Category Archives: IDC Malaysia

PADI IDC Interns Gained Net Removal Experience in Borneo

Posted on 3 May 2013 by DiveDownbelow

As we approach the month of May when our next PADI IDC is to be held, our pro interns gained a rare but priceless experience as they join the Downbelow staff to remove an illegally dumped fishing net on the … Continue reading →

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Thousands of dives later, this BCD is retired in Borneo

Posted on 16 April 2013 by jeff

After 13 years of diving together in all corners of the earth’s ocean, in temperatures from 4 to 40 degrees and seeing some incredible sights, it is now time for Downbelow PADI Platinum Course Director Richard Swann’s Vector 1000 Mares … Continue reading →

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Our Course Director Reaches Platinum Level in Borneo

Posted on 10 April 2013 by jeff

Downbelow’s Managing Director and resident PADI Course Director Richard Swann was given the coveted Platinum Award for Instructor Development for 2012 putting him in an elite group of only 71 individuals worldwide with this title. This award is in itself … Continue reading →

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PADI IDC in Asia Completed

Posted on 18 February 2013 by jeff

Our February Kota Kinabalu PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) candidates have completed day 2 of their PADI Instructor Examination (IE) yesterday and all that hardwork of diving almost everyday and hours of studying has finally bore its fruits. Indeed it … Continue reading →

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PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) Staff Instructor Courses Underway in Sabah

Posted on 28 January 2013 by jeff

Looks like our resident PADI Course Director Richard Swann will be facing a busier than usual schedule in the office and our beach house. Last Friday saw the commencement of the PADI IDC Staff Instructor course at our headquarters with … Continue reading →

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Advanced Open Water Diving Course at Tunku Abdul Rahman Park Borneo

Posted on 9 January 2013 by jeff

We love diving so much that even on the first day of the year we didn’t take time off, instead we had the Advanced Open Water Diving Course with a small group of students from Malaysia, England and Korea. The … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the IDC Asia the right way

Posted on 4 January 2013 by jeff

The next PADI IDC & IE in Malaysia is just around the corner and our Divemaster intern Stefan is well prepared for it. Nobody can deny it but one of the best method to gain knowledge is to have real-life, … Continue reading →

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Excellence by Local Intern after IDC in Sabah, Malaysia

Posted on 5 December 2012 by DiveDownbelow

Richard Swann, Downbelow’s resident PADI Course Director, proudly reflects on Victorley Marden, one of our Professional Scuba Diving Internship graduates from Sabah, Malaysia. Big Vic, as he is known on the island, is now on the full-time staff of Downbelow, … Continue reading →

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Sabah, Malaysia’s next IDC Gets Another Candidate

Posted on 3 December 2012 by DiveDownbelow

November 2012 is history and with it possibly one of our most successful IDCs to date, but that doesn’t mean we’re sitting back and enjoying the view – although it’s very tempting. Nope, instead Downbelow’s PADI 5 Star IDC Dive … Continue reading →

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First Student Qualified by New PADI OWSI

Posted on 30 November 2012 by DiveDownbelow

Bernard, one of Downbelow’s Pro Interns and recent Nov IDC graduate, has just received his confirmation email from PADI and immediately sprung into action. He put to good use all that hard work and effort he had put into becoming … Continue reading →

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