NIVEAU 1 (PE20)

The Niveau 4 at Randomarine qualifies you to lead a group of one to four divers to 40 metres as Guide de Palanquée. The 790€ package covers the full training-and-assessment sequence: a preparatory stage of eight technical dives plus four hours of theoretical review (500€), and then the two-day examination including two dives (190€). Ten dives total.

Entry requirements are serious: Niveau 3, a minimum of 60 logged dives (at least 20 in the 40-metre range), a valid dive rescue certificate (brevet de secourisme en plongée), a personal dive computer with demonstrated knowledge of its use, and a medical certificate from a sports doctor or fédéral doctor. Minimum age 18.

Optional extras are available separately: a four-day, 32-hour theoretical preparation stage for 400€, and individual tutoring at 50€ per hour on specific subjects. These sit outside the 790€ base package.

Ludo runs the course himself under his DEJEPS state diploma. For anyone already at N3 level and looking to formalise a leadership role in diving around Hyères and the Îles d'Or, this is the course that puts you in front of a group rather than following the instructor.