Welcome to Red Sea Research

Prices

All Prices are quoted in Euro's €, Stirling £  or US Dollar $ prices can be quoted upon request at the current exchange rate
at the time of booking.
All courses are available to individuals and groups, subject to course numbers. For course dates and availability click here
Discounts are available for large groups, clubs and University field trips. contact us for details.
Accommodation and equipment rental is not included in course price unless stated
Where stated Accommodation is Standard Accommodation consisting of 2 persons per room with en-suite bathroom B/B
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All prices include certifications, learning materials, tanks and weights, and all required national park permits.
Extensions for clients wishing to stay longer can be arranged on booking.
All students for non qualified courses and packages must provide their own Mask, Snorkel, Booties, Open foot
fins and underwater timing device. For packages including field trips; a light weight sleeping bag is also
recommended.

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Qualified diver packages

All qualified divers will have to satisfactorily complete the practical and academic Modules 1,2,3. as skill evaluations
before proceeding with the following course, and will be charged €30 for the evaluations.

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Modular courses

Module 1. Advanced Buoyancy control. 2 day course: From: - €120.00.
Deposit: - €30.00.  Equipment and tanks included.
Ref Number: M01/D.
This course improves the divers buoyancy control by implementing breathing control, weight distribution and
load handling exercises with an underwater obstacle course. This course was designed to evaluate a divers
buoyancy control capabilities and is a pre-requisite for qualified divers starting any Red Sea Research diver
program.
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Module 2. Navigation and Survey methods. 3 day course: From: - €170.00.
Deposit: - €50.00. Equipment and tanks included.
Ref Number:  M02/D.
This module will train the student in the navigation skills relevant to accurately set out and mark an area for
topographical and benthic surveying methods and the environmental evaluations, distance estimation and
surveying techniques required when conducting a thorough ecological survey.

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Module 3. Safety and Rescue techniques. 2day course: From: - €155.00.
Deposit: - €45.00. Equipment and tanks included.
Ref Number: M03/D.
This module will teach the student to work as part of a team by implementing safety protocols to minimise
the possible hazards encountered when conducting marine research in the field. The student will be  able to
practice the practical responses, prevention and environmental evaluation techniques relevant to research
diving safety, while training in the Red Sea Research rescue scenarios.
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Module 4. Introduction to Tropical Ecology. 1 day course: From: - €65.00.
Deposit: - €15.00.
Ref Number: M04/D.
This module will instruct the student in the laws and regulations applicable to environmental research
legislation globally and in the red sea. The course includes discussions on the habitats and ecologies of
mammals, corals ,fish and mangroves predominant in the Red sea, and the conditions in which they thrive
or decline.
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Module 5. Knots, Splicing and Slinging. 1 day course: From: -  €60.00.
Deposit: - €15.00.
Ref Number: M05/D.
A diver involved in any marine research activity, must be able to tie knots quickly and securely, join
damaged or snapped lines and sling an object for lifting whenever the need arises. This course will teach
a student the most common knots, splices, and slinging methods relevant to marine research.
(This module is mandatory with module 6)
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Module 6. Lift-bag techniques. 3 day course: From: - €295.00.
Deposit: €100.00.
Ref Number: M06/D.
Lift-bags are useful in controlling the descents of heavy tools being lowered, and for moving equipment
or debris too heavy to manhandle to different locations. This course will train the student in the safety,
planning, and practical applications of using lift-bags in shallow water (20m) and the methods relevant to
coastal marine surveying.
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Module 7. Topographical Surveying Techniques. 4 day course: From: - €275.00.
Deposit: - €90.00.
Ref Number: M07/D.
In this module the student will learn how to make the accurate topographical maps which are essential
in any type of marine survey. An accurate Underwater map allows surveyors to see the topographical
featuresof a potential research site, to locate and mark suitable entry and exit points, assist in underwater
navigation, and planning survey schedules. Maps also allow surveyors to compare topographical
changes to sites previously surveyed.
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Module 8. Benthic and Bathymetric surveying Techniques. 4 day course: From: - €295.00.
Deposit: - €100.00.
Ref Number: M08/D.
The marine surveying methods taught at RSResearch are of the required standard needed to collect baseline data
and can be expanded on to suit specific research criteria. Data collected and catalogued using these methods provide
reliable information on the current status of a survey site, and allows comparisons over regional and global scales,
influencing future research projects.
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Full Courses

4 day Eco Diver. From: - €255.00.
Deposit:-  €110.00.
With 7 days accommodation: - 440.00 EU. Inc airport transfers
Ref Number: QPO4/D.
This course trains a diver the necessary skills to become a competent research diver.
This course involves modules 1.2.3.and 4. (recommended for novice divers)
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7 day – Adv Eco Diver. From: - €350.00.
With standard accommodation – €535.00. Inc airport transfers.
Deposit: €135.00.
Ref Number: QP07/D.
The Advanced Eco Diver course expands a students knowledge and diving skills to the level required to
conduct accurate Topographical marine surveys.
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Special offer 2010

14 day Advanced Eco Diver + 10 dive package, inc boat safari. From: - €630.00.
With standard accommodation – From: - €955.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €255.00.
Ref Number: QP14/RD.
This package is for qualified divers only and includes the 7 day Advanced Eco diver course with a
10 recreational dive package. The excursions available include trips to  Ras Mohamed national park, the 
HMS Thistlegorm, the Blue Hole, and the Canyon, other famous sites can be arranged upon request.
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14 day – Enviro Diver. From: – €550.00. 
With standard accommodation – €875.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €220.00.
Ref Number: QP14/D.
The Enviro Diver course expands a students knowledge and diving skills to the level required to conduct 
accurate Topographical marine surveys by conducting a preliminary marine survey, and intrduces
 a student to marine Benthic and Bathymetric survey tecniques.
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28 day – Research Diver. From: – €850.00. (for qualified divers)
With standard accommodation – From €1460.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €310.00.
Ref Number: QP28/D.
The Research Diver course covers the diving skills and all relevant aspects of marine research data
collection. An introduction to marine sciences and the marine surveying techniques required to become
a marine sciences research volunteer.
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Non-Diver and Gap year packages

14 day – Eco Diver + Scuba course. (Non Divers) From: – €890.00. 
With standard accommodation: – €1215.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €255.00.
Ref Number: ND14/D.
The Enviro Diver + course Incorporates an internationally recognised SCUBA courses into the program
to expands a students knowledge and diving skills to the level required to conduct Benthic and Bathymetric
marine surveys by conducting a preliminary marine survey, and introduces  a student to  Tropical ecology.
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28 day - Research Diver + Scuba course (Non diver/Gap year) From: - €1245.00. 
With standard accommodation – From: - €1850.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €310.00.
Ref Number: ND28/D
The Research diver + Scuba course will begin by teaching a students to become internationally recognised
advanced scuba divers with all the necessary skills to operate underwater safely and with confidence.
Once the basic skills have been mastered, the student can begin the Red Sea Research diver course, which
is specifically designed to teach a student the knowledge and skills required to give a solid foundation in
marine biological and geographical research.
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35 day – Research Diver Foundation course (Non Diver/ Gap year)
Advanced Research Diver - From: - €1405.00.
Ref Number: ND35/D. 

With standard accommodation – From: - €2150.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €350.00.
Ref Number: ND35/DA.

With New Scuba equipment - From: - €1930.00 (the student keeps the equipment)
Deposit: - €450.00.
Ref Number: ND35/DB.

With standard accommodation and new equipment – From: - €2675.00. Inc airport transfers
Deposit: - €540.00.
Ref Number: ND35/DC
The Research diver incorporates an internationally recognised scuba certifications into the
Research  Diver course and covers the diving skills and all relevant aspects of marine research data
collection. An introduction to marine sciences and the marine surveying techniques required to become
a  marine sciences research volunteer and certified scuba diver.
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