Centre de Plongée I.S.A.
Port de plaisance de Morgat, 29160 Crozon-Morgat, France, Crozon-Morgat, Finistère, FRA
About the Center
The Centre de Plongée I.S.A., located in Crozon-Morgat, France, is a well-established dive center with over 40 years of experience in introducing people to the underwater world. This center is ideally situated in the heart of the Iroise Marine Park, offering a rich marine biodiversity. Its facilities include showers, changing rooms, a bar, and equipment rental, alongside a dive shop and air fills (including nitrox).
I.S.A. is affiliated with recognized certifiers such as PADI, SSI, and CMAS/FFESSM, ensuring quality training. They offer a comprehensive range of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving and Open Water Diver to more advanced levels like Advanced Open Water, Instructor Development Course, Boat Diving, Deep Diver, and the prestigious Niveau 4 Guide Palanquée. Their activities include boat diving and night diving, aiming to provide a safe and unforgettable experience for divers of all levels.
The center's proximity to the port of Morgat, just 100 meters from the boat and 50 meters from the Kador beach, allows for convenient logistics for dives. The Kador beach is ideal for first-time underwater experiences due to its rich seabed. The center also boasts a semi-rigid boat, the ASTOA II, for accessing more distant dive sites and exploring the surroundings. With a team of professional and volunteer supervisors, I.S.A. prioritizes the satisfaction and safety of its clients.
Available Courses
2 cursosBaptême de plongée
Découverte du monde sous-marin à la plage de Kador, accessible dès 8 ans.
Stage Niveau 1
The Niveau 1 course at Centre ISA is the first formal certification step within the FFESSM framework, giving divers access to depths up to 20 metres under the supervision of an instructor or club-qualified guide. At Morgat, that means being able to access the full range of the centre's regular sites — the rocky bottom dives, the coves, and the dive sites in the Parc Naturel Marin d'Iroise — rather than staying in the shallows. Theory sessions take place in the classroom at the base, which is integrated into the building alongside the showers and changing rooms. Water sessions begin at the Plage du Kador, using the artificial structure as a shallow training environment before progressing to boat dives on the main sites aboard the ASTOA-II. The boat reaches sites in around 10 minutes from the port of Morgat and takes up to 20 divers, though Niveau 1 groups are structured as small-group formats requiring a minimum of 2 participants. All equipment for the Niveau 1 is provided — the centre stocks Scubapro fins, masks, BCDs, regulators, tanks, and weights. Tank fills are handled by the centre during the midday break on multi-dive days, with the compressor running at 36m³/h to 300 bars so cylinders are ready for the afternoon session. A medical certificate of non-contraindication to diving, dated within the past year, is required at registration — a general practitioner's certificate is sufficient for Niveau 1. The course is affiliated with both FFESSM and PADI. ISA has been running this course since 1981, which means the instructors are very familiar with the local conditions — the seasonal variations in visibility and weather on the Finistère coast — and how to structure training days around them. The Baie de Douarnenez is sheltered enough that most sites remain diveable throughout the April–November season.
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Children aged 8 and over can do a baptême. A responsible adult must remain on-site for the full duration of the activity for all minors.
For baptême dives and Niveau 1 training, all equipment is provided — fins, mask, BCD, regulator, tank, and weights. The centre is equipped with Scubapro gear throughout.
About 10 minutes on average aboard the ASTOA-II from the port of Morgat. The centre is 100 metres from the boat, so getting ready and aboard is straightforward.
Booked services are generally non-refundable and non-transferable in case of client cancellation or no-show. If bad weather prevents a dive from happening, a full refund is issued. Administrative impossibility (such as the COVID context) allows for rescheduling.
ISA runs training from Niveau 1 through Niveau 4, plus monitorat (instructor certification). Both FFESSM and PADI certifications are available.
Yes — the Baie de Douarnenez has several: three ships (la Meuse, le Castel-meur, la Perle) and a downed aircraft, the Dark Victor. These are among the centre's regular dive sites.
The centre operates from April through November, for group bookings and individual dives alike.
Yes. Baptême dives and Niveau 1 stages are the two services available for online booking and gift voucher purchase directly on the centre's website.
Port de plaisance de Morgat, 29160 Crozon-Morgat, France, Crozon-Morgat, Finistère, FRA