Safety & Conservation
Safety
Safety is always of the utmost importance to us and we provide a great level of support to our clients:
- All of our Indonesian guides are certified PADI Divemasters, trained by KBR
- All guides are trained in Emergency First Response, to provide care in an emergency
- We carry D.A.N. oxygen in our center and train our staff to administer it
- We offer Nitrox*, to added safety margins on every dive
Conservation
We are very committed to conservation, to help sustain the livelihoods of our local community. We sponsor various conservation activities, just a few example being:
- School marine conservation education program
- Regular beach clean-ups
- Rubbish collection campaign
- Kungkungan Bay has limited its room capacity, specifically to minimize the impact of divers on this relatively unexplored area of the ocean. However, as the Lembeh Strait has been discovered by divers from all over the world, our efforts to minimize environmental impact are not enough on its own.
- Kungkungan Bay Resort fully supports the efforts, goals and methods of the North Sulawesi Watersports Association (NSWA) and urges you to support its efforts. Since its inception Kungkungan Bay Resort has supported the NSWA with funding and assistance in formulating a set of by-laws for dive operations using the strait.
Environmental Responsibility
We demand environmental responsibility of ourselves and our clients:
- We do not allow use of gloves when diving, nor touching the coral
- We dive in small groups, 4-guests-per-guide, for more environmental control
- We do training dives for uncertified divers only in the pool and on sandy areas of reefs
- We recycle paper in our office and always aim to reduce our usage
- We use energy-saving light bulbs and switch off all office equipment when not in use
