GUE Fundamentals in Vinkeveen
You love diving, but deep down, you know there’s more. The GUE Fundamentals course in Vinkeveen is your entry into precise, safe, and truly controlled diving. Whether you're an ambitious recreational diver or on the path to technical diving. Vinkeveen offers the perfect conditions to become a better diver in just three days. Take this next step for yourself, your buddy, and all your future dives.
What is the GUE Fundamentals course?
The GUE Fundamentals course is far more than just another certification - it’s an intensive training in conscious control, precision, and true team diving. Whether you're a recreational diver or planning to go technical, this course lays the foundation. You’ll learn to master your trim and buoyancy in every situation, communicate effectively with your team, and conduct dives the way you've always imagined: calm, efficient, and in full control.
Theory
The theoretical part of the course is completed independently through the GUE Mastery Learning Platform™ our official e-learning platform of Global Underwater Explorers.
It offers a personalized learning experience with videos, texts, and quizzes to ensure you're fully prepared when the course begins. During the course, we’ll take the time to answer your questions, deepen your understanding, and connect the theory directly with your in-water training.
- Equipment configuration: minimalist and modular
- Trim, buoyancy & balance: stable position in any situation
- Propulsion techniques: efficient and precise - forward and backward
- Dive planning & gas strategies: preparation, communication, execution
- Breathing gases & Nitrox: safe and practical application
- Minimum decompression: advanced-level safety stop principles
- Situational awareness: equipment, environment, team
- Diving safety & problem solving
- The GUE system: a transparent, structured approach for all types of diving
The real transformation happens in the water
Over the course of three intensive training days, the focus is clear: spend as much time in the water as possible. Together, we’ll complete at least six structured dives – each with a clear objective, targeted skill training, and honest, individual feedback.
Every exercise is prepared on land through dry runs, so you’ll know exactly what to focus on underwater. You're not just “trying things out” – you’re training with purpose, using a proven system.
The result? In just a few days, you'll develop a whole new level of control, efficiency, and precision in the water.
- Equipment optimization: fine-tuning for perfect fit and function
- Trim, buoyancy & balance: stable positioning in every situation
- Propulsion techniques: efficient and precise, forward and backward
- GUE EDGE: structured pre-dive check for teams
- Basic 5: core exercises for coordination & stable platform
- S-Drill: smooth gas sharing within the team
- Deploying a SMB: without buoyancy issues & slack line
- Ascents & descents: controlled positioning in the water column
- V-Drill: valve management for single and double tanks
- Mask removal & swim: glide through the water calmly and confidently
Why Vinkeveen is the perfect place for your GUE Fundamentals course
Vinkeveen is not only a popular dive destination because of its close proximity to Germany. It offers the ideal conditions to learn with real focus and efficiency during your GUE Fundamentals course. From North Rhine-Westphalia, you can reach Vinkeveen in just about 2 hours – perfect for a short trip so you arrive rested and motivated.
On-site, you benefit from first-class infrastructure: a modern GUE dive center: Scuba Academie with a dedicated classroom, large platforms at various depths, restroom facilities right by the water, and very short distances between everything.
What this means for you: more time for what really matters – diving, learning, and making genuine progress.
Course Structure
The GUE Fundamentals course is intensive, hands-on, and clearly structured. Over three full days, we combine precise skill training, theoretical understanding, and immediate feedback so you can apply and internalize what you’ve learned right away.
Each day starts with a short briefing and dry exercises, followed by at least two dives with a clear focus.
After diving, we review video footage of your exercises together. It's a real game-changer for your progress, helping you align your own perception with reality.
Although the course is demanding, you won’t be left on your own. We train as a team, on equal footing, with a clear structure and you’ll feel yourself improving noticeably every day.
Upcoming Courses in Vinkeveen
GUE Basic Fundamentals
Location: Vinkeveen
Date: October 16–19, 2025
Available spots: only 1 left
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