Quality seal by the ADTO

The ADTO members are constantly striving to check their products to ensure quality and safety. The association’s flag is to offer our travel guests high quality products. Many points such as safety, equipment and sustainability have to be fulfilled in order for this product to be awarded our quality mark and to join the ranks of excellent hotels, diving centres or liveaboard vessels. We have therefore designed a quality seal that we will award to some of our key players. The criteria necessary to receive this award have been set very high and have of course been checked by us.
The ADTO quality seal is awarded to liveaboard vessels, hotels/resorts and dive centres.
From summer 2019 the first seals will be awarded! You can find this information here on the site or with the products on the websites of our members.
We care a lot about your well-deserved vacation, your safety and your fun in diving. We make sure that you receive tested quality.

Our partners are checked according to the following criteria:

Liveaboard vessels:

  • Presence of a defibrillator
  • Alarm systems
  • Emergency exits
  • Liability business insurance
  • Smoke detectors in public places
  • Fire extinguisher
  • trained crew in 1st aid
  • First aid kit
  • Oxygen
  • good access (e.g. by ladders) to submersibles
  • at least 2 compressors
  • Mounting of the compressor pull-in hose at recommended distance from machines
  • 1 dive boat must always be within reach of the dive group
  • Radio/mobile phone
  • Sat.tel.
  • Safety boat briefing at the beginning of the tour
  • Life jackets (min. 1 per guest and crew)
  • life rafts or boats
  • electronic trackers
  • annual overhaul on the dry dock
  • Drinking water on the main ship or on dive boats (if dive site is more than 15 minutes away)
  • English speaking staff
  • general cleanliness of the ship and cabins
  • Sustainability: plastic avoidance, waste separation

Hotels/resorts:

  • Emergency exits (or direct exit in the room)
  • Fire extinguishers in public accessible space
  • Cleanliness
  • Safety in general on terraces, pier, stairs or pool (if available)
  • Food (quality and choice)
  • Service (attention and friendliness of the staff)
  • Staff must speak English
  • Sustainability (avoidance of plastics, waste separation)

Dive centers:

  • Personnel must be trained in 1. help
  • 24 hours availability of the manager in case of emergency
  • Staff/Crew must speak English
  • Presence of at least 2 compressors
  • Mounting of the compressor pull-in hose at recommended distance from machines
  • First aid kit
  • Oxygen on dive boats
  • safe entry and exit into the dive boat (ladder)
  • 1 dive boat must always be within reach of the dive group
  • Mobile phone or radio on the dive boat
  • Drinking water on the dive boat