Category Archives: IDC Sabah

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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Best Classmate for PADI IDC Borneo

Posted on 28 March 2013 by jeff

Downbelow Managing Director and resident Platinum PADI Course Director Richard Swann recently captured this beautiful photo of a Green Turtle in the vicinity of Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Borneo where our PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is held 4 times … Continue reading →

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Combining workshops for PADI IDC and PADI Divemaster Candidates at Borneo’s 5 Star IDC Dive Centre

Posted on 25 January 2013 by jeff

Downbelow resident PADI Course Director Richard Swann assisted by PADI IDC Staff Instructor Sam Broadie have been combining PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) preparation with PADI Divemaster training by conducting a confined water teaching workshop and at the same time … Continue reading →

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PADI Open Water Diver Course Students in Borneo, Malaysia

Posted on 31 December 2012 by jeff

Our dive centre is really a hub of learning for divers. With the blue ocean located just a few steps from our door, our outdoor “classroom” teaches a variety of scuba diving subjects, from the popular PADI Open Water Scuba … 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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Going Wreck Diving with New Nitrox Speciality Instructors

Posted on 28 November 2012 by DiveDownbelow

Fresh from our November Instructor Development Course here in Sabah, Malaysia, our newly qualified PADI Instructors and PADI IDC Staff Instructors are back at it, gaining more qualifications. Yesterday, Richard, Downbelow’s resident PADI Course Director, did the Nitrox Speciality Instructor Course with … Continue reading →

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Success at Downbelow’s PADI IDC in Sabah, Malaysia

Posted on 23 November 2012 by DiveDownbelow

Yesterday saw the second day of the Downbelow’s PADI Instructor Exam wrap up, thereby concluding a very successful November PADI Instructor Development Course in Sabah, Malaysia. All of our IDC candidates passed with flying colours. 6 brand new PADI Open … Continue reading →

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IE is around the corner, but first: O2 Speciality Instructor

Posted on 19 November 2012 by DiveDownbelow

Our November IDC in Malaysia is nearly over, with only the Instructor Exam, starting tomorrow, standing in the way of our candidates on the Go Pro life. In the meantime, the weekend saw the candidates achieve another milestone. On Sunday … Continue reading →

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