Diving

Fact Sheet about diving on the east coast of Malaysia (FAQ)

he most important facts like dive conditions and climate, a list of dive operators (for places where there are more than 10 dive centers I have listed dive centers not anymore), dive safety (addresses of the hyperbaric chambers), and how to get to the Perhentians, Lang Tengah, Redang island and Bidong on one page and ready to print.

Look at my website about dive sites on the east coast of Malaysia
Click here to look at underwater photos taken on the east coast of Malaysia

How to get to east Malaysia

Maps of Malaysia: Google maps

Dive operators in the Perhentians, Lang Tengah, Redang and Bidong

Sorry - but there are so many that I have decided not to list them anymore, it has become too much hassle to update all the information

General information about Malaysia

Weather averages in Kota Baharu

weather now (Kuala Terrenganu - Kota Baharu)	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
Best time to travel
Highest temperatures (°C)	28	29	30	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	28	28
Lowest temperatures (°C)	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Daily hours of sunshine	7	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	4
Rainy days	21	15	14	16	15	15	17	20	24	24	27	25
Precipitation (mm)	186	110	111	121	102	135	139	210	183	275	651	674
Humidity (%)	84	84	83	83	82	81	82	83	84	85	89	86
Water temperatures (°C)	27	27	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29

Dive safety

Phone DAN (Divers Alert Network) outside Australia +61-8-8212 9242

Dive safety: contact DAN (Divers Alert Network) in Malaysia phone 05-930 4114

For more information about dive safety look at the excellent site of Diving Medicine Online or the dive safety page.

Hyperbaric chambers (or recompression chamber) in mainland Malaysia:

East coast: Kuantan Naval Base. Kuantan Mawilla Sail Diving Team, Tg. Gelang, 25990, Kuantan, Pahang Phone: 09 433 330 or 09-5833600 (I took this information from a webpage written in the Indonesian language)

West coast Malaysia:
Lumut (near Pangkor island): Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine of the Armed Forces Hospital Lumut Naval Base
Phone: 05 - 683 7090 ext 4071 Fax : 05 - 683 7169
Ipoh (Perak, West Malaysia) Phone: 605 – 2426237. Ask for doctor Lee Chin Thang

Singapore: The Singapore Naval Underwater Medicine Centre. Phone +65-6758 1733 (24-hours Emergency Hotline) / +65-6796 4197 (appointments)
Hyperbaric Medical Services, 1 Orchard Boulevard #08-05, Camden Medical, Centre, Singapore 248649, Phone: +65-6732 8552
Hyperbaric Medicine Centre, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng, Hospital, Basement 1, Singapore 308433, Phone: +65-6355 9021/2
www.hyperbaric-singapore.com / Medical Director: Dr Wong Ted Min

For more information about hyperbaric chambers look at the dive safety page.

More Information about scuba diving in south-east Asia