Oxygene Mozambique

Oxygene Mozambique is one of the rare gems recently added to the Scuba Scene Group, with a luxury up-market residential development consisting of 23 units in three or four bedroom configurations that are fully furnished to the highest standards and maintained to ensure a delightfully unforgettable experience to this well kept secret on the Southern Mozambique coast of Ponta Do Ouro, meaning "Point of Gold".

Oxygene/Scuba Scene also offer a fully equipped Dive lodge with 23 comfortably appointed, en-suite units in single or double bed configurations with full access to the communal club house and pool area and an easy walk to the golden beaches outstretched in front of the resort.

Ponta Do Ouro is renowned for it's unspoilt beaches, azure blue seas and diving experiences second to none, with dive sites suited to all levels of Scuba Divers.

This area of Mozambique is also World renowned for the excellent Shark Diving opportunities where frequent encounters with Bull Shark, Tiger Shark, Schools of Hammerhead Shark and Leopard Shark, not to mention the seasonal visits by migrating Ragged Tooth Shark as well as other game fish to the likes of Barracuda, Yellow fin Kingfish and even the occasional group of Eagle Rays visiting divers on a reef known as Pinnacles, a "must dive" on any trip to this part of Mozambique. 

The tropical climate in this part of Mozambique makes for good travel throughout the year with temperatures rarely dropping below 25 degrees Celsius, no Monsoon seasons and totally Malaria free.

Oxygene/Scuba Scene Mozambique, where memories are made!! 

Accommodation

Oxygene/Scuba Scene offers a range of upmarket accommodation options in Southern Mozambique that is guaranteed to satisfy the most decerning of travellers

Four Bedroom, Four Bathroom and 3 Bedroom, two Bathroom units:
These units offers the ultimate in luxury, fully furnished to international resort standards and come as fully serviced self catering accommodation with DSTV channels and a massive entertainment patio overlooking the ocean.

The units can comfortably accommodate 8 and 6 adults respectively and has free access to the central club house and pool areas with easy access to the beach via a series of well lit walkways.

Dive Lodge:
The Dive Lodge offers 23 fully furnished, self catering units in two single bed or double bed configurations all with en-suite facilities and access to the club house, pool and state of the art self catering kitchen with walk in fridges.

The Oxygene/Scuba Scene Coastal Estate is located within a secure complex offering a safe and relaxing environment conducive to a relaxing holiday experience and is in close proximity to a range of restaurants and clubs in Ponta Do Ouro, an Ideal location from which to explore the entire Ponta Do Ouro and Ponta Malongane area.

Dive sites

With Oxygene/Scuba Scene being and inland dive centre and retail group we are spoilt for choice in terms of dive sites both in South Africa and Mozambique, listed here are some of the more frequented dive sites commonly used by us.

Bass City:  This dive site is situated beyond the bay of Ponta Malongane and is actually a series of small reefs easily dived in a drift current, usually present in the area, Bass City is a comfortable 20 min Boat ride from Ponta Do Ouro, the reef is at an average Depth of  18 to 21 meters and thus easily dived by all levels of experience and you can expect to see most of your tropical reef fish including the inquisitive Potato Bass and Devil Fire fish, Crocodile fish is also spotted on this reef as well as an array of Nudibanchs
 

Pinnacles: A must dive on any trip to Ponta Do Ouro, this site affords you the unique opportunity to dive with the much respected Bull Shark as well as shoals of Hammerhead Shark often spotted, in the summer months these species are more prolific than in the winter period but good sightings are reported on a year round basis, Pinnacles is a series of three rocks found on the verge of a drop off and easily dived by following the contour of the reef. The reef is out to sea from the Malongane bay an approximate 25 min boat ride from Ponta Do Ouro. The average depth ranges from 29 meters to 47 meters and is classified as an advanced dive site.
 

Texas: A rather flat reef, hence the name with loads of juvenile fish forming impressive curtains of movement, easily dived by all levels of experience and is mostly protected from current due to its in-shore positioning, you can expect to see most of your tropical reef fish on this reef to the likes of Moorish Idols, Coachman, Surgeon Fish and the ever popular Anemone fish (two bar clown fish).
 

Mavericks: This is a very narrow reef system forming imposing overhangs with an abundance of shrimp, cleaner shrimp and Nudibanchs with Octopus hiding in the numerous cracks and crevasses changing colour as the diver’s approach, an ideal reef for photography enthusiasts due to the prolific “macro” life found on the reef.
 

Wayne’s World: This advanced dive site with a maximum depth of 25 meters holds the promise of keeping you stunned throughout your dive with Lobster hiding underneath the overhangs to giant Ray’s resting in the sand and Honeycomb eels gaping at the passing divers to turtle feeding on the mineral rich coral reefs, this is what diving is about!

Bread Loaf: A small reef nestled right in the bay of Ponta Malongane offering protection to an array of juvenile reef fish with regular sightings of Whale Shark while on SCUBA.

Kev’s Ledge: It is most probably the most dived site in Ponta Do Ouro next to “Pinnacles” this is due to all the treasures this complex reef system offers the prospective diver, starting with “Riana’s Arch” on the northern most part of the reef offering an impressive swim through with a resident Potato Bass lurking underneath the enclave to the abundant fish life on your drift down to the Southern end of the reef. This reef is best dived over two dives to ensure you don’t miss out on any part of the reef. You can expect to see Giant Ray’s, Black cheek Eels, Honeycomb Eels, Geometric Eels, Devil Fire fish, Clown Fish, Turtle, Parrot Fish, the list is endless, a dive site that will undoubtedly bring back fond memories.
 

Malongane Ledge: Again a more advanced dive giving the diver a true “deep blue” experience on your way down to the ledge, with shoals of game fish passing on your way down and up, you can expect to see Blue and Yellow Fin King Fish, Barracuda and the occasional school of Eagle Ray passing through.

Anchor: This small reef, often used as a starting point for a drift dive to “Shallow Malongane” is relatively protected from current and surge, making it an ideal “try out” dive to sort out buoyancy before drifting to Shallow Malongane and is classified as a “Novice” dive site with depths ranging from 15 to 21 Meters.
 

Aquarium: If sometimes you feel the need to be spoilt for a while without having to work hard for it, you definitely have to dive aquarium, this reef is actually a massive boulder that is completely hollow inside with the most prolific coral growth and fish life within. As you peer through the numerous holes into this rock it truly feels like you are looking into an aquarium and on a sunny day it looks as if someone switched on a light inside, you will stand in awe at the breathtaking beauty of this reef.
 

Shallow Malongane: The resident reef for Ponta Malongane, offering easy diving with the protection offered by the bay and an array of reef fish to please the most ardent of divers, this reef also offers a lot of profile making it very interesting exploring all the overhangs an crevasses.
 

Three Sisters: Normally dived on the same dive as Aquarium and follows a natural North to South drift, these three small reefs offer treasures ideal for photography to the likes of Nudibanchs, Devil Fire fish and an array of macro life.
 

Turtle Creek: Named as such due to the frequency of turtle sightings on this reef, it is a rather flat reef system with profusion of soft and hard coral as well as loads of tropical reef fish, the reef ranges in depth from 14 to 20 meters making it an easy dive for all levels of divers.

Steps: A series of flat rocks with a gully in the middle, hence the name “steps” this large reef system offers large sections of soft coral and great sightings of Octopus, turtle and Geometric and Black Cheek Eels together with tropical reef fish on a easy dive suitable for all certification levels.
 

Crèche: The name says it all, you will find juvenile fish in abundance of this reef huddling close together in the warm water of this shallow, protected reef affording comfortable diving with an easy 10 min boat ride from Ponta Do Ouro. You can also expect to see the occasional Manta Ray drifting in and out of the cleaning station and Whale Shark and Dolphin are often spotted on SCUBA.

Steve’s: A long narrow reef best suited for drift diving and forms a slight overhang on the seaward side of the reef with numerous cleaner shrimp eager to give the diver a “manicure” if you hold still for a while.
 

Ponta Ledge: Again a more advanced dive site with a maximum depth of 36 meters, offering impressive schools of game fish and the occasional Bull shark passing through.
 

Checkers: The calm protected reef often used for training offers an astounding array of reef fish to keep you in awe throughout your dive, be sure to keep an eye open for the ever illusive Octopus hiding in the cracks and crevasses offered by the reef.
 

Doodles: A firm favourite amongst all divers, only a comfortable 5 min boat ride away from Ponta Do Ouro and affording you the best diving possibly imaginable, this small “Y” shaped reef renowned for its friendly Potato Bass, regularly visiting the divers as well as the resident Honeycomb Eel on the Northern part of the reef as well as numerous Blue Spotted Rays camouflaged in the sand next to the reef and hundreds of Devil Fire fish swaying in the surge makes for the most exiting dive ever.

Atlantis: As the name suggest Atlantis looks like building blocks that toppled over and strewn across the bottom with huge fern trees growing from the depths, making Atlantis a truly special experience for the more advanced divers, the reef is just off the point of Ponta Do Ouro making it easily accessible in all conditions. 

Learn to dive

PADI Open Water Diver Course
Get Certified! Take a Scuba Lesson with the PADI Open Water Diver Course

Get your PADI scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle. 

The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you’ll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

What You Learn

• How much fun scuba diving is

• Scuba diving equipment considerations for your local diving environment

• How to plan, and execute actual dives

• How to prevent and manage problems

the PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge Development (in a classroom ) to understand basic principles of scuba diving

• Confined Water Dives (pool) to learn basic scuba skills

• Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!

If you’ve tried diving through a Discover Scuba Diving course, the skills you learned may be credited towards a portion of the full PADI Open Water Diver course certification.

The Scuba Gear You Use
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear and standard accessories. The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water 

The Learning Materials You Need
PADI offers a variety of home-study materials for the Open Water Diver course.

PADI’s Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you’ll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you’ll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned. 

Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be:

• 10 years or older 

Continuing education

Courses
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
The PADI Underwater Naturalist Course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.  
They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course.   

The Advanced Open Water Course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.

This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor.

This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving. You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:

• Under Water Navigation 

• Deep Diver  (typically anywhere from 18-30 metres)

• A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice

The Fun Part: Your Choice
One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy and much more.

• Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.  

What You Learn
The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but includePractical aspects of deep diving

• Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.

• More ways to use your underwater compass

• How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time

• How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner  

• And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose  

The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment , DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light, lift bags or other specialty gear.

The Learning Materials You Need
PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)

• 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

The PADI Underwater Naturalist Course
Look closer to see more on your next dive. Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment. 

The Fun Part
Learn about why some creatures behave the way they do and what their role is in the aquatic ecosystem.

What You Learn
You learn about

• The major aquatic life groupings, interactions and factual information that dispels negative myths.

• The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships

• Responsible interactions with aquatic life

• The underwater naturalist’s view of organisms and their roles in the environment

You put this information into practice during your two open water dives.

The Scuba Gear You Use
You will use the basic scuba gear and perhaps some scuba accessories.

Prerequisites

•  Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).

Teach others

Courses
The PADI Assistant Instructor course
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

The PADI Assistant Instructor course
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (owsi) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The Fun Part
Get mentored while gaining hands-on experience teaching students.

What You Learn
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

Module 1: Academic Training
    PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs
    Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
    Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties
    Teaching in Confined Water
    Conducting Open Water Training Presentations
Module 2: Independent Study
    Knowledge Development
Module 3: Practical Application
    Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
    Standards Exam
    Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

What You Can Teach
In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct
• supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• Teach and certify  PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy under the direction of a PADI Instructor
• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
• Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
• Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
• Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes:

• Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
• IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
• Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
• Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
• Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
• PADI Instructor Manual.

 
Prerequisites
You must

• Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
• Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
• Want a fun and exciting career!

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.

The Fun Part
It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.

The Challenging Part
The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key.

What You Learn
During the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least

• Two confined water teaching presentations
• Two knowledge development presentations
• One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills

You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:

• Course Orientation
• Dive Industry Overview
• General Standards and Procedures
• The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
• Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
• PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
• Adaptive Teaching
• The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
• Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
• Adventures in Diving  Program
• Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
• Rescue Diver Course
• Divemaster Course
• Diver Retention Programs
• How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)

You will demonstrate competence at

• performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
• performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.
• During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part.

What You Can Teach
After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI progras from Discove Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photography or Enriched Air Diver.At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Scuba Gear You Use
You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signaling devices —one audible and one visual.

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes:

• Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
• Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
• Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
• Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
• Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
• PADI Instructor Manual

Next Steps
View the Instructor Examination (I/E) schedule on the Scuba Scene WEB site

Prerequisites
To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you must:

• Be certified as a PADI Dive Master or a PADI Assistant Instuctor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months.
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be certified as a diver for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
• Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

How to get here

Your Tour Operator of choice will book your flights to either the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa or to the Durban International Airport, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, depending on your individual itinerary.

After clearing Custom Control at the Airport, you will be met by your South African tour guide and a representative from Scuba Scene South Africa and taken either to your Hotel for an overnight stay or embark on your journey to your final resort destination.

Ponta do Ouro in the Southernmost Part of Mozambique is a comfortable 8 Hour bus ride from Johannesburg and 5 Hours from Durban with various interesting stops along the way, an unique opportunity to explore the South African landscape and culture (Visas will be required to enter Mozambique and can be obtained from the Kosi Bay Border Post).

Your tour leader is a well trained tour guide and will be able to assist with obtaining visas, currency exchange and conversions as well as any other questions you might have ensuring a unforgettable experience .