PADI ReActivate (Ocean Dive)
PADI ReActivate (Ocean Dive) in Nilaveli’s clear water: the e-learning theory review, then one guided boat dive with a PADI professional to get your skills current. Includes a new PADI card with your ReActivate date.
Haven’t dived for a while? PADI ReActivate brings your skills and knowledge up to date. You review the theory in the PADI e-learning, then refresh the core skills in one dive with a PADI professional. Choose the Pool option, one confined-water dive with no boat, or the Ocean Dive option, one guided open-water dive from the afternoon boat. It is not a new certification and not a first try-dive: it is for divers who already hold a card. When you finish, you receive a new PADI card that shows your ReActivate date.
What’s included
- A new PADI certification card with your ReActivate date
- All PADI course materials and certification fees
- PADI e-learning — the link is sent by our manager after you book; complete it before Day 1
- Full equipment throughout, plus water, tea and snacks
- A day-by-day schedule in your confirmation and reminder emails
- Book with a 50% deposit online; the remaining 50% is paid in person on Day 1
Not included
- GoPro photos and video (not included on PADI courses)
- DAN dive insurance (recommended)
Good to know
You must already be certified: PADI Scuba Diver or Junior Scuba Diver or higher, or an entry-level certification from another organisation with at least 4 open-water dives. Minimum age 10. Bring your certification card.
Highlights
- Refresh your skills with a PADI professional.
- Pool or ocean: choose the setting that suits you.
- Leave with a new PADI card showing your ReActivate date.
Requirements
- An existing diver certification is required: PADI (Junior) Scuba Diver or higher, or entry level from another organisation with at least 4 open-water dives. This is a refresher, not a first course.
- Diver medical questionnaire completed before you dive.
- Comfortable in the water. Your PADI professional has the final say on readiness before an open-water dive.
Programme & duration
- 13:45Arrive and get ready: kit fitting
- 14:00Briefing: the skills you will refresh and buddy check
- around 14:20Boat out, about 20 minutes to the reef
- around 14:45Your ReActivate dive with your PADI professional, about 45 minutes
- around 15:45Boat back
- 16:00Back at the dive centre
Times on the water are approximate and follow the sea and the group on the day.
One dive from the afternoon boat, leaving around 14:00 and back about two hours later. Complete the e-learning before you arrive; your confirmation email carries the exact times.
Medical, flight & insurance
Most people answer “no” to every question on the diver medical questionnaire and are cleared to dive. A “yes” to any question means a physician must sign the medical form confirming you’re fit to dive — bring the signed form with you on Day 1.
Planning to fly after diving? PADI and DAN recommend waiting at least 12 hours after a single dive, 18 hours after multiple dives, and ideally 24 hours for complete peace of mind.
We recommend DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network) dive insurance — recommended, not required, and no sign-up is needed to book. Dive safe, dive insured — get covered with DAN →
What to bring
- Swimwear
- Towel
- Biodegradable sunscreen
- Your certification card
- Your logbook, if you keep one
Meeting & pick-up
- Arrive 15 minutes before your start time for registration, briefing and equipment fitting.
- Our centre is right on the beach — most accommodation is a short walk or tuk tuk away. There is no tuk tuk pick-up service on the east coast.
- Your confirmation email carries the exact meeting point and time.
Who it’s for
For: Certified divers returning after a break who want their skills current before diving again.
Not for: Never-certified beginners (start with a Discover Scuba Dive or the Scuba Diver course).