Diving in Fuvahmulah – Reasons to Dive with Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah
Since Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah began operations in February 2020, the team has operated under the tagline “Dive With Locals”. Ahmed Inah, the founder, continues to strongly believe in the principles and benefits of supporting the local community. We are proudly 100% Maldivian owned and the entire dive guide team are all local dive masters and instructors.
What Makes Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah Stand Out
Diving with Locals
Currently, Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah has seven permanent dive guides – four instructors and three dive masters. Specifically, during the peak season for diving in Fuvahmulah, the dive center engages with highly experienced Maldivian dive guides for support. On top of that, these local guides have been diving in Fuvahmulah regularly with the dive center. Moreover, this also reinforces their familiarity with the diving safety standards that Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah apply.
Our Team – Certified and Active Dive Professionals
Every member of the dive team holds high qualifications and actively works as a dive master or instructor. Their credentials can be verified as per the SSI system. It gives our divers peace of mind regarding the professionalism and legitimacy of their dive guides. Active professionals submit annual medical checks to renew their membership, in accordance with SSI standards. Our guests are assured that our dive team members are healthy to lead scuba diving in Fuvahmulah as necessary.
Each dive team member trains as a shark safety diver, enhancing the measures we take to provide a safe and secure diving environment. Inah and the dive team, received training from Ocean Ramsey and Juan Oliphant. Chiefly, they are founders of One Ocean Diving and have been experts in conservation projects since 2010. They were heavily keen on the Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah vision from the onset and have provided support on many occasions. Furthermore, Inah requires the dive guide to spend at least a year diving in Fuvahmulah with tiger sharks. After a year’s training and approval by Inah, the dive guide is finally able to lead a dive or position themselves at the center of the dive site — Tiger Harbour.
Guide to Guest Ratio and Group Sizes
With a dive ratio of one guide for every four guests, our divers will receive personalised attention. This small ratio also enhances safety throughout the underwater experience. Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah limits capacity to a maximum of 12 guest divers per boat. The 12 guest diver capacity is to ensure a comfortable, environmentally conscious dive experience with maximum enjoyment.
Multi-Award Winning Dive Centre in Fuvahmulah
In 2024, Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah earned both the ‘Fuvahmulah Leading Dive Centre’ and ‘Best Rated Dive Centre’ awards. Presented by Fuvahmulah City Council, the awards were due to Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah’s splendid high ratings on TripAdvisor and Google Review. The dive centre has a wide following on popular social media platforms, namely Instagram with high engagement levels.
We Love Our Guests
Guests widely recognize and deeply respect Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah. Divers often praise the dive center for its exceptional local guides who deliver the most unique Fuvahmulah diving experience.
The team takes great pride in building incredible connections with guests, as proven by the number of repeat divers who return each year. Divers make annual trips, with some visiting twice or even thrice a year. Their engagement with our dive team builds great relationships and lifelong bonds over the years.
Dive Safe. Dive Local. Dive with Purpose.
Perhaps most impressively, Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah maintains a 100% safety record to date. This is something we uphold with utmost pride and responsibility and will continue to maintain. Pelagic Divers Fuvahmulah offers more than just world class diving in Fuvahmulah. It offers an opportunity to be a part of something meaningful. With unmatched local expertise, a stellar safety record, and award winning service recognition, every dive in Fuvahmulah is a memory waiting to be made.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I know if the guides I’m diving with are licensed?
A great way to know if the guides you’re diving with are licensed, is to ask as many questions needed to your chosen dive center. A responsible & reputable dive center will be more than willing to share valid licenses and dive certifications of their dive team.
- What makes a safe diving experience?
For a safe diving experience, one of the key points is the guide to diver ratio. The lower the ratio, the better and safer diving experience for you. The other important key point is the dive certification of your dive guides and the dive experience. To be able to lead divers on a dive, a dive guide needs to have a minimum of a Dive Master certification and of course the longer the guide has been a professional diver, the safer the experience for the guest.
- Why is it important to choose the right dive center?
It is important to choose the right dive center because scuba diving itself is an extreme sport. In order to minimize more risks of scuba diving, a right dive center is able to operate and manage safe dives. Mitigating safe dives is based upon having valid licenses and dive certifications, as well as dive skills, techniques and experience.