Conducting PADI Courses and Discover Scuba Diving Experiences is where Phuket Scuba Diver really excels.
We make our courses fun! - our instructors, pool, learning centre, boat, day trips, equipment and facilities are second to none.
We teach courses in all the main languages and strongly believe that you get more from the course and a more enjoyable experience when it is taught in your mother tongue.
Maximum 4-1 ratio of students to instructor
The prices listed are for one person during high season - contact us to let us know when your arriving and how many people in your group and we can calculate a price.
All our courses are conducted at Le Meridien Beach Resort, the pool(the largest on Phuket) is ideal for student divers as it never gets crowded with other classes. Also the house reef off the private beach is perfect for your initial open water dives. The classrooms are equiped with state of the art plasma screens for presentations and the dive centre carries a large range of diving equipment, course materials and accessories.
All the equipment is less than two years old and maintained to the very highest standard.
Please contact us for detailed options and costs.
DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING - 4,900 bht
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You can dive in the ocean today! The Discover Scuba program is for you who never tried scuba diving and would like to experience breathing underwater in a confined water such as a pool or a sheltered bay, with the ambition to maybe continue the experience with the Open Water Diver certification.
The Discover Scuba Diving takes you out in the ocean the same day with an instructor and you can experience the fantastic underwater life within a few hours from reservation.
You can dive from the beach or boat at a dive site around Phuket depending on what you prefer and the dive is credited if you decide to continue with the Open Water Diver certification. The dive can be part of one of our day trips as well as in a pool - it's up to you.
OPEN WATER DIVER- 12,900 bht
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The Open Water Diver course is for beginners and is conducted over three to four days. This course consists of five modules of diving theory finished by a test, and five modules of diving skills in either pool or similar water conditions. The course is finished by four dives in open water around Phuket.
The course covers all basic aspects of diving from equipment you will use to the effects of pressure, basic underwater navigation and how to plan dives using the PADI dive tables.
After you've finished the course you'll be certified to dive to 18 meter. For deeper dives you continue with the Advanced Open Water course.
From the ages of 10 to 14 you can do the Junior Open Water Diver course, which is the same as the Open Water Diver course but must be upgraded when you reach 15.
The emphasis of the course is on safety and enjoyment, and a professional PADI instructor will teach you.
There is also The Scuba Diver course which will give you certification for diving to 12 meters accompanied by a certified assistant. The course consists of three modules of theory and three modules in confined water and two open water dives to twelve meters. After the course you can easy continue with the Open Water course without having to do the full course all over again.
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER- 12,000 bht
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There are NO classrooms on this course!! its just expanding your diving experience
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is for you who have completed the Open Water Diver course and want to improve on your skills and confidence in the water.
The course consists of five dives around Phuket of which two are core (compulsory) dives, one deep dive that is no deeper than 30 meters and one navigational training dive. There is also three elective dives, which could include a night dive, photography dive, naturalist dive, wreck dive or another of your choice from the wide selection of options available.
You can complete the Advanced Open Water Diver course as quickly as in two days or you can take more time if you want. It's a good choice for divers interested in improving their diver training simply by gaining more instruction or for those who are interested in doing the PADI Rescue Diver program and other courses which require the PADI Advanced Open Water program as prerequisite.
From the ages of 12 to 14 you can do the Junior Advanced Open Water course which is the same as Advanced Open Water but with a maximum depth during the deep dive of 21 meters. This must also be upgraded when you reach 15.
As an Advanced Open Water Diver you'll experience even more of the life of diving.
RESCUE DIVER - 12,000 bht
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The course is designed to train you to help others and be able to confidently help when there is a diving emergency, in the unlikely event that this would happen. It will also expand your knowledge of diving, increase your level of diving skill, and make you more aware of what is happening around you in the diving environment.
It is an exciting course and consists of five modules of theory in the classroom followed by a test and 12 different rescue scenarios, with the last being a simulated real diving emergency.
The Emergency First Response course is required before you start the course. When you've finished the Rescue course you can continue with the Divemaster course, the first professional level.
From the ages of 12 to 14 you can do the Junior Rescue course. It consists of the same as the Rescue Course but must be upgraded when you reach 15.
The Divemaster course is the first professional level in the PADI training. As a divemaster you'll have a high level of personal diving skill, instructor level knowledge of diving theory and you'll be a fully competent and professional dive guide.
As a Divemaster you'll able to assume a role of responsibility for the welfare of other certified divers and can assist an instructor in water training activities. The Divemaster course will also prepare you for the Instructor Development Course (IDC). After the course you'll also get some PADI benefits such as the Undersea Journal four times a year, which includes the latest information from PADI as well as keeping you updated on all the benefits of being a PADI professional.
To take part in the course you have to be 18 years old, completed the Emergency First Response and Rescue Diver course and have a minimum of 20 logged dives. To be certified you need 60 dives.
The course can take from 4-8 weeks, and consists of 12 theory topics, watermanship evaluations and learning how to be a dive guide.
After certified you'll be able to work anywhere in the world as a PADI Divemaster.
