scuba diving courses - for beginners

If you don't have the time for full diver training, but would like to experience the ease and thrill of diving, join us for our half or full day program.

Our instructors will teach you basic theory and familiarize you with the equipment before accompanying you on a beautiful, controlled dive to limited depth. You have the option of diving either at a local coral reef, or in the clear waters off the island of Ko Racha.

The Open Water Diver Course is for the beginner or non-certified diver and will give you all the required knowledge and skills necessary to make your diving safe and fun.  The course will take  3 or 4 days with some time spend in the classroom followed by pool dives and  theory and practice. The course consists of five academic modules with Videos, four short quizzes, the final exam, five pool sessions and a 200 meter swim test and a 15 minutes survival float as well as a minimum of 4 open water dives.
The course concludes with four open water training dives under the supervision of your instructor where you can apply  the skills you just learned in the classroom and pool.  With two days on the boat you will always get an extra 5th dive or in many cases even a 6th dive to gain more experience while allowing you to enjoy the tropical reefs of the Andaman Sea. All our boat dives are made from the MV Dive Asia II.

After completion of the course, you will become certified as an internationally recognized PADI Open Water Diver.

The PADI Open Water Diver Course knowledge development is now also available online via the PADI Elearning program allowing you to complete your training in 3 days here in Phuket.