Coastal Diving
NUC’s coastal diving mainly takes place at Sodwana Bay, the Natal south coast, and southern Mozambique. Trips to further north in Mozambique, as well as the Cape, also take place from time to time.
NUC’s coastal diving mainly takes place at Sodwana Bay, the Natal south coast, and southern Mozambique. Trips to further north in Mozambique, as well as the Cape, also take place from time to time.
Dive planning usually takes place the night before the dive, when boat positions are allocated, and launch times are decided. Diving usually begins early in the morning – from 06:00 onwards. Once at the beach the divers’ kit up and the dive master begins his, or her, briefing. The dive briefing consists of a description of the reef, safety procedures, buddy allocation, expected dive duration, and expected dive depth. The divemaster will usually also describes what marine life one can expect to encounter on that specific reef.
The dive gear is secured on the boat which is then pushed into the sea under the skippers guidance. Ladies board first, followed by the men. Life jackets are handed out and worn until the boat is through the surf-line. Once the dive site has been reached , the divers’ kit up, the skipper positions the boat as close to the chosen dive spot as possible, and on his command the divers enter the water, usually doing a backward roll.
After the dive the skipper will relieve the diver of their weightbelt, BCD and cylinder, prior to assisting them to board the boat again. Once everybody is back on board, sweets are handed out to get the salt water taste out of your mouth
We usually do 2 dives per day, weather permitting, followed by a hearty brunch back at the dive camp, or one can picnic on the beach. NUC has numerous favourite sundowner spots at all our coastal dive venues. The evening braai usually carries on late into the night, when tall dive stories are retold, while we joke around, and plan our next dive.
DIVING
Dive planning usually takes place the night before the dive, when boat positions are allocated, and launch times are decided. Diving usually begins early in the morning – from 06:00 onwards. Once at the beach the divers’ kit up and the dive master begins his, or her, briefing. The dive briefing consists of a description of the reef, safety procedures, buddy allocation, expected dive duration, and expected dive depth. The divemaster will usually also describes what marine life one can expect to encounter on that specific reef.
The dive gear is secured on the boat which is then pushed into the sea under the skippers guidance. Ladies board first, followed by the men. Life jackets are handed out and worn until the boat is through the surf-line. Once the dive site has been reached , the divers’ kit up, the skipper positions the boat as close to the chosen dive spot as possible, and on his command the divers enter the water, usually doing a backward roll.
After the dive the skipper will relieve the diver of their weightbelt, BCD and cylinder, prior to assisting them to board the boat again. Once everybody is back on board, sweets are handed out to get the salt water taste out of your mouth
We usually do 2 dives per day, weather permitting, followed by a hearty brunch back at the dive camp, or one can picnic on the beach. NUC has numerous favourite sundowner spots at all our coastal dive venues. The evening braai usually carries on late into the night, when tall dive stories are retold, while we joke around, and plan our next dive.
