Not sure if you'll like diving? Then try out
the Discover Scuba
Diving program. On this 1 day trial course you’ll learn
some basic rules, safety precautions, and signs used in scuba
diving. Then we'll have you in the water that very afternoon playing
with the fish and sting rays! If you like it and want to
continue on with the open water course, then you can simply continue
on as the Discover Scuba Diving is actually the first day of the
open water course. 2,000 baht
Due to a change in PADI standards, effective 1 January 2006, all
student divers must have in their possession a set of current
materials for study and use during the course and for reference
afterwards. Having your own personal materials will help you
enhance retention of dive knowledge. To comply with the new
standards most courses include the necessary materials in the course
price unless noted otherwise.
If you would like to do a scuba diving course
but don't have the time, then try the PADI scuba diver
course. The PADI Scuba Diver program is a pre-entry level
certification that is perfect for vacationers or people who only
plan to dive a couple times a year. The Scuba Diver program can be
completed in as little as 2 days. With the PADI Scuba Diver
certification you can dive under the direct supervision of a PADI
Dive Master, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth
of 12 meters on your next vacation or dive trip. The course
price includes the PADI manual and PADI dive table. 7,500
baht

The Open Water
Diver Course will teach you the basics of scuba diving
over a 4 day course. The course is broken into 3 parts: 5
academic sessions, 5 confined water sessions and 4 open water
dives. During the academic sessions you will learn basic dive
theory and safety together with your instructor and through
independent self study. You will learn basic dive skills such
as removing and replacing your mask, sharing air with another diver
and buoyancy control during the confined water
sessions. Confined water sessions will initially be conducted
at a depth of 1 meter, then gradually we’ll take you down to a
maximum depth of 5 meters.
And finally, you’ll be able to put all your
knowledge and skills to the test during your 4 open water
dives. Your first few open water dives will be to a maximum
depth of 12 meters and will be completed on our house
reef. Your final dives will be to a maximum depth of 18 meters
to one of the many dive sites surrounding Koh Tao.
| SAMPLE OPEN WATER
SCHEDULE |
| DAY |
AM |
PM |
EVENING |
| 1 |
Academics 1 - 2 (1:30 hours) |
Confined 1, Open Water Dive 1 (2 - 3
hours) |
Watch videos (1:30 hours) |
| 2 |
Academics 3 - 4 (1:30 hours) |
Confined 2 -5 (3 hours) |
watch video (45 mins) |
| 3 |
Academics 5 (1 hour) |
Open Water Dives 2 - 3 (3 hours) |
|
| 4 |
Open Water Dive 4, Optional Dive |
Final Exam |
|
The
Advanced Open Water course gives certified divers an opportunity
to explore the different areas of diving and decide what they like
best: underwater photography, night diving or maybe fish
identification. To be certified as an Advanced diver, you must
complete a deep dive, a navigation dive and 3 more dives of your
choice. You may choose from the following:
| Aware Fish Identification: |
Learn the basics of fish identification. |
| Deep Diving : |
Go 20,000 leagues under the sea! |
| Diver propulsion Vehicle : |
Use underwater scooters to get around faster
and see more. |
| Multilevel and Computer Diving : |
The best way to maximize to your dive
time. |
| Night Diving : |
See the underwater world in a whole new light.
|
| Peak Performance Buoyancy : |
Learn to float effortlessly and protect the
environment. |
| Search and Recovery : |
Find whatever you lost underwater. |
| Underwater Naturalist : |
Explore the marine ecosystem. |
| Underwater Navigation : |
Never get lost underwater again. |
| Underwater Photography : |
The only thing you should take from the water
is a picture. |
| Wreck Diving : |
Discover the past in the
present. | |