What should a resort dive centre in the Maldives run on?
Most diving in the Maldives starts at a resort dive centre: one island, one or two dive dhonis, guests who stay a week and decide what to dive once they arrive. DiveOps runs that centre from the first question to the last log, without a separate spreadsheet for the boat, the kit and the commission.
The short answer
DiveOps suits the resort dive centres that run most Maldivian diving: guests book at the desk, on WhatsApp or online and every booking lands in one list, dhoni trips are planned by group and guide, and certifications, medicals, gear and US-dollar sales sit in one login, with a 24/7 WhatsApp AI front desk.
(opens full size in a new tab)A resort dive centre, one island at a time
Resort guests book in every way at once: at the dive desk after the welcome briefing, on WhatsApp from their villa, or online before they fly. DiveOps puts every booking, from every channel, in one list with its source and status, and your booking page shows live spaces so the last place on tomorrow's dhoni is never sold twice.
Today's trips, groups and dive sites can sit on a screen in the dive centre with no login, so guests know when the dhoni leaves without asking at the desk.
Channels, currents and the monsoon
Maldivian diving is channel diving: the kandus of North and South Malé, Ari Atoll's reefs and South Ari's whale sharks, Baa Atoll's mantas and Fuvahmulah's tiger sharks. The northeast monsoon, roughly December to April, and the southwest monsoon, roughly May to November, move the mantas and the best sites from one side of an atoll to the other, while the water stays warm, around 27°C to 30°C, all year.
DiveOps keeps one library of your sites with depth and difficulty, plans the season with a fallback site for each day, and shows each diver's certification level and dive history when you build the groups, so the strong-current channel goes to the divers ready for it.
Guests from everywhere, answered in their language
A resort dive centre hears from guests from Europe, China, India, Russia and the Middle East, often before they have even checked in. DiveOps' WhatsApp AI answers on your centre's own number through the official Meta Business API, replies in under 2 minutes, handles around 92% of routine questions itself and sends your booking link. A person at the centre takes over any chat that needs one, with the whole conversation in view.
Licences, certifications and the records behind them
Dive centres in the Maldives operate under an operating licence from the Ministry of Tourism. DiveOps does not hold or file that licence for you; it keeps the day-to-day records together. Guests fill in their medical form on their phone before the first dive, each certification check records who checked it and when, and staff certificates, insurance and gear servicing warn you before they lapse.
US dollars, commission and one login
Most resort dive centres price in US dollars, and DiveOps runs bookings, the shop till, payroll and reports in them. Payroll works out each instructor's commission on their own rate, the kit room logs who took what, and centres get roughly 8 hours a week of admin back.
DiveOps is one plan with every feature, priced by the number of divers you run through the year. Book a demo and see it set up against your own dhonis, sites and team.
Questions, answered.
Does DiveOps work for liveaboards in the Maldives?
DiveOps is built for resort, day-boat and shore-based dive centres. If you also sell liveaboard places, list each departure as a dated trip on your booking page, with its own spaces and price. It is not built to run the liveaboard itself.
Can guests book from their villa?
Yes. The WhatsApp AI answers their questions and sends your booking link, and the booking page shows live spaces and takes their details and medical form on their phone. Bookings made at the dive desk land in the same list.
Does it work in US dollars?
Yes. Prices, the shop till, payroll and reports run in US dollars, the currency most Maldivian resort dive centres price in.
How much does DiveOps cost for a dive centre in the Maldives?
One plan with every feature, priced by the number of divers you run through the year. The pricing page has the details, or book a demo for a figure against your own numbers.
See it run your dive centre.
A short live walkthrough on your real schedule. No slides, no sales patter.