Scuba Diving On Koh Tao
Koh Tao is attracting both new-comers and experienced divers alike. The beauty
of the coral reefs and the warm tropical water are promising fun for everybody.
Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan offer more then 30 dive sites for you to explore. Some
of whom belong to the best dive sites of Thailand. Such as Sailrock or Chumpon
Pinnacle. No matter what time of the year it is, you will always find a spot for
a beautiful dive somewhere near the island.
Some Facts about Scuba Diving on Koh Tao. First of all, there are many Diving
Operators on Koh Tao and all of them teach scuba diving lessons. The prices for
fun diving and scuba diving lessons of any kind are among the lowest in the world
and all Dive Resorts on the island have agreed to work with the same prices. So
what is the difference? And what is in for you? You are looking for excellent
service, friendliness and competence of the staff.
One of the most important points for you and for us is safety. All of our dive
equipment is brand new and serviced regularly, and all dives are planned to
be well within the recommended limits.
We have full safety equipment at our resort and onboard our dive boat, including
comprehensive medical hits and oxygen hits, providing 100% oxygen in the unlikely
event of an emergency.
Our Customers enjoy a traveler insurance, as well as a special scuba diving
insurance by SSS. The Brand New 16.5 x 5 Meter diving boat is comfortable and
built for easy entry's and exits. Tanks and weights are waiting for you on the
boat. All equipment is new and up to date. The compressor and the tanks are
on board. Coffee, Tea, Water, Fresh Fruits and Soup are served for free at all
times.
Scuba Diving Lesson on Koh Tao
PADI Scuba Diving Courses
PADI Diving Course on Koh Tao
We follow the PADI system of diver education as they are the largest SCUBA
diving certification organization in the world, and internationally recognized.
The most important thing for us, however, is thorough training, which we attain
with small groups (we won't usually refuse just one student) and personal, understanding
teaching. Courses are available in English, German and many other languages,
with educational materials available in most languages.
PADI Scuba Review
PADI recommends this "scuba-diving tune-up" after more than 6 months
of no diving. It certainly is necessary after much longer periods or if you're
feeling a little out of touch. We will go through your basic dive theory, check
& refine your SCUBA DIVING skills and then do some fun diving with you too.
Discover SCUBA Diving on Koh Tao
For people without the time for a full course or who want to check it out first,
we are happy to give you a real taste of diving. It's a strictly shallow dive,
starting in water "deep enough to stand up", after a thorough briefing
on safety rules, techniques and equipment. We usually specify a maximum of two
divers per PADI Instructor. Your dive can then be credited towards an Open Water
Diver Course.
PADI Open Water Diver
A full beginners diving course, taking about 4 days and involving theory sessions
(DVD & personal teaching), shallow water training and 4 actual dives. On
successful completion of the program you should understand all the basics of
safe diving and will receive your log book plus PADI Scuba Diver Certification;
valid for life.
Advanced Open Water Diver
The next level, featuring further training in underwater navigation and deep
diving, plus 3 other specialized activities such as night diving, underwater
naturalist, photography, multilevel diving or dive with an under water scooter.
So you do 5 dives in total over 2 to 3 days. Any of the advanced dives can then
be credited to the specialty course that might take your fancy. You will finish
the course a more confident and experienced diver, with a further Diving Certification
to prove it!
PADI Emergency First Responder
A one-day, classroom based course on basic first aid, required before you start
your Rescue Diver Program, although proof of training (inc. CPR) with any recognized
First Aid Organization within the past 2 years is also acceptable.
PADI Rescue Diver
A more serious (but also much fun) level of diving education. Self rescue techniques,
surface and underwater problems, emergency management, actual rescue scenarios
and more are covered in theory lessons and a minimum of 5 in-water training
sessions over at least 3 days. With this scuba diving certification you should
be able to better care for a dive buddy with problems, in addition to becoming
more self-sufficient & confident as a scuba-diver yourself.
PADI Dive Master
The first level in the PADI professional program will teach you how to care
for Certified Scuba Divers and assist in teaching situations. This should take
a minimum of 4 weeks (including as many dives as it takes) as there's lots to
do! In-depth (so to speak) theory, lots of in-water work, but also learning
how to help in the running of a scuba dive center, from filling tanks and maintaining
equipment, to caring for divers & students, to handling potential customers
and dealing with paperwork.
We are always interested in teaching these courses, as we try to employ only
dive masters taught by ourselves as staff here.
PADI Specialty Training
What's Special in Diving for you? We've dived here for 15 years & have compiled
a full photo directory of our local marine life, so join us for the Specialty
U/W Naturalist course or the U/W Photographer course; we are experts. Have you
ever dived with the extra bottom time that enriched air (nitrox) allows you,
or do you want to dive deeper, but with proper training first? Then we've got
the Specialty Enriched Air or Deep Diver courses.
Basically there's a program to meet most diver's special interests & we're
usually happy to teach it; just let us know. Just, please don't ask at Blue
Diamond Dive Resort for the "u/w hunter" course, as we're doing the
best we can to preserve the underwater world on Ko Tao! Altitude Diving and
Ice Diving are also quiet difficult to archive on Koh Tao.
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