Equipment

Everything a diver needs can be hired at local dive stores or from dive operators. Divers are advised to give two weeks notice prior to their arrival to ensure the operators have the equipment ready.

In the warm tropical waters of Malaysia, a 3mm wet suit is enough protection as temperatures rarely dip below 23 degrees celcius. A lycra skin is just as adequate and takes up less space.

Hyperbaric or recompression, chamber facilities are available in Malaysia. The Malaysian Navy operates two in Lumut and Labuan while Borneo Divers own a two man chamber in Sipadan.