Diving and Marine Medicine
DIVING AND MARINE MEDICINE COURSE, BANDAR KHAIRAN - OMAN
18th - 24th OCTOBER 2008
A Diving and Marine course concentrating on practical water experience and the core medical skills needed to support water based expeditions or provide medical support.
COURSE LIMITED TO 30 PLACES
A proportion of your course fee goes to support the work of Blue Ventures. Blue Ventures is an award-winning, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to marine conservation, education and sustainable development in tropical coastal communities.
£1445 Muscat Coast, Oman 18th - 24th OCTOBER 2008
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Expedition Medicine are very excited at being able to offer an inspirational course for all those medical professionals responsible for clients or expedition team members in a diving or marine environment. The course aims to introduce participants to the skills required to manage the common medical problems that may emerge in a diving or marine environment.
The expedition medicine team will develop the skills of the participants through a combination of practical sessions and evening lectures. This is a comprehensive course, which aims to use the daylight hours on or under the water: diving, kayaking, boat handling, managing medical emergencies at sea, camp craft, night diving and more. The evening will be spent in a beach front tented camp on the edge of the sea, covering the more academic elements of the course.
The course is based in Oman, a country which has recently emerged from its self imposed isolation, revealing a land of friendly people and dramatic landscapes bordered by an incredibly rich marine environment . We will be scuba diving in the Bandar Khairan area an area of outstanding natural beauty, boasting rocky outcrops, deserted beaches and small islands accessible only by boat. The underwater scenery is similarly dramatic with picturesque walls and reefs festooned with healthy corals and teeming with marine life.
The Diving and Marine Medicine Team has been working and instructing in this expedition environment for 20 years or more. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals and expedition leaders on diving expeditions from Antarctica to Polynesia. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.
If you have ever considered working on a diving, kayaking, or rafting expedition, or simply having the experience of your life time, this is the course for you.
The price includes, accommodation, meals (unless otherwise stated), course manual and rental of all equipment, 2 dives per day including a night dive and all course activities.
The only additional cost is for your flights, drinks and, items of a personal nature and travel insurance. You can buy your travel insurance from Across the Divide Expeditions. Once you have purchased your flights please let us know so we can put you in touch with our local training team who can arrange your transfers.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to arrange return flights to Muscat where you will be collected from the airport or a local designated local guest house nearby. Our pick up times are based on the arrival of the Oman Air flight from Gatwick at 09.45. For further details view the course outline here.
There is the option of staying and arranging further activities, please contact us for
further details.
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