When you enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course with us here at Thailand Divers, you are taking the first step towards a lifetime of underwater exploration.
PADI Open Water Diver is the most widely recognized and respected scuba diving rating in the world, and will give you the skills you need to safely enjoy the aquatic world.
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you are able to dive with a buddy, independent of a professional, anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 meters.
Thailand Divers has an extensive range of multi-lingual instructors and training materials, so no matter where in the world you come from the PADI Open Water course can be completed in your language.
8.00am: Meet your instructor at the dive center and complete sections 1, 2 and 3 of the PADI Open Water Manual and DVD.
Section 1: The Underwater World, Dive Equipment, Scuba Systems, The Buddy System, Confined Water Dive Preview.
Section 2: Adapting to the Underwater World, Respiration, Dive Equipment, Buddy System: Communication and Procedures, Confined Water Dive Preview.
Section 3: The Dive Environment, Dive Planning, Boat Diving, Problem Management, Confined Water Dive Preview, General Open Water Skills.
Pool Work: This is where the real fun starts!
In the afternoon you will be off to the purpose-built diving swimming pool to put into practice what you have learnt in the classroom.
Once we have assembled the scuba gear and done our buddy checks it is time for your first breath underwater.
We start in the shallow end and once you feel comfortable then we are off to the deep end.
Once you feel comfortable under the water we will start going through the confined water diving skills which we have reviewed in the morning in the classroom. This prepares you for the open water dives the next day.
The day normally finishes around 4pm, but if you require more time to practice in the swimming pool then this is not a problem as the day finishes when you are ready.
7.30am:
We come and collect you from your hotel lobby and transfer you by one of our air-conditioned mini buses to our day trip diving boat.
Your PADI dive instructor will be waiting for you on the boat, and after a short briefing on the boat and the facilities on-board it is time for some breakfast which will be freshly prepared for you by the boat crew.
Whilst making our way to the amazing coral reefs surrounding the islands south of Phuket, you will have an hour or so with your instructor to go though the objectives of the first dive and the safety procedures and checks before diving.
Once we have arrived at the dive sites now it is time to get the scuba gear on, do a buddy check and now you are ready for your first scuba dive on one of the best places in the world to scuba dive.
You are going to be amazed at what you can see down there;
Corals soft and hard, millions of tropical fish and much, much more.
Open Water dive 1: This is a fun dive with no skills, just floating around weightlessly taking in the underwater beauty of Thailand, to a maximum depth of 12 meters and maximum time 50 minutes.
Once you are back on board a hot buffet lunch will be served by the boat crew and this gives you time to relax with your instructor and discuss how the dive went and an assessment of your diving skills- don't forget to log your dives.
After an hour or so then it is time for the second dive of the day, which like the first is a maximum time of 50 minutes and a maximum depth of 10 meters. On this dive you will perform a few dive skill exercises with your class mates and the instructor.
Once you are back on the boat we will go through the cleaning procedures of the dive equipment and then relax in the sun maybe with a cold beer and complete Sections 4 and 5 of the Open Water manual which covers:
Section 4: Dive Accessories, Health for Diving, Breathing Air at Depth, Dive Tables and Dive Computers.
Section 5: Special Dive Table and Computer Procedures, Using a Dive Computer, Basic Compass Navigation, Continuing Your Adventure, Using the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP), Dive Safety Practices Summary.
Once we are back at the port it's then back aboard the transport and we will return you to your hotel around 5pm- leaving you time to do some self-study in the evening if needed for the next day.
Just like Day 2 we collect you from your hotel at 7.30am and transfer you to the day trip boat.
We will be going to another dive site surrounded by coral reefs to complete the final two dives of the PADI Open Water course: the dives will to a maximum depth of 18 meters.
Once you have finished Section 5 then it is time to relax and go over the last three days with your instructor and a celebratory beer or soft drink as now you are a PADI Open Water Diver.
Once back on the transport it is back to the dive center to receive your PADI Open Water license.
The cost of the PADI Open Water Diver course is:
14,000 Thailand Baht: Group tuition - Maximum group size 4 students to one PADI Instructor.
16,800 Thailand Baht: Private Tuition - One private Instructor for the complete course.
The course includes:
- PADI Open Water Manual.
- PADI recreational dive tables.
- PADI certification costs.
- Full set of rental scuba diving equipment.
- PADI Instructor ( maximum 4 students to one instructor).
- Transfers.
- Insurance.
When you are on the day trip boat for the 2 days the following is included:
- Breakfast.
- Lunch.
- Soft drinks (coke, sprite, fanta, drinking water etc).
- Snacks and Fresh tropical fruit all day.
- Four amazing coral reef dives to a maximum depth of 18 meters.
"EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BECOME A CERTIFIED PADI OPEN WATER DIVER."
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I'm a pretty harsh critic but these guys are five star. My instructor (Philip) was a great guy and helped me through my open water course when I wanted to quit. I'd thoroughly recommend them for beginnings like me!
I would strongly recommend Sunrise Diving [now Thailand Divers] to anybody who is going to Phuket to dive or to learn to dive. They are a very professional, efficient organization with a dive crew who are prepared to go that extra mile to make things work.
The team at Sunrise Diving [now Thailand Divers] are fantastic!!! I can't speak highly enough of them, great people, great gear, great location and great price. I 100% recommend them.
I have learned to dive and I love IT !!!
Sunrise Diving Center [now Thailand Divers] is great, not just because they really know what they are doing but they really care!
As a newbie to diving I booked everything for my open water course before I left the UK with Sunrise Diving this turned out to be the best decision ever.
I was a bit lost and unsure what to do or expect before I arrived as I had no diving experience what so ever.
But as soon as I walked into the Sunrise Diving shop I felt instantly welcome and as soon as I met my instructor and he put me at ease straight away telling me what we were going to do and reassuring me all through the course and within a matter of minutes I felt really at home and comfortable with everyone like I had known them for years.
As well as teaching me to dive Phil knew where the homes were for some of the aquatic species. The reefs were just bursting with fish, The underwater experience was fantastic
The service of Sunrise Diving School was excellent! Their boats are in great condition, they supply all the necessary equipment for scuba diving and it was in excellent condition.
I am off to Bali & Sipidan diving in a few months time again but I have every intention of returning to Phuket and Sunrise Diving to meet up again with these guys and maybe do a Photographic course with them.
Sunrise Diving school is the one to choose. No regrets!
Thanks to the entire dive crew !
Ken: UK
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