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Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, where divers stop in transit
to Layang-Layang and Mabul is also the site of the Tunku Abdul
Rahman Park. This marine sanctuary is 50 sq km in size and was
gazette in 1974. It is made up of the 5 islands of Gaya, Sapi,
Manukan, Sulug and Mamutik.
Shallow
waters, dazzling coral gardens and a variety of accommodation
make this a popular site where rare
antenna rids and large tropical cuttlefish can be sighted.
The best time to dive here is from March to October.
Divers will have to go through a local diving centre.
Labuan,
lying 8 km off mainland Sabah is a haven
for wreck diving. The four wrecks within Labuan’s
waters, namely the Blue Water, Cement, American
and Australian Wrecks are accessible to all but
internal exploration is best left to expert divers.
Trevallies, barracuda, batfish and groupers are
the commonly sighted species.
Layang-Layang,
an oceanic atoll
situated 300km off the northwestern coast
of Sabah offers breath-taking coral gardens and
open sea species such as Scalloped Hammerhead
sharks which may be seen here between April and May.
The island is also a bird sanctuary.
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Heavy
rains in December and March affect currents and visibility at
certain sites. Terengganu’s Pulau Redang and Pulau Perhentian
as
well as Pulau Tioman in Pahang are the sites most affected.
The atoll
of Layang-Layang in Sabah is closed from November to March due
to
high waves and torrential rain. The Sabahan islands of Mabul
and
Tunku Abdul Rahman Park remain open all year round as they are
sheltered by the Bornean land mass. Water temperature here rarely
falls below 27 degrees Celcius. Visibility seldom drops beyond
30 metres.
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Everything
a diver needs can be hired at local dive storesor 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 Celsius.
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.
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