Scuba diving Tanzania / live-aboard diving Pemba Island

M Y Kisiwani, Pemba's original and best dive live-aboard.

M Y Kisiwani pioneered live-aboard diving around Pemba Island in 1994.

M Y Kisiwani and her crew will take you on an adventurous, exotic, all-inclusive live-aboard diving holiday around the Island of Pemba in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

M Y Kisiwani and Diving Pemba is the leading live-aboard diving operator in East Africa.

M Y Kisiwani is a 67 ft steel expedition vessel. She is fully kitted out for exploratory dive trips and offers spacious, comfortable accommodation for 10 guests in five twin, air-conditioned cabins. There is a
large saloon with all the usual facilities and plenty of space for sunbathing and al-fresco dining up on
the top deck.

Diving off M Y Kisiwani is an open, generous time; a time of plenty and warmth.

When not diving, additional activities include beach BBQ's, fishing, walking on the Island,
visiting local schools and villages etc.

General Specification

M Y Kisiwani was designed by Morris Johnson and built by the West Riding Boat Company in the UK in 1982. She is 67 ft long (18.43m) and is fully equipped for safe and comfortable cruising.

Propulsion

Two Gardner 6LXB diesel engines producing 127 hp each
Range 2000 nautical miles

Electrical System

220 Volts AC provided by one of two generators (Perkins 15kVA and Westerbeke 16kVA)
Sea Recovery Desalinator producing 35 liters of desalinated water per hour, pressurized domestic water system.

Navigation and Communication

Lowrance LMS350A Depth Sounder and GPS
Kelvin Hughes Steering Compass
Two VHF (Navico and Sailor) Marine Radios
Decca Radar
Cetrek Autopilot

Safety Equipment

Medical Oxygen Kit
Two x 8-man life rafts
EPIRB and flares
First Aid Kit
Sixteen lifejackets
One 220VAC main bilge pump
Automatic fire extinguisher in engine room
Smoke alarms in all passenger areas

Inflatable Dinghies

Avon 5.20m with Yamaha Enduro 40hp outboard engine
Avon 4.50m with Yamaha Enduro 25hp outboard engine

Diving Equipment

2 x Bauer Capitano Compressor with cylinder filling manifold
Eleven 10 liter and eleven 12 liter aluminium cylinders with standard A-clamp or DIN fitting
Ten complete sets of US DIVERS Scuba Diving equipment