Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: This scuba dive site is just ten minutes away from the Neil Island jetty.

Answer: After completing the course, you can pursue a career in underwater videography. This could include working as a freelance videographer, working for a dive centre or resort, or working for a production company. You could also use your skills to create videos for personal use, such as documenting your own diving adventures or creating videos for friends and family.

The course covers the following topics:

• The benefits of oxygen therapy

• Equipment selection and preparation

• Administration of emergency oxygen

• Emergency oxygen delivery systems

• Safety considerations

• Hands-on practical training

Minerva's Ledge is a great scuba diving spot at Havelock Island that attracts divers from across the world. The current at the spot is light with some ripples; hence, it offers an amazing opportunity to drift dive, a kind of diving where you move along with the ocean tide. Most people go to Minerva to just drift dive. The depth of the diving spot goes from shallow to deep so it is an excellent diving spot for both beginners and expert divers. You can also explore a variety of local flora and fauna underwater, the most popular one being the nudibranch.

Answer: This scuba dive is around 22-52 feet deep.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course is a program designed by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) for people who want to experience scuba diving without committing to a full certification course. The course includes a short theory session, pool training, and an open-water dive under the supervision of a PADI instructor. It is an excellent opportunity for non-divers to explore the underwater world and decide if they want to pursue scuba diving further.

The course teaches individuals how to administer emergency oxygen to a person who has suffered from a diving-related injury or illness. This knowledge can potentially save someone's life in an emergency situation. Additionally, the course can also increase an individual's confidence and safety awareness while diving.

The marine life at Minerva Ledge is rich and diverse. The spot is massive and the visibility is great, so you’d be able to explore a lot of flora and fauna. Nudibranchs are very common at this reef and you’ll be able to spot a variety of nudibranch types hiding in the crevices and cave or sifting through the sand. Huge groups of angelfish, butterflyfish, triggerfish, surgeon fish, and unicorn fish make the underwater immensely colourful and vibrant. Some big fishes like Trevellay and Barracudas are very common on Havelock Island. You’d also be able to spot some turtle and eagle rays casually gliding past you in the water.

Answer: Margherita’s Mischief is one of the 3 most popular reefs between Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep) and Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep). It is a long chain of rock mounds extending southward from the descent point. The sea grass on the sandy bottom of this dive site is loved by the dugongs, and thus you can spot them here. Under its rocks, you will find a number of moray eels, octopus, lobsters, shrimps, juvenile pipe fish, mantis shrimps, etc.

There are no prerequisites for PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course. Anyone who is at least 10 years old and in good health can participate in the program. However, participants need to fill out a medical questionnaire to ensure that they are fit for scuba diving.