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Wreck diving with plenty of life and history
Bajo de Fuera
Due to improvements in the Marine Reserve´s scuba diving legislation, Balkysub is going to plan diving tours at “Bajo de Fuera” more frequently. For this reason, this dive will be planned approximately every three days and you will be able to consult the availability though Balkysub’s APP following the “NEXT DIVES” tab or at through the Booking Central in our website.
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PLANNING, INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
All you need to know to dive in the Bajo de Fuera with Balkysub
This dive is characterized by it’s very special conditions: currents, deepness and location, so it’s a spot with uncertain conditions where we should be extremely cautious. It is also one of the best dives in the planet. This dive will be planned by Balkysub with the following rules:
The diver that wants to dive at “Bajo de Fuera” has to do a previous Marine Reserve of Fishing Interest adaptation dive. A mandatory requirement to dive in protected sea areas, according to a motion on the 27th of March 2017 by the Fishing General Office, by which the responsible diving in Marine Reservations standards are approved.
This dive or “test” will be conducted by one of our Divemasters and Instructors. In case of being positive, Balkysub will give the diver a certificate to be able to dive in any spanish Marine Reserve valid for 2 years. During the next year it will be implemented in all spanish Marine Reserves.
The “Adaptation Dive” also known as “test” will evaluate:
1.- PRESSURE CHECK ON THE SURFACE
2.- DROP AND ASCENT IN BUOYANCY
3.- STATIC, NAVIGATION AND APPROACH
4.- LETTING GO OF THE DECO BOUY
5.- EMPTYING THE MASK AND BUOYANCY
6.- TAKING OFF THE MASK AND BUOYANCY
7.- TAKING OFF THE REGULATOR AND BUOYANCY
8.- TESTING THE ALTERNATIVE AIR SOURCE (OCTOPUS) AND BUOYANCY
9.- SHARING AIR AND BUOYANCY
This dive or “test” must be certified for all divers, instructors included.
The diver must show at least 25 dives on his/her LogBook, bring the diver certificate, a valid diving insurance and medical certificate for divers. He/she must also bring his/her deco buoy or rent it at Balkysub.
Balkysub will maximize the safety measures to dive in this specific spot. We will organize the dive with 2 guides and make groups according to the level of experience and certifications of the divers, as we always do with all our dives.
Open Water Diver or equivalent. Maximum depth: 25m.
Advanced or equivalent. Maximum depth: 35 m.
The shipwrecks (Sirio, Nord América and Minerva) will only be visited up to a maximum depth of 40m. with DEEP DIVER divers or equivalent speciality and certification in Deep Diving.
Decompression dives will only be made under the safety rules for the execution of underwater activities by Law of 14th of October, 1997. This will apply to all divers that have PADI Tec40 certification, equivalent or superior.
Each guide will carry an extra air tank (pony bottle) and the ship will leave another safety tank at 5m. deep.
If you have any questions or comments, please write me an email at balky@balkysub.com
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