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MRCI Diving School

A PADI certification is the worlds most respected and sought after dive credentials. This means wherever your dive travels take you, you can be confident that the local dive community will recognize your dive qualification. To purchase the PADI e-learning material, please visit: https://www.padi.com/courses

MRCI’s PADI diving courses apply the concept of performance based learning which involves the practical element of the required training.  Performance based learning means that our students’ progress to the next level on the basis that they meet specific performance requirements.  Our experienced MRCI instructors are there to guide students through each performance requirement.

Diving students are required to bring the following items to Madagascar, as they are not available for purchase on the island of Nosy Komba:

  • PADI e-learning materials for the relevant course(s)
  • Snorkel and mask (with tempered glass)
  • Fins (open heel with booties are more comfortable for frequent use)
  • Wetsuit (long or short, 3mm minimum)
  • Surface marker buoy (DSMB)
  • Reel (a small finger reel will be adequate)
  • Waterproof watch
  • Dive compass
  • Log book

 Open Water Diver

$ 440.00

The MRCI PADI Open Water (OW) diver course consists of three segments:

  • Confined Water Diving
  • Knowledge Development
  • Open Water Diving

The fun begins with our Confined Water Diving, during which our volunteer students learn and practice diving principles, diving procedures and diving skills.

Knowledge Development establishes the principles and basic information that all divers need to know in order to dive safely while still having fun.

Complete your Open Water training as an entry-level diver by applying and further developing your knowledge and dive skills in Madagascar’s majestic ocean in an open water environment under the supervision and guidance of MRCI’s experienced diving instructors.

 Advanced Open Water

$ 340.00

The Advanced Open Water (AOW) certification consists of five knowledge reviews and five corresponding dives. These specially picked courses allow the qualified Open Water diver to further their knowledge on diving and fine tune their skills and techniques in the water. These five courses include:

  • Fish Identification
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Underwater Navigation
  • Deep dive training
  • Night dive

These courses will help you as a diver to become an efficient member of the MRCI underwater surveying team.

Emergency First Response

$ 160.00

MRCI’s PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) diving course is a two day course covering first aid procedures as well as primary and secondary care. Students will learn how to effectively manage stressful accident situations in an efficient and calm manner. Accident scenarios and role playing is a fun and safe way to learn these unique and beneficial skills and information. This not only benefits one as a diver but will also be of benefit in everyday life.

 Rescue Diver

$ 360.00

The Rescue diver course is a fantastic way to further improve one’s skills as a safe diver in the water. Students will learn how to recognize and avoid potential hazards, control an emergency situation both in and out of the water and participate in role playing scenarios of both responsive and unresponsive divers. These advanced skills mould students into a safe and responsible diver with the ability to handle any situation in a calm and controlled manner. This course teaches the value of the safety standards we practice here at MRCI.

Dive Master

$ 700.00

Become a PADI Professional !

The PADI Dive Master (DM) course consists of three basic sections:

  • Knowledge Development
  • Water Skills
  • Practical Application.

PADI Knowledge Development consists of nine topics that are covered through independent study and discussions with your instructor.  Formal classroom discussions as well as informal one-on-one sessions assists students to clarify any information needed. The PADI Water Skill section develops and evaluates overall water skills and improves existing dive skills. The PADI Practical Application consists of projects and workshops in applying the knowledge learned in real or simulated dive master situations.

This course takes a minimum of a month to complete and longer if you wish to gain some experience in leading dives and practising your new found knowledge and dive skills.

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2 days ago

Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute
Ana! Our volunteer of the week🎉Always motivated and be a role model of everyone 🌸Congratulations!! Who’s next? 💥Volunteering with us, click link on bio!#volunteering #madagascarvolunteer #volunteeroftheweek #conservation #motivated #rolemodel #communityinvolvement #volunteeringisfun ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

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Thanks again all for the funds that we received up until now ❤️ Solly has worked so hard to get where he is and we need your support now to achieving his final dream as a PADI Instructor in his professional diving career! 🎉If you feel like you could support Solly, click on the link below to donate! 🙏🏼🎉https://gofund.me/176e591d#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #solly’sdream #fundraiser #padiinstructor #PADIIDC2023 #paditv #localmarinebiologist #marineresearch #padiprofessional #futurecareer #gofundme ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute is with Conservation Diver.

5 days ago

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Ecological Monitoring Program for Invertebrates training are on its way with our volunteers!During the EMP course you’ll learn how to monitor the health and biodiversity of reefs over time and compare the different areas by analysing indicator species of fish and invertebrates, as well as the substate composition. Join us here on Marine Program and get your @conservationdiverofficial qualifications and help us understand more about the health of the Indian Ocean reefs while you are in Madagascar, click link on bio!#trainingmarineconservationist #marineprogram #monitorhealthofreef #invertebrates #fish #substrate #madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #conservation #indianocean ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Drake!! Our volunteer of the week 🎉He has been an exceptional team player among the volunteers and staff.And we want to congratulate him also for completed his @paditv PADI Dive Master Course while he volunteering in Marine program. He always saying that be a dive master is always one of his dreams that now comes true and we wish Drake good luck in his next adventure 🎉Volunteering with us? Click link on bio!#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #marineprogram #conservation #paditv #padidivemaster #divemaster #trainingmarineconservationist ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Thanks all for the funds that we received up until now ❤️ Solly has worked so hard to get where he is and we need your support now to achieving his final dream as a PADI Instructor in his professional diving career! 🎉If you feel like you could support Solly, click on the link on our bio or below to donate! 🙏🏼🎉https://gofund.me/176e591d#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #solly’sdream #fundraiser #padiinstructor #PADIIDC2023 #paditv #localmarinebiologist #marineresearch #padiprofessional #futurecareer #gofundme ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Never too late to celebrating International Woman’s Day 2023!!As an appreciation for the women all over the world, here in Madagascar we are thrive to got an experienced how they celebrating the day.Our volunteers and staff presented in the Ampangorina village to support the community event!All the ladies from our camp get well dressed in malagasy traditional which they called sarong and helped painted our faceThen all the women did a parade around the village while after that they do have a dance battle in between the community which is makes its fun 🎉🥳And special partaking of the daughter’s, @daughtersofthedeepofficial in the village where they grew up, Flaria, Olivian, MJ and Eros are proud with each progress that they have been made, all the effort and support from the community for sure be a great motivation for all the young women in the village to pursue their career in every passion and innovation towards equality!Finished all the event with traditional malagasy BBQ with all the volunteers, staff and the daughter’s with 30% funds that we’ve got will be directly go to the donation @daughtersofthedeepofficial 🎉Thanks everyone!!!Volunteering with us, click link on bio!#madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #happyinternationalwoman’sday #women #equality #cultural #malagasy #communityproject #communityevent #daughtersofthedeepofficial #greatsupport ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute

3 weeks ago

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Teaching program!!Having the opportunity to fuel this interest, taking English grammar and conversational lessons within local schools and communities.Also will have the experience teach the energetic children and handfuls keen adults, in the faint hope that it will improve their likelihood of future employment, or simply feed their hunger to learnBeing received by the community with warm appreciation, not as a foreigner, but as a sister, brother and a friend of life! 🎉Volunteering with us on teaching, click link on bio! ✨🎉#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #teachingenglish #englishclass #forlocal #communitydevelopment #student #childrenenthusiast #conservation #makeadifference #goodimpact ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Ecobricks update!! 🎉We are happy to see all the plastic that we collected while we do beach clean up everyday can be used for building a walls of the bottles!According to UNICEF (2011), less than half of the municipal waste, or rubbish, that is produced in Madagascar each year is collected. Of this, only 3.5% is composted, whilst the remaining 405,173 tons is dumped in landfills. As for the uncollected waste (over 419,000 tons of it per year), this is left untreated within the environment, causing serious sanitary problems and environmental damageWe aims to improve the lives of local people and reduce environmental damage by reducing the amount of waste (both biodegradable and non-degradable) which is thrown away. Join us click link on bio ⭐️#madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #volunteer #volunteering #forlocal #forenvironment #ecobricks #wallofbottles #constructionproject #saveplanet #saveocean #sustainable #plastic ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute

4 weeks ago

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Congratulations Santiago for being our volunteer of the week! 🥳Thank you for all the hard work and commitment that you put through our forest and construction program and lastly but not least for being always motivated around camp🎉 #madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #volunteeroftheweek #forestprogram #constructionprogram #conservation #volunteering #volunteeringisfun #appreciationpost ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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We want to share great news with everyone 🥳 our construction project with the @labcharity Madagascar Sunrise clinic has come to the happy ending 🌈 We started the project early February and finally ready for opening in March 🌞 Without the support of our volunteers and staff we wouldn’t have been able to be a part of the amazing project! Thanks to every hand that helped to make this happen 🙏🏼🌎✨Volunteering with us to make a difference, click link on bio! ⭐️#volunteering #madagascarvolunteer #volunteeringisfun #madagascar #nosybe #communityproject #constructionvolunteer #clinic #disability #forkids #forlocal #forcommunity #conservation #dreamteam #constructionproject ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Office: Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute, Home Sakalava, Rue R Tsiomeko, Hell-Ville, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Phone: +261 32 50 891 57
Office Hours: Please take note of the time zone differences when contacting us.
Email: volunteer@madagascarvolunteer.com

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