian community. Confirm the language of the instruction itself when booking rather than assuming it from the website.

Yes, for anything beyond a try dive. Bring the card and the logbook: a centre will want to see both, and how recently you last dived affects whether a refresher is suggested first.

Directly with the centre, choosing a try dive, a course or a fun dive. Fun dives are usually easier to add at short notice than course places, which run to a fixed schedule.