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The Gulf of Thailand has prime sites for diving
and there are many PADI registered schools and centres, where you
can discover scuba for the first time with a free lesson in a swimming
pool, take a course to qualify as a certified diver, then there are
exciting courses up to Master Instructor, first aid and rescue courses
amongst them. Children can take a junior course at ten years old,
and the Bubblemaker enables even younger children to experience life
under water. Diving on Koh Samui has become an activity for the whole
family.
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Introductory Diving
A one day introduction to diving lets you
experience the thrill of diving under the supervision of a Instructor.
You will learn basic scuba diving skills and dive up to a maximum
of 12 metres. To participate you must be at least 10 years old.
Padi Scuba Diver
This course starts with one day pool training
and theory followed by two openwater dives. On Completion of this
course you will be certified to dive with PADI professional supervision
up to 12 meters deep. You will be issued a PADI Scuba Diver Certificate
that you may upgrade to open water diver with further training. Childen
aged between 10-14 years can take a PADI Junior Scuba Diver program.
Padi Open Water Course
The Padi Open water course is a 4 day course.
The first 2 days are spent learning theory, fundamentals of scuba
diving, including dive equipment and techniques. On completion of
the theory and confined water skills lessons, you will go out and
make your first dive in the ocean. Four ocean dives qualify you as
a certified Open Water Diver, opening up a whole new world for you
to enjoy. The PADI certification is recognized internationally.
Scuba Review
This program is recommended to any qualified
Diver that hasn't dived for 6 months or more. It includes a Classroom
session designed to refresh your memory on things such as the dive
tables, that you may have forgotton, as well as a pool session to
polish up your underwater skills. |
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PADI recreational diver training programs are shown in the flowchart
below.
Padi Adventure Diver
This course enables you to complete 3 specialty dives in one day,
which can be credited towards the Advanced Diver course.
Padi Advanced Diver
This course is designed to help the qualified diver further his diving
skills. Two core dives teach you underwater navigation and deep diving.
You may select three additional specialty dives, such as Underwater
Naturalist, Photography, Search and Recovery, Multi-level Diver, Boat
Diver and night diver.
Specialties
This course is designed to help the qualified diver further his diving
skills. Two core dives teach you underwater navigation and deep diving.
You may select three additional specialty dives, such as Underwater
Naturalist, Photography, Search and Recovery, Multi-level Diver, Boat
Diver and night diver.
Continuing your diver education
Other PADI training programs include Medic First Aid, Rescue Diver,
Master Scuba Diver and Dive Master. For those wishing to make a career
in diving, Instructor Development Courses take place regularly on
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