Blue Dolphin 2017

Towards the back end of last year, mid November i was luck enough to have been involved i helping out with land support  for this event, that has not taken place in Malta for over 10 years! This was the 12th editon of the competion and the first one in 13 years. Held in Gozo, we got up and head up from Malta the day of the event, 4 am start and the weather didnt look good!
 We arrived in Marsalforn where all the participants had agreed too, transport for the event was kindly helped by local dive operator St Andrews dive cove, 8am divers turned up total of 17, 11 of them had flown in from other country's around europe to take part.

 As one of the judges Christian Llewllyn, flew in to judge the photos for the event!, During the morning, every one came and took a tag had the camera checked, and once that was done large clap of thunder echoed out over the sea, so we got divers in the water, with safety divers and safety boat from rescue corps Gozo on stand by and thats it the divers sank below the waves and for the next 2 hours the sea light up with camera flash and strobs the competition catagors ranged from 'Best Picture', 'DSLR Camera', 'Compact Camera'. Macro not Macro the list goes on and on, but at the end of the day the heaven had opened and who did not dive was wetter that the divers, but it was worth it seeing the finished results was amazing.

 This Event is open to international divers from all over the globe with amateur and professional category. Big thanks goes out to everyone involved in making this event happen, especialy FUAM Federation of under Activity's Malta.
For more information in getting involved in the next event 18-21 October 2018, follow  www.fuam.org.mt

MV SCOTSCRAIG 1951

 MV Scotscraig  in 1953.

The MV Scotscraig was built for the Dundee Harbour Trust for the Dundee to Newport ferry crossing. The contract price for building the ferry was reported to be £152,450.
 The Scotscraig was the fourth Caledon built ferry for the River Tay crossing, the others being the Newport II in 1910, William High (later the Sir William High) in 1924 and then the B L Nairn in 1929.  The ferry was launched on 23 May 1951 by Mrs F J D Buist who was the wife of the Convenor of the Tay Ferries.

 They were in daily use, leaving Dundee and Newport at the hour and half past the hour throughout the day. The last ferry from Dundee was 10pm whilst the last ferry from Newport was 10.30 pm -     2 vessels overnighting in Dundee.
The crossing itself took approximately 20 minutes, with 10 minutes allowed for embarking/disembarking. You could set your watches by the movements of those ferries
The last two Tay ferries the Abercraig (1939 ) and Scotscraig  (1951 ) were twin screw diesels but also had an innovative feature that of Voith - Schneider propellers which though highly successful elsewhere did seem to cause spare part and reliability  problems on the Tay with the result that after the withdrawal of Sir William High in 1951 the remaining  steam paddler  B L Nairn nominally  spare boat seemed in fact to take quite a substantial share in the crossings right  up to the opening of the Tay road bridge in 1966.

After the road was opened the Scotsgraig was sold off to Malta where little is known about what she did but what is sure after the filming of the movie Popeye 1980's, she was on tow to new location and took on water in bad weather broker her tow lines and sank, Now sitting in 21 meters of water  upright and fully intact even the toilets and urinals are still in place, you can still get into the lower decks and full of marine life! The day we went we had dolphins!

The ship is remarkably intact due to its on the back side of the island and hard to get too... but well worth the boat ride! moray and congers in every pipe, octopus under every stone being shallow you can stay good 40-50 min just on the ship....

HMS St Angelo

HMS St Angelo, an auxiliary British tug built  in April 1935, this ship was originally named HMS Egmont and was used for harbour duties transporting officers.
She was 24m long by 6m wide and was powered by, triple-expansion three-cylinder steam engine.
This vessel served as harbour transport for Royal Navy Officers carrying personnel from Fort St Angelo to other destinations. During the war it served other purposes, for rescue and later on as a minesweeper.

On 30^th May 1942 at 14.20, HMS Tug St. Angelo struck a mine about 1 mile off Grand Harbour entrance with the loss of four of her crew.
The wreck lies upright at a depth of 54m off Grand Harbour. Diving on this wreck is considered hazardous due to its close proximity of Grand Harbour entrance & ship traffic in and out of Valletta harbour & strong currents.

For the WAR Wreck junkies then Malta is the place, most of all the deeper wrecks lay preserved as if they only sank yesterday, the sea bed littered with cups and ammo spelt out from the ship as she took on water.....

For more information contact us ....

2018 Price List

TECHDIVING MALTA

PRICE LIST 2018

‘We take diving to a new level!’

We aim at keeping our standards sky high, and thus will only work on small groups, to provide an exceptional learning platform in a safe and monitored environment, from PADI entry level up to PADI TecRec Technical Diving.

We pride ourselves in using only high end latest technology EC approved diving equipment that is maintained in pristine condition.

To ensure 100% client satisfaction, we will work on a Booking System Basis, and offer full assistance and information to our clients as necessary to their specific needs.

Our 2018 Price Lists hereunder include shore dive transport and all equipment required throughout the courses and guided dives. Only the Course Manual, boat dive fees & additional gases are not included.

Kindly contact us on techdivingmalta@gmail.com for further details.

RECREATIONAL GUIDED DIVES All bookings over 6 dives will get one free check dive
1 Guided Dive	€50.00 (on one day)
2 Guided Dives	€80.00 (on one day)
4 Guided Dives	€160.00 (over two days)
6 Guided Dives	€230.00 (over three days)
8 Guided Dives	€295.00 (over four days)
10 Guided Dives	€350.00 (over five days)

RECREATIONAL COURSES
Bubble Maker Seal Team (kids)	€45.00 (2 hours) / minimum 8 years of age
Discover Scuba Diving	€80.00 (3 hours) / Beginners course
Open Water Diver	€410.00 Not including materials
Advanced Open Water Diver	€320.00 Not including materials
Open Water & Advanced Package	€680.00 Not including materials
Rescue Diver	€290.00 Not including materials
Dive Master	€550.00 Not including materials
Nitrox Speciality	€95.00   Not including materials
Wreck Speciality	€225.00 Not including materials
Deep Speciality	€225.00 Not including materials
Night Diver	€215.00 Not including materials
Side Mount Diver	€350.00 Not including materials
Full Face Mask Speciality	€180.00 Not including all materials
TECHNICAL GUIDED DIVES
Email for more or a chat on what you	want and what we can offer!
Boat diving on prior request!

TECHNICAL COURSES
Discover Tec	€60.00 Not including materials
TecRec 40- Back or Side Mount	€400.00 Not including materials
TecRec 45- Back or Side Mount	€400.00 Not including materials
TecRec 50- Back or Side Mount	€400.00 Not including materials
Rec 40, 45 & 50 Package	€1,000.00 Not including materials
Gas Blender – Nitrox	€90.00 Not including materials
Gas Blender - Trimix	€150.00 Not including materials
Gas Blender Package – Nitrox & Trimix	€200.00 Not including materials

GROUP SPECIAL PRICES ON GUIDED DIVES
Groups of up to 10 persons	10% discount on guided dives
Groups over 20 persons	15% discount on guided dives

Ear Problems?

Ear problems? is this the answer we all been looking for!
Clinically proven to prevent water trapping in ears and to prevent water borne bacterial ear infections as well as protecting the ears from dirty pool water and reducing itchy and irritable ears and hearing loss after swimming and even helps with reverse blocks,

• EarolSwim® is clinically proven to prevent water trapping in the ears during and after water activities and water-borne bacterial ear infections for age groups 1 year and above.
• EarolSwim® is all natural. The olive oil creates a water-resistant and repellent oil layer within the ear which waterproofs the ear during swimming and repels the water after swimming (oil and water don't mix).
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• Tea tree oil (a natural biocide) kills bacteria in any remaining moisture, preventing the chance of bacterial ear infections.
• EarolSwim® negates the need for unhygienic earplugs or unsightly swim caps.
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• EarolSwim® can be used as a travel health product to protect children's ears against holiday swimming pool water as well as for kids learning to swim at school.
• EarolSwim® can be used during all professional or recreational water-sports including SCUBA, triathlon, open water and pool swimming.

• EarolSwim® protection is for a minimum of six hours then the oil is naturally expelled from the ears.
• EarolSwim® has a tapered actuator to ensure that it cannot be pushed into the ear canal too far.
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• EarolSwim® is simple to use, natural, patient-intuitive and creates no mess or spillage when used.
• The mechanism is a metered dose pump (50mcl) where the patient receives the same exact dose each time (200 doses per pack).
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• It is non-aerosol and creates a gentle mist spray which dramatically increases the surface area of the oil allowing the droplets to adhere to the ear canal walls.
• The spray allows much less oil to be used per dose and no unsightly cotton wool plugs are required to keep the oil in the ear as it adheres to the ear canal walls (droppers use 1ml while the metered dose spray uses 0.05ml).
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• The clear glass bottle allows patients to see precisely what they are spraying into their ear and to know when re-ordering is due.
• EarolSwim® is clinically proven and recommended by the healthcare community.
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• EarolSwim® comes with a reusable durable carry case so it can be safely stored in your luggage, sports, travel or beach bag.
• EarolSwim® is aircraft cabin-friendly. 

Now Available at Tech Diving Malta or direct from Agent Salpasub.

Happy Christmas From All Of Us!

We would like to take the chance to thank everyone who has been apart of TECH DIVING MALTA this ye,  thanking all our student and clients that have traveled from all corners of the world, Norway / Denmark / UK and America to name just a few. We have put small video of some of the dives and training done this year....

From all of us Happy Christmas & Happy New Year 2017!

For more info e-mail techdivingmalta@gmail.com