Certifications, first aid and supervision

Credentials

Registrations and memberships

You can check these numbers — with PADI and with the Egyptian supervisory authority.

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PADI Dive Resort

Registered under number 24331. This means all courses are subject to PADI standards — including the rules on minimum age, depth limits and group sizes for children.

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CDWS

Member of the Chamber of Diving & Watersports, reg. no. 100051. The CDWS is the supervisory authority for dive operators in Egypt and inspects boats, equipment and staff.

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Commercial register

Funny Divers Diving Center, registered under no. 12984, tax number 628-215-290. Full details in the legal notice.

The most important figure

Supervision: small groups, one-to-one on the Bubblemaker

On the certification courses we dive in small groups so the instructor really sees every child. On the Bubblemaker every child has their own instructor.

Bubblemaker — one-to-one

30 minutes of diving: one instructor per child

And what does that mean for your child? That they don’t have to wait for their turn. That a skill can be repeated without seven other children getting cold next to them. And that the instructor notices when something is wrong — before the child says it themselves.

First aid

What happens in an emergency

The most likely incident on a course day is a cut foot or sunstroke — not a diving accident. We are prepared for both.

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EFR-trained staff

Our instructors are trained in Emergency First Response — the first aid standard that is part of PADI instructor training. This includes CPR, secondary care and handling emergencies involving children.

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Oxygen on board

Every dive boat carries an oxygen kit, a first aid kit and a radio. The equipment is checked regularly as part of CDWS inspections.

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Recompression chamber nearby

Hurghada has a hyperbaric chamber. At the depths children dive to, it is practically never relevant — but it is there, and that is part of the honest answer.

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Medical questionnaire

Before every course. If any question is answered with yes — for example asthma, epilepsy or frequent middle ear infections — clearance from a diving medicine doctor is needed first. Without exception.

For comparison

What you can measure any dive school by

You should ask every provider these five questions — including us. Here are our answers.

Five questions to ask a dive school and our answers
Question	Our answer
How many children does one instructor look after?	One-to-one on the Bubblemaker, small groups on the certification courses.
Where does the first dive take place?	In shallow water where the child can stand. Never straight to depth.
Is there equipment in children’s sizes?	Yes, complete — mask, BCD, wetsuit, fins, tank.
Is there oxygen on board?	Yes, on every boat, plus a first aid kit and radio.
What happens if my child stops?	We stop and charge fairly for what took place.

Anything else you want to know?

Ask us anything that matters for your decision. We answer honestly even when the answer speaks against booking.

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