| PADI Wreck Diver |
| This course teaches recreational divers to safely dive on wreck. |
PADI Turtle Aware
Distinctive Specialty |
| The Sea turtle Aware Diver Specialty Course introduces divers to turtles and familiarizes them with the proper techniques for recreational diving amongst turtles with minimal impact on the turtles habitat and behavior. Students also contribute to the sea turtle data base. |
| PADI Reef Diver |
| Divers are taught to dive along and around a reef environment with sensitivity to it's fragility, this course is very good at helping newer divers gain that little bit of extra experience and as an introduction to divers new to this type of environment. |
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| Buccaneer Wrecks |
Buccaneer Wrecks is the sister company to Buccaneer Diving. The company was set up to create artificial reefs, which have been shown to contribute greatly to the marine environment as well as creating great dive sites. Buccaneer Wrecks was responsible for the creation of an artificial reef through the sinking of the MV Dania, this 75m vessel was sunk in an area of sand away from the natural reef in conjunction with the Kenya Wildlife Service. [read more] |
| See also: MV Dania Wreck |
| Schools to the Sea |
'Schools to the Sea' is an education project that will enable young people to experience the wonders of the marine environment for the first time in their lives. Thousands of young people in the low-income Kongowea area of Mombasa live within a few kilometres of the Indian Ocean yet have rarely visited it and have little awareness of the wonders it contains. [read more] |
| WSPA and UniquEco Flip-Flop Project |
| The flip-flop is the most basic footwear for so many in the world, yet every day hundreds of these brightly coloured, non-degradable pieces of rubber wash up on beaches around the globe, blighting the coastlines and the lives of local inhabitants and ecology. Yet on the northern coast of East Africa there is a remarkable solution to this man-made problem. [read more] |
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| Artificial Reef Project |
Buccaneer Diving is currently involved in the planning and organization of a second artificial reef project within the Mombasa Marine Park. Together with Bamburi Cement, CORDIO-East Africa and Kenya Wildlife Service we hopes that this project will become an attraction to divers and snorkellers alike. [read more] |
| See also: Why we need Artificial Reefs |
| Sea Turtle Project |
| Sea Turtle Project Worldwide sea turtles are an endangered species and in Kenya they are also protected by national law. It is illegal to hunt or kill sea turtles and also to trade in sea turtle products. Severe penalties exist if caught engaging in either of these activities. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) are responsible for patrolling the beaches and maintaining the security of the sea turtles. [read more] |
| See also: PADI Turtle Aware Course |
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