Dive Shop Information:

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  Transportation to & from the nearest Hotel or Port YES

  Free pick up service from: Airport, Machico, Santa Cruz and Canical.

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  Accommodation at or immediately near your dive shop YES

  Located on the peninsula of Ponta de São Lourenço, along the southeastern coast of Madeira Island, the Quinta do Lorde Resort – Hotel – Marina is a 5-star resort offering luxurious accommodation and thoughtful services. Resembling a typical Madeiran village, brightly colored buildings are connected by green areas and interspersed with cobbled paths. The stunning reddish hill of the Madonna da Piedade overlooks the marina where Azul Diving Center is located. This is a local place of worship, linked to an old legend and tradition. It is said that the sanctuary was built by a fisherman who, surprised in the night by a storm at sea, survived a shipwreck right here, on the beach at the foot of the hill. “Stunning” Well worth the drive out of the city!! Absolute luxury…it’s like a small village. The infinity pool is awesome, the restaurants are world class, the staff is oh-so-friendly, and the location is stunning! Highly recommend this resort over all others of you are traveling to Madeira! Ponta de São Lourenço is a unique area of the island, due to its terrain and unique vegetation. It is considered one of the calling cards of the region, where the blue of the sea blends into nature on land. Within a protected bay, the Quinta do Lorde Resort – Hotel – Marina offers an oasis of tranquility and rest before or after visiting Funchal, hiking along the close Baia Da Abra walk or diving with Azul Diving Madeira. Azul Diving Center’s guests and their companions are welcome to enjoy the private beach area, the bar and a natural swimming pool, kissed by the Atlantic Ocean’s waves and tides.

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  Dive Certifying Bodies we are affiliated or certified by

  SSI

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  Less than 20 metres

  Distance between your
  Dive Shop and the nearest Body of Water:

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  Diving with Nitrox YES

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  Access to a swimming pool for training purposes YES

• Accomodate Rebreathers NO

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  Number of Dive Guides

• Camera Table YES

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Certifications

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  Certifications YES

• PADISeal Team

  PADIBubblemaker

• PADIDiscover Scuba Diving

  PADIOpen Water Diver

• PADIPADI Scuba Diver

  PADIDigital Underwater Photographer

  Open Water Diver or equal rating, snorkel with no certification

• PADIBoat Diver

  Open Water Diver or equal rating

  PADIEnriched Air Diver

  Open Water Diver or equal rating

• PADIMultilevel Diver

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

  PADINight Diver

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

• PADIPeak Performance Bouyancy

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

  PADIUnderwater Navigator

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

• PADIFish Identification Diver

  Open Water Diver or equal rating

  PADIAdventure Diver

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

• PADIDeep Diver

  Adventure Diver, or equal rating

  PADIWreck Diver

  Adventure Diver, or equal rating

• PADIAdvanced Open Water Diver

  Open Water Diver, or equal rating

  PADIScuba Review

  any scuba certification, corequisite, or be enrolled in a scuba certification course

• PADIEmergency First Response (EFR)

  PADITec Gas Blender

  Enriched Air Diver, or equal rating

• PADIRescue Diver

  Adventure Diver (or equal rating) + CPR & First Aid trained within past 2 years

  PADIMaster Scuba Diver

  Open Water Diver (or equal rating) + Advanced Open Water or equal rating + Rescue Diver (or equal rating) + minimum 5 PADI Specialty courses

• PADIMaster Scuba Diver Trainer

  PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor + 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings + have certified minimum 25 PADI Divers

  SSITry Scuba

• SSISnorkel Diver

  SSIScuba Diver

• SSINavigation

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite

  SSIDeep Diving

  Open Water Diver, OWD as co-requisite, or equivalent

• SSIEnriched Air Nitrox

  Open Water Diver, OWD as co-requisite, or equivalent

  SSIBoat Diving

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

• SSIPerfect Buoyancy

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

  SSINight & Limited Visibility

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

• SSIWreck Diving

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

  SSIUnderwater Photography

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

• SSIWaves, Tides, and Currents

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite, Dive Control Specialist

  SSIDiver Stress & Rescue

  Open Water Diver (or OWD as corequisite) + valid CPR & First Aid, Dive Control Specialist

• SSIScience Of Diving

  Open Water Diver, OWD as corequisite

  SSISpecialty Diver

  OWD + 2 specialties

• SSIAdvanced Open Water Diver

  OWD+ 4 specialties

  SSIScuba Skills Update

• SSIDive Guide

  AOWD and Stress&Rescue

  SSIDivemaster

  Dive Guide + Science Of Diving

• SSIDivemaster Trainer

  Advanced Open Water Instructor + minimum 4 Specialty Instructor ratings

  SSIStress Rescue Diver

  Open Water Diver

• PADIEmergency Oxygen Provider

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Equipment

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  Rental equipment? YES

Equipment category	rent	Sell	brand (Model)
Regulators, First+Second stage	YES	YES	Cressi
Buoyancy Compensators, Jacket-style	YES	YES	Cressi (Start)
Computers, Wrist-worn	YES	YES	Cressi (leonardo)
Photography, Housings	YES	NO	Sony, Olympus, Panasonic (Lumix TZ20)

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