The Small Print

Dark Horizon Diving is a brand name and URL used by Yvonne Press, SDI/TDI instructor trainer #21010. All of our diving activities in Gozo, Malta are carried out in affiliation with Gozo Technical Diving, MTA license 0012.

Course and Dive Bookings

Booking courses or dives with us requires a deposit of 30% of the total booking to secure your space. In exceptional circumstances we may require a higher deposit. You can pay the deposit by bank transfer. Details are included in your quotation / invoice. Balance payments are due on the first day of your training or diving with us.

Deposits are non-refundable. 

Any other bookings, including those for safety diving services, are subject to individual contractual agreements. Terms and conditions on those bookings may vary. 

Changes by the customer

If you need to change your course dates after paying a deposit, we will try to transfer deposits to the new dates if the original space is filled. It is your responsibility to notify us as soon as possible of any changes and to search for a replacement. Any costs incurred will be taken off the deposit. 

We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover illness, missing or delayed diving equipment and other circumstances before or during your course. If you become ill during your planned course time and/or cancel your course or diving entirely or in part, we reserve the right to charge 50% of our standard day rate (currently 250 Euros per person per day) if the space cannot be filled. 

We also recommend purchasing diving insurance to cover potential hyperbaric treatment and related expenses. 

Changes made by us

Should we need to change course dates or alter components of the course, we will endeavour to (1) give as much notice as possible and (2) offer an alternative date convenient to you. In these circumstances, we will return your deposit and balance payment minus any services used/costs incurred.

We are not responsible for inclement weather conditions and other natural phenomena / acts of God. We recommend taking out travel insurance to cover these circumstances. The safety of our staff and our guests is our highest priority.

Courses and Certification Fees

PLEASE NOTE – you are responsible for providing proof of course pre-requisites. This includes, but is not limited to, existing certification and / or dive numbers and is required by the start date of your course. Pre-requisites are listed with each individual course. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about these. 

Our course and training prices are based on a day rate and a set dive numbers. Certification is dependent on meeting the respective course’s performance requirements and may require additional dives. That is why we list certification fees separately on our quotations. We charge for additional dives depending on the level of course dive. If the performance requirements are not met within the time available, we may offer options including additional dives at a later date. 

Instructor level courses do not include certification or registration fees. You pay these directly to the training agency. We can advise the amount required. 

Medical Conditions

Each student diver must complete a medical questionnaire at the start of their course. If you are unsure about this or believe that you require a physician’s sign-off, please advise us beforehand. In some cases, we can organise this locally, but it will take time away from your course. 

Instructor trainees must provide a medical form signed by a physician regardless of their answers to the individual questions. 

Balance Payments

Course and dive balance payments are due at the beginning of your diving with us unless otherwise agreed. Additional charges for gases and consumables can be settled at the end of the course. You can pay by bank transfer or in cash. We accept USD and Euro cash.  

Insurance

We recommend that each diver has insurance for the level of diving they do with us. We offer insurance through DiveAssure. You can register directly before arrival by clicking here, or find out more information first on DiveAssure’s website here.  

Gozo and Malta have hyperbaric treatment facilities, but treatment may rely on providing a funding source, i.e. insurance or credit card, before any treatment. Please ensure that you have adequate coverage.