• There is a doctor and small medical clinic on Tioman, half an hour from the resort.
  
• There is also an airstrip with daily flights to Kuala Lumpur, 45 minutes away.
  
• There is a high-speed boat which takes about an hour to reach Mersing, where there is a hospital.
• Mobile phones work on Tioman.
• The diving company is regulated and registered.
• Ecofieldtrip staff are all qualified to at least Rescue Diver status.
• There is a diving instructor for every six students.
• The diving boats are in radio contact with the shore and never more than half-an-hour from the shore.
• There is an additional rescue boat at the resort.
• The nearest hyperbaric chamber is at Singapore.
• Pupils always wear life-vests when snorkelling and diving.
• The pupil staff ratio out of water is 7:1.
• Pupils must have hepatitis A and typhoid injections before leaving.
• The islands are free of malaria.

You can check on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Website for the latest travel advice.