Come and Discover SCUBA Diving in Thailand!

Situated in the Gulf of Thailand near to Koh Phangan; Koh Tao or ‘Turtle Island’, offers the possibility of an excellent holiday and the chance to discover scuba diving submerged in the clear blue waters of Koh Tao, with its ornate coral reefs, giant anemones and multi coloured fish.
Koh Tao also allows you to relax on its deserted beaches and benefit from its laid back pace of life.  Here relaxation is compulsory – perfect for a great holiday in Thailand.  Here, by day you can marvel at the corals during your dives and by night, immerse yourself in the party atmosphere.
Situated in the middle of the gulf of Thailand, some kilometers from the coast of mainland, the island of Koh Tao has become over the years the diving Mecca of Asia, for all marine enthusiasts.

Paradise Island – A taste of Koh Tao

Learn to dive in Koh Tao is an ideal way to spend your holidays in the sun, partaking in a rich and thrilling experience.
Each year, the island of Koh Tao attracts those bitten by the diving bug searching the thrill and weightless sensation that SCUBA offers.
It’s not difficult to imagine an ambiance at 8 o’clock in the morning on the dive boats!  Despite being on holiday, the excitement and desire to dive drives everyone to be there on time!  Everything is done to allow you to take in and enjoy this beautiful underwater world in safety.

Koh Tao – A tropical paradise island

In Koh Tao, the majority of dive sites do not exceed 30m in depth, the water is warm and clear and the conditions are rather merciful, perfect for a holiday.  Free from exploitation, simply take pleasure of our diving and let yourself glide alongside the pinnacles, huge boulders covered with corals, anemones, oysters, sea urchins, sponges and giant mussels.  A large variety of tropical fish frequent our privileged dive sites around Koh Tao: squirrel fish, angelfish, scorpion fish, barracuda, triggers, and also the possibility of seeing sharks and better still a whale-shark!

Here you can dive between gigantic boulders that have tumbled from the edge of the island; piles of rocks peppered with small caverns and shallow coral gardens that stretch out along the beaches.  You will appreciate the diversity of nature’s highlights and Koh Taos varied dive sites, typical of Thai waters.

Scuba Diving in Koh Tao – A must

Koh Tao remains a must for dive holidays in Asia, particularly in Thailand.  ‘Turtle Island’, without a doubt, will please all scuba divers and those searching to discover scuba in a place that offers an all-round great time, not just in SCUBA. I you would like to stay informed about new content on my website and about new development in scuba diving, simply subscribe to my RSS Newsletter.

Deposit Payment Page – Prices valid from 1st August 2011

Please select the deposit payment according to the diving course you booked and click the “Pay Now” button :

Diving Course :

• Open Water
• Advanced Open Water
• EFR + Rescue
• Rescue
• Specialty

*Deposit Payment : 25 €

Diving Packages :

• Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water
• Open Water Diver to Rescue Diver (with or without EFR)
• Advanced Diver and Rescue Diver Course (with or without EFR)

*Deposit Payment : 35 €

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• Divemaster Course Koh Tao

*Deposit Payment : 100 €

Diving Instructor Course :

• Instructor Development Course (IDC)
• Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
• Instructor Development Course (IDC) + Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)

*Deposit Payment : 150 €

*Please note that we use the currency exchange rate of the day we receive your payment to deduct the deposit from your final invoice.

The Role of an Assistant Instructor:

1. Conduct all academic portions or any PADI course under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
2. During confined water dives, conduct the initial demonstration, under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor.
3. Evaluate surface skills in open water for the dives in the open water course, under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
4. Train and brief divers taking the Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality, under the direction of a PADI Instructor.
5. Independently teach the project AWARE speciality.
6. Independently teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Speciality.
7. Independently conduct the Discover Scuba Diving program in a pool or in another confined water environment.
8. Independently lead the Aqua missions from the PADI Seal Team Program.
9. Train and brief student divers on non-diving specialities after having taken the corresponding speciality instructor training.

Prerequisites:

1. Be a certified PADI Divemaster or hold an equivalent certification from another training agency.
2. Be at least 18 years old
3. Submit as medical report signed by a doctor, confirming your suitability to dive. The medical certificate must be dated within the past year.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have 60 logged dives, demonstrating experience of night diving, deep diving and navigation diving.
5. Hold proof of first aid and CPR training dated within the last 24 months.
6. Supply relevant documentation including entry level and advanced certifications, rescue and leadership certified by another recreational diving training agency.

Materials:

Before starting your training you must have access to the following materials:

• Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving.
• Diving Knowledge Workbook.
• RDP & eRDP ML.
• Instructor manual and candidate workbook.
• Peak performance buoyancy and AWARE specialty instructor outlines.
• PADI Open water manual and exam booklet
• PADI Adventures in diving manual.
• PADI Rescue diver manual and exam booklet.
• PADI Divemaster Manual and Final Exams booklet.
• Slates: OW, AOW, Rescue, DM & DSD.
• Scuba Diving Lesson preparation slates – confined and open water.

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Become a PADI Assistant Instructor on Koh Tao

You have worked hard to become a Divemaster and you are now ready to put a little more effort and enthusiasm into becoming an Assistant Instructor.
Throughout your Dive Master training you will have had lots of fun, done some beautiful dives and met lots of people! Likewise, throughout your training to become and AI, nothing will change. Conducted over a course of 4 days, in conjunction with the instructor training course (IDC), under relaxed and professional conditions, you can discover both the teaching aids and specific skills for conducting courses both in confined and open water.

In continuing your professional training with the PADI assistant instructor course the program will strengthen your understanding of learning and teaching within the PADI system. This will consist of two modules: Development and application of knowledge and diving skills.

A PADI assistant instructor is a diving educator who organises and supervises the knowledge development and activities in confined and open water. An assistant instructor works alongside a PADI instructor to provide students with a good level of theory knowledge and excellent diving skills throughout PADI programs and courses. The teaching skills acquired, will allow an assistant instructor to independently conduct many PADI programs, and thanks to additional training, permit them to teach non-diving specialties as well as the Emergency First Response course.

PADI Assistant Instructor

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Scuba Diving Review – Scuba Tune up

The Scuba Review program is primarily designed to help certified and non-certified divers to refresh their diving theory knowledge and their practical scuba diving skills in and out of the water. A scuba review or ‘Tune Up’ is particularly recommended after a long period of diving inactivity and/or after a significant gap during diving courses.
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Adventures in Diving – PADI Adventure Diver

The PADI Adventure Diver Course is the first step on the way to explore the different areas of scuba diving. The various specialty dives in the Adventure Diving Course are designed to reflect the peronal interests of a diver and will let you choose the subject. This way, scuba divers will gain more diving experience, in relation to what they are interested in, such as Underwater Photography, Deep Diving or others.
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Adventures in Diving – PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)

Similar to the PADI Adventure Diving course, the Advanced Course (AOWD) aims to train the divers confidence underwater by guiding the student towards his/her personal interests. The PADI Advanced Open Water Certification requires five specialty dives,where from two dives, deep and navigation dive, are so called mandatory dives, while the subjects of the remaining three dives are up to the divers free choice. Read more …

Emergency First Response Course- EFR

In case you would like to extend your diving skills, a first aid certificate is prerequisite if you plan to participate in a PADI rescue diving course. The Emergency First Response Course (EFR) is based on strict protocol and uses various training aids. The EFR course will teach you all the elementary procedures of being a first responder on an accident scene, be it above or under water. Read more …

Oxygen Provider

The oxygen provider course is a basic training for those who are interested in oxygen therapy, whether they are scuba divers or not. The oxygen provider training will introduce you to the fundamental notions of diving accidents. You will learn to recognize signs and symptoms of oxygen related emergancies and accidents, as well as oxygen related emergency management. Even though the Oxygen provider course is not mandatory, it is stongly recommended for Dive Masters and Diving Instructors to extend their oxygen provider training. Read more …

Course – PADI Rescue Diver Course

Once you have gained a bit more experience on dive boats and under water, you may feel the urge to extend your diving knowledge further, to be able to assist your fellow divers in a proper and correct way, in case of an emergancy. The PADI Rescue Diver Course is aimed to train divers to be able to spot problems and assist other divers in situations that otherwise might well have become dangerous.
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Specialty Dives – Specialty Diving Certifications

Make more specialty dives and become a certified Specialty Diver in the part of suba diving that interests you most! The aim of the PADI speciality course program is to familiarise divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organisation, procedures, techniques and the equipment associated with different areas of special interests within scuba diving. Specialty Dives are the perfect way to increase your experience and better your skills. Read more …

Advanced Open Water Diving Course (AOWD)

After completing your Open Water Course, you may want to become more confident underwater, know how to handle yourself underwater, maybe even defeat your fear of deep water or simply get closer to the sharks and other pelagic animals; in this case the PADI Advanced Open Water Course could be your next step! Very much like the Adventure Diver, the advanced open water is comprised of individual adventure dives. An AOW certification is often required of those, who wish to participate on dive orientated cruises like sail and dive, or on live aboard excursions.
Extending your Open Water Certification limit of 18 meters, the AOW course will allow you to dive to a depth of 30 metres. And it is not even necessary to spend a lot of time in the classroom, partaking in long theory sessions! You will learn your lessons with ease by simply reading the sections of the Advanced Diver manual relevant to the dives you are participating on. After reviewing the important points with your diving instructor you’ll be on your way straight into the blue water.
With 5 dives over 2 days, including a deep dive and a navigation dive, you will become capable of exploring even more of the underwater world!

Possible choices for Adventure/Advanced Dives on Koh Tao:

• Deep dive (compulsory for A.O.W): descend to 30 meters and see the sharks and other marine giants!
• Navigation dive (compulsory for A.O.W): you will learn to use your compass efficiently which will allow you to dive more independently and discover the superb corals and aquatic life common to the area.
• Nitrox dive (optional): Want to stay longer underwater? Learn to dive with an air mix enriched with oxygen and enjoy even more the underwater life!
• Night dive (optional): Like the marine life by day? How about at night??!! You will discover the joys of phosphorescent plankton and other parrot fish in their cocoon.
• Photography dive (optional): learn about photographic equipment and take home a superb photographic souvenir!
• Multi-level / computer dive (optional): Prolong your time underwater by planning you dive using the erdpml, a computer and other multilevel dive planning devices.
• Naturalist dive (optional) : Nothing to do with … nudists !!…….Learn to recognize and identify vertebrates and invertebrates !
• Peak Performance Buoyancy dive (PPB-optional): perfect your buoyancy and breathing. Learn how to do a head stand and how to observe rays and other box-fish hidden under the table corals.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Minimum age : 12 years, 15 years enriched air dive (Nitrox)
Maximum depth : 21 meters for 12-14 year olds, 30 meters for those 15 years plus.
Location: open water (sea)

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PADI Adventure Diver – Adventures in Diving

You are already an Open Water Diver and you want to perfect your diving and gain more experience, but the Advanced Open Water Course seems too ambitious, then this is, without a doubt, the best option. This intermediate certification allows you to choose and mix 3 dives with different themes. There are no specific dives to do, you can choose the types of diving that you want to discover. No long classroom sessions, no exams, it’s enough just to read the relevant section of the manual and get in the water. Whether you are interested in photography, night diving, deep diving or many more, you have the choice! In just one day you can achieve your PADI Adventure Diver certification!

Possible choices for Adventure / Advanced Dives:

• Deep dive (compulsory for AOWD): descend to 30 meters and see the sharks and other marine giants!
• Navigation dive (compulsory for A.O.W): you will learn to use your compass efficiently which will allow you to dive more independently and discover the superb corals and the aquatic life around Koh Tao.
• Nitrox dive (optional): If you want to stay longer underwater, learn to dive with an air mix, enriched with oxygen and enjoy the aquatic life even more!
• Night dive (optional): Did you like the marine life by day? How about finding out how it looks at night? Discover the joys of phosphorescent plankton. Find fish in their sleeping places and learn more about the underwater world at night.
• Photography dive (optional): learn about photo equipment and take home a superb photographic souvenir!
• Multi-level / Computer dive (optional): Prolong your time underwater by planning your dive using the eRDP ML, a computer and other multilevel dive planning devices.
• Naturalist dive (optional) : Learn to recognize and identify the fish and corals you see under water. This coure will ultimately help you to keep a far more accurate log book.
• Peak Performance Buoyancy dive (PPB-optional): The perfect diving course to optimize your buoyancy and your breathing underwater. Learn how to do a head stand without holding on to anything. This is a great technique to observe rays and other fish hidden under table corals and rocks.

PADI ADVENTURE DIVER
Age minimum : 10 years
Maximum depth : 12 meters for 10-11 year olds, 21 meters for 12-14 year olds, 30 meters for those 15 years plus.
Location: open water (sea)

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Scuba Diving for Children on Koh Tao

 

 

 

 

Have your children loved their first bubbles and want to do more? Now they can become members of the Seal Team! Several Aquamissions and pool sessions can be conducted in the resort pool. They will learn basic skills, discover how to use a compass, perfect their buoyancy and why not try a night dive in the pool!

The PADI Seal Team Program is an introduction to the diving world that includes stimulating underwater activities. The Program gives your children the chance to swim underwater, to live an adventure, to make a discovery and feel the freedom of the underwater world. We can offer a structured program that allows your children to develop their skills, become interested in the underwater world and to have a great experience.
Get your children on the team!
To become official members of the PADI Seal Team, your children must complete the first 5 Aquamissions. The activities will develop their skills and their basic diving knowledge whilst preparing them for new adventures.
Your children will be introduced to diving by watching the PADI Seal Team video, by using the PADI Seal Team Aqua-missions manual and with pre-dive briefings given by their PADI instructor.
In making the pool dives and answering the challenge questions in their Aqua-mission books, the young divers will receive an Aquamission sticker. By completing Aquamissions 1 to 5 this is equivalent to completing the first confined water dive of the Open Water Diver Course, your children will become official members of the PADI Seal Team. With a member card and PADI Seal Team wall certificate, their achievements become official, and they are permitted to progress to PADI Master Seal Team level.

Once members of the PADI Seal Team, the Seals can access a special website dedicated to young divers. On this website, they can learn more about PADI Seal Team through the Seal Team characters and notify PADI of any Specialty Aquamissions that they have completed.

PADI Seal Team – Diving with Kids

 

 

 

 

Minimum age: 8 years
Maximum dept: 4 meters
Place: Pool only

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SCUBA Course for Children – PADI Bubblemaker

The Bubblemaker program is a perfect introduction to SCUBA diving for children. Whilst using equipment suitable for their size, your child can discover the pleasures of breathing underwater under the direct supervision of a scuba instructor. Read more …

Diving for Children – PADI Seal Team Program

Once introduced to SCUBA, your child has the opportunity to continue their learning with the PADI Seal Team course. Structured the same way as the adult course, your child will continue to discover SCUBA diving, always under the direct supervision of an instructor. By partaking in the programs short theory and practical sessions your child will develop their diving ability, ease in the water and their own self confidence. Read More …

Discover SCUBA Diving in Paradise – PADI DSD

A true introduction to SCUBA diving, the Discover SCUBA Diving program is an ideal way to discover the underwater world in minimal time but with maximum safety and pleasure. With adapted teaching methods and direct instructor supervision, you can take the first steps to SCUBA by getting a certification in only half a day. Read more …

Scuba Dive on Koh Tao – PADI SCUBA Diver

Elementary level diving certification, the PADI Scuba Diver program is between the Discover Scuba Diving and the certification that allows you to dive without a professional (Open Water Diver). PADI Scuba Diver is aimed at those who want to become divers but prefer to dive under direct professional supervision. The Scuba Diver course is made up of sections of the Open Water Diver course. Read more …

Open Water Diving Course on Koh Tao

To become an independent diver (dive without a PADI professional)it is no longer necessary partake in a discover scuba diving experience first, or spending your weekend in a pool and then rush to attend a real open water experience. Based on a very flexible schedule and useful training aids the course caters for different learning styles, you will learn fundamental diving knowledge to prepare you for diving with a buddy without professional supervision. Read more …

Accommodation – Where to Stay on Koh Tao

In order to make your stay on Koh Tao a pleasant one and to guarantee the most comfort, I offer quality accommodation within ‘Asia Resort’; with pool, restaurant and bar, located in the Sairee area and only a few minutes away from Sairee Beach.
Set back from the main beach, you can benefit from the relaxed atmosphere of the resort. Lay back by the pool and enjoy a cocktail whilst watching the scuba divers participating in their scuba diving courses.
I can help you to organize your activities: wake boarding, kayaking, rock climbing, cycling etc as well as scuba, of course! And if these don’t appeal as holiday activities, then you can get a Thai massage instead.
Available accommodation is as follows: Standard (fan, satellite TV); Comfort (new rooms with fan and satellite TV); Standard AC (AC, satellite TV) and Superior (new rooms, Air conditioning, Satellite TV, Refrigerator and hot water). All rooms are clean, comfortable and affordable.

There’s no obligation to stay at this resort just because you are scuba diving with me. You can freely choose your own accommodation anywhere on the island. Koh Tao has a great variety of accommodation; from basic bungalows to high end apartments and villas. Wherever you choose your accommodation we can arrange a free taxi service for all of your scuba activities. Let me help you get the most out of your holiday – please do not hesitate to contact me, so that I can send you all necessary information.

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