Diving in thailand professional diving courses

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Professional Diving courses PADI educational system offers a wide range of diving courses from beginner to professional levels. First-timers start safely from easy conditions under direct supervision of professional instructors. Divers that have already learned how to dive can develop their skills on various continuing education courses. For more experienced divers there are divemaster and instructor level courses available. No previous experience :- Discover scuba diving Scuba diver course Open water course Course schedules Continuing education :- Adventure dives Advanced course Emergency first response Rescue Diver Professional level :- Divemaster Assistant instructor Instructor Starting your career

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PADI educational system offers a wide range of diving courses from beginner to professional levels. First-timers start safely from easy conditions under direct supervision of professional instructors. Divers that have already learned how to dive can develop their skills on various continuing education courses.

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Professional Diving courses

PADI educational system offers a wide range of diving courses from beginner to professional levels. First-timers start safely from easy conditions under direct

supervision of professional instructors. Divers that have already learned how to dive can develop their skills on various continuing education courses. For more experienced

divers there are divemaster and instructor level courses available.

No previous experience :- Discover scuba diving Scuba diver course Open water course Course schedules

Continuing education :- Adventure dives Advanced course Emergency first response Rescue Diver

Professional level :- Divemaster Assistant instructor Instructor Starting your career

Other courses :- Snorkeling course Scuba review program

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No previous experience

Discover scuba divingScuba diving is a very safe and relaxing activity when done together with trained professionals. Our professional diving instructors will guide you to your first underwater experience step by step. We always dive in small groups so our instructors can provide you with more time and personal attention. We dive in the shallow calm bays of Raya Yai Island where the waters are always clear and warm.

During the 90 minute boat trip you will learn basic diving theory and get to know the equipment. Upon arrival to Raya Yai Island, you will practice in shallow water how to breath underwater and learn a few simple skills. When you get used to being underwater you will be then ready for your first scuba dive.

Scuba diving courseIf your holiday time is very limited though you still want to become a certified diver, the Scuba Divers course might be the right option for you. The Scuba Diver certificate is the “pre-entry” level which you can complete in 2 days. As a Scuba Diver, you are allowed to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters under the direct supervision of a PADI professional. Later, when it suits your schedule, you can upgrade your certificate to an Open Water Diver level anywhere in the world.

NOTE! This program was mainly developed for people with time limitations. That is why we recommend doing the full Open Water Diver course if you are interested in getting certified and starting scuba diving as a hobby.

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Open water diving courseThis is a basic beginner level scuba diving course. As an Open Water Diver, you are allowed to dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters together with a certified diver as a buddy. You can complete the whole program in 3 days. Later you can enroll into the continuing education programs like Advanced Open Water Course or Specialty Courses.

The 1st day is the same as entering the Discover Scuba Diving program. You will go for a daytrip to Raya Yai Island, get some theory lessons from the instructor, make one shallow dive and do some skill training in the afternoon. After the daytrip you will have some more theory lessons at our class room in Phuket.

On the 2nd and the 3rd day we will go again to Raya Yai Island. The 2nd day you will learn a bit more theory, practice in the shallow water and make one more scuba dive from the boat.

On the 3rd day the main aim is in the actual scuba diving. During the daytrip you will make 2 more dives, complete the theory and final exam. After successfully completing the whole program, you will become certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, which is an international beginner level diving license valid everywhere in the world.

Diving Course schedules

Phuket schedules Krabi schedules Raya Yai schedules Khao Lak schedules Koh Lanta schedules

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Continuing education

Adventure divesAfter the Open Water course maybe your time is too limited to complete the full Advanced Course that includes 5 Adventure dives (2 days of diving). You have the option to do just a few of the course dives and complete the Advanced level training some other time even somewhere else in the world. You can choose a certain specialty area that interests you: It could be Underwater Photography, Wreck Diving, Deep Diving or something else.

Advanced courseThe Advanced Open Water Diver Course is the Open Water Diver’s next step to gain more experience. As an Advanced Open Water Diver, you are allowed to dive to a maximum depth of 30 meters together with a certified diver as a buddy(12-14 year old junior maximum is 21 meters). You can complete the whole program in 2 days (1st day 2 Adventure Dives, 2nd day 3 Adventure dives). Later you can enroll into the other continuing education programs like the Rescue Diver Course or Specialty Courses.

Emergency first responseThe Basic CPR and First Aid course which has no prerequisites, is suitable for anyone interested in helping others, children, adults, divers or non-divers. This course is often done together with the PADI Rescue Diver Course since it is one of the requirements for becoming a Rescue Diver.

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Rescue DiverDuring the Open Water Course and Advanced Open Water Course you will have learnt the critical skills of becoming a safe diver. When feeling confident in the water, you might consider becoming a Rescue Diver. The aim of the course is to learn how to prevent and deal with problem situations related to diving.

Professional level

DivemasterWhen you are thinking about scuba diving as a full or part time job, you might consider enrolling in the PADI Divemaster Course. This course is the first step in becoming a recreational diving professional. A Divemaster is an underwater guide and an assistant for the instructors.

Assistant instructor Assistant Instructor course takes 4 days. If you feel during the course that you want to continue all the way to become an Instructor, you can continue for an additional 5 days and after you will have completed the IDC program (Instructor Development Course). See more information under Instructor Course.

InstructorTraining needed to become a PADI Instructor comes from 2 separate sections: First you go through a PADI Instructor Development course conducted by a PADI Course Director at Raya Divers. After the course you participate in a 2-3 day Instructor Examination organized by PADI. You can do the Instructor Examination in Phuket or even in your home country.

Starting your careerIf you are planning to become a recreational diving professional, reading this page will help you find some important information and possible answers to information you need when planning your dive career.

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Other courses

Snorkeling courseIf you are not interested in scuba diving though you would like to go snorkeling, let us make it easier for you to start by teaching you the PADI Skin Diver course.

This 1-day program takes place at the beautiful Raya Yai Island where you will travel from Phuket with our diving boat. On the way to the island you will start to learn with our PADI Instructors useful and important information about snorkeling.

Scuba review programThis is a program for certified divers who had a long break from diving and would like to start again, slowly, step-by-step.The program can be done in any of our Raya Yai daytrips. On the way to the dive site we will give you a short theory review where our professional diving guides remind you about diving practices, equipment use and dive planning.

Upon arrival to the island you will also get an area orientation to the local dive sites.

After the briefing, suiting up and entering the water you will practice some of the critical skills in the shallow water like mask clearing, buoyancy control and alternative air-source breathing.

When the skills are completed you’ll go for an easy shallow guided dive on one of the beautiful dive sites of Raya Yai island.