A diving or watersports business in Lombok should begin licensing by identifying which water-tourism activities it actually operates. Under the current KBLI 2025 structure, commercial diving and a wide range of watersports sit within KBLI 93297 Wisata Tirta.
Diving Watersports License Lombok: The Short Answer
The current OSS KBLI 2025 Wisata Tirta entry uses KBLI 93297 and expressly includes commercial diving activity, snorkeling, free diving and sea walker.
The same KBLI 93297 description also covers watersports including windsurfing, parasailing, jet skiing, motor boating, sailing, surfing, rafting, boating adventures and related water recreation.
That means a Lombok dive centre and a jet-ski operator can sit under the same current five-digit KBLI while still having different scopes, equipment, sites and operational risks that must be reviewed in the live OSS project.
Indonesia’s current national risk-based licensing framework is Government Regulation No. 28 of 2025, which is in force and revoked Government Regulation No. 5 of 2021.
The regulation covers basic requirements, Business Licensing, PB UMKU and OSS services and requires a business actor to hold the applicable Business Licensing to conduct its activity under PP No. 28 of 2025.
Step 1 — Confirm Which Water-Tourism Activities You Operate
Do not stop at the words ‘dive shop’ or ‘watersports centre.’ List the revenue-producing activities separately and compare them with the current OSS scope.
Diving centres fall within the KBLI 93297 diving scope
For diving businesses, OSS also places the sale, rental and repair of diving equipment and the organization of local, national or international diving trips within the KBLI 93297 diving scope on the current Wisata Tirta page.
A conventional dive centre can therefore have several connected revenue streams inside the current diving description: guided diving, dive trips, snorkeling, free diving, sea walker and diving-equipment services.
For legacy records, the current OSS KBLI conversion page confirms that KBLI 2020 code 93242 Wisata Selam changed one-to-one to KBLI 2025 code 93297 Wisata Tirta, with the number of scopes increasing from one to five.
Existing operators should therefore compare old 93242 documents with the current KBLI 93297 project and scope shown in OSS rather than relying on the legacy code alone.
Watersports operators should map every material activity
A watersports company may operate jet skis, parasailing, surfing lessons, sailing or boat-based recreation from one commercial base. KBLI 93297 covers many of those activities, but the operator should still identify the exact scope selected in OSS and the equipment and location actually used.
This is important when the business expands. Adding jet skis to a dive centre or adding organized diving to a surf operation can change the operational scope even when the five-digit KBLI remains 93297.
Step 2 — Distinguish Operating the Activity from Selling the Tour
A business that operates the diving or watersports experience should not be confused with a hotel, hostel or travel intermediary that only sells another operator’s activity.
If a hostel sells a dive package supplied and operated by an independent dive centre, identify which company owns the equipment, employs the guides or instructors, receives the operating revenue and is responsible for providing the activity.
Lombok Legal ID’s Hostel License Lombok guide covers the KBLI 55202 accommodation layer separately. Selling accommodation does not by itself replace the water-tourism operator’s own licensing review.
Where the business merely intermediates tourism products rather than operating them, compare that commercial model with the relevant travel-agency or tourism-business classification instead of assuming KBLI 93297 is automatically required for the seller.
Step 3 — Review the Current OSS Licensing Position
After the activity map is clear, review the live OSS project for the actual legal operator.
Check the company or individual shown as the business actor, project location, KBLI 93297 scope, current Business Licensing status and supporting permissions generated by OSS. Do not treat an NIB alone as evidence that every diving or watersports requirement has been completed.
The current tourism-sector business-standard framework is Minister of Tourism Regulation No. 6 of 2025, which the Ministry of Tourism JDIH lists as applicable and as repealing Ministerial Regulations No. 4 of 2021 and No. 8 of 2021.
An existing dive or watersports operator whose compliance file was built around the earlier 2021 tourism standards should therefore be reviewed against the current framework.
For a broader activity-mapping review, Lombok Legal ID’s Tourism KBLI Lombok guide can be used separately from this KBLI 93297-specific analysis.
Step 4 — Check PB UMKU and Health-Suitability Requirements
The core KBLI is only one layer of the licence file.
The current OSS KBLI 93297 page lists Sertifikat laik sehat – di wilayah under PB UMKU for Wisata Tirta.
The separate OSS entry for the regional health suitability certificate also lists KBLI 93297 among its related business classifications.
Operators should check how that PB UMKU appears in their live project and which technical requirements apply to the actual facilities and operation rather than copying another dive centre’s approval file.
Step 5 — Check Marine-Space and Conservation-Area Requirements
A diving or watersports operator works on or around the sea, but that does not mean every mobile tourism activity automatically needs the same marine-space approval.
For fixed or settled use of marine space, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries states that KKPRL is a basic permit for persons or businesses conducting settled activities in marine space.
The practical question is therefore whether the project merely conducts mobile recreation from an otherwise compliant base or whether it establishes fixed or settled structures, infrastructure or another continuing use of marine space. The actual coordinates and physical footprint should be reviewed before assuming KKPRL applies or does not apply.
Conservation status creates a different layer. If the dive site falls inside a marine conservation area, the official KKP Seapark guidance states that activities in conservation areas require the applicable entry pass or permit.
That conservation-area access does not replace the operator’s own OSS Business Licensing. Treat it as a site-specific requirement that can sit alongside the commercial operator’s licence.
Nine Checks Before Opening or Buying a Dive or Watersports Business
Before launch, acquisition or expansion, review these points:
- Map the actual activities. Identify diving, snorkeling, free diving, sea walker, surfing, jet ski, parasailing, boating and other services separately.
- Confirm KBLI 93297 scope. Check the current Wisata Tirta activity and scopes shown in OSS.
- Review legacy documents. If old files use KBLI 93242, use the current OSS conversion record showing its change to KBLI 93297 and then compare the live project’s current scopes.
- Confirm the legal operator. Identify who owns or controls the equipment, employs operational personnel and receives revenue from the activity.
- Review the live OSS project. Check current Business Licensing and supporting permissions under PP No. 28 of 2025.
- Check the current tourism standard. Revalidate compliance against Permenpar No. 6 of 2025.
- Review PB UMKU. Confirm the health-suitability requirement generated for the real operation.
- Review the site. Determine whether fixed or settled marine-space use creates a KKPRL question and whether the activity takes place inside a conservation area.
- Recheck when operations expand. New boats, jet skis, dive sites or additional watersports can change the activity and site-compliance analysis.
For investors buying an operating dive centre, compare the equipment, operating sites, booking model and actual services with the seller’s current OSS and site-related records instead of relying only on the brand name or old NIB.
Conclusion
A diving watersports license Lombok review should begin with KBLI 93297 Wisata Tirta and the exact activities the operator provides.
The current classification can cover diving, snorkeling, free diving, sea walker, jet skiing, parasailing, surfing, boating and other water tourism, but the licence file must still be matched to the operator, current OSS scope, PB UMKU and actual operating sites.
The practical sequence is activity map → legal operator → KBLI 93297 scope → OSS Business Licensing → tourism standards → PB UMKU → marine-space and conservation-area review.
Review the Diving and Watersports Licence File Before Operation
If you are establishing, acquiring or expanding a diving or watersports business in Lombok, Lombok Legal ID can assist with Business Setup and business-licensing review based on the actual activities, legal operator and OSS project.
A pre-opening or pre-acquisition review can help identify KBLI, PB UMKU, site and marine-compliance issues before equipment, operating locations and commercial packages are committed.
For help coordinating the documents and next steps discussed above, review our business setup in Lombok.
Read More: Company Setup Guide in Lombok: Entity Choice, OSS and Launch Planning
FAQ Diving Watersports License Lombok
What is the current KBLI for diving tourism in Indonesia?
Current OSS KBLI 2025 uses KBLI 93297 Wisata Tirta, whose diving scope includes diving, snorkeling, free diving, sea walker and related diving operations.
What happened to KBLI 93242 Wisata Selam?
KBLI 93242 appears in the legacy KBLI 2020 OSS record. Current operators should review their live OSS project against KBLI 2025 code 93297 rather than relying only on an old 93242 document.
Does KBLI 93297 cover jet skis and parasailing?
Yes. The current Wisata Tirta description includes parasailing, jet skiing, motor boating, sailing, surfing and several other water-recreation activities.
Can a dive centre rent and sell diving equipment under the diving activity?
The current OSS KBLI 93297 diving description includes sale, rental and repair of diving equipment together with organized diving trips.
Does a diving business need a health-suitability PB UMKU?
OSS currently lists a regional health suitability certificate under KBLI 93297. The operator should check the live OSS project and current technical requirements for its actual operation.
Does every diving or watersports business need KKPRL?
Not automatically. KKP describes KKPRL as relevant to settled activities in marine space. Whether it applies should be checked from the project’s actual structures, coordinates and use of marine space.
Do commercial dives in conservation areas require separate access permission?
KKP’s Seapark guidance states that activities inside marine conservation areas require the applicable entry pass or permit. This site access is separate from the operator’s general OSS Business Licensing.
References & Sources
- OSS KBLI 2025 – Water Tourism — oss.go.id
- OSS Conversion from KBLI 93242 to KBLI 93297 — oss.go.id
- Government Regulation No. 28 of 2025 on Risk-Based Business Licensing — peraturan.bpk.go.id
- Minister of Tourism Regulation No. 6 of 2025 on Tourism Business Standards, Supervision and Administrative Sanctions — jdih.kemenpar.go.id
- OSS Regional Health Suitability Certificate — oss.go.id
- Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Guidance on KKPRL — kkp.go.id
- KKP Seapark – Conservation Area Entry Guidance — seapark.kkp.go.id