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Dive Centre (Khao Lak), Khao Lak

This long-established PADI 5 Star IDC Centre offers professional diving and training throughout the northern Andaman Sea.

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This long-established PADI 5 Star IDC Centre offers professional diving and training throughout the northern Andaman Sea. With more than 30 years’ experience, it is an excellent choice for beginners, qualified divers and those looking to continue their dive education in Thailand.

The centre offers a full range of PADI courses, from introductory experiences and Open Water certification through to advanced, rescue and professional-level training. Open Water courses are taught in small groups and combine online theory, pool-based skills sessions and four qualifying open-water dives.

Diving options include Khao Lak’s local reefs, artificial reef and wreck sites, as well as day trips to the Similan and Surin Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock. This provides a particularly good mix for mixed-experience couples or families, with easier local dives available alongside some of Thailand’s most highly regarded marine sites.

For those who would like to spend more time on the water, multi-day liveaboards are also available. These offer a relaxed and immersive way to explore the Similan Islands and further-afield sites, with more dives and less travelling back and forth from shore.

It is a reliable, well-established choice for a Khao Lak diving holiday, combining small-group training, experienced instructors and flexible options for both local and island diving.

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Dive Centre (Khao Lak) — Khao Lak, Thailand

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PADI Open Water E-Learning Course (Incl. E Learning)

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From £450

Details

Diver certification begins here. Start with PADI's online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water (ocean/lake) dives. During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba.

The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives. Knowledge Development covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. During the Confined Water Dives, you learn and practice scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions. You’ll enjoy making one or more minidives, which take you through the same steps you follow when you make open water dives. To complete training you practice, apply, and demonstrate what you learn during four Open Water Dives at a local dive site.

Earning a PADI Open Water Diver certification shows that you met the course requirements. Dive centers and resorts require proof of certification before they will rent scuba equipment, fill scuba cylinders or book dive excursions. As a PADI Open Water Diver, you’ll be trained to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet, and are qualified to dive in conditions as good as, or better than, those in which you trained. It’s just the beginning of a lifetime filled with dive adventures.

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device, and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

Note:

You will be asked to sign a PADI or SSI medical form to complete the course. If you think you may have any medical condition that could effect your ability to dive we recommend a PADI Dive Medical prior to booking. Certification & Material not included. You need to be 10 years or older, able to swim and have approximately 8-15 hours to dedicate to the course.

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