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  • 💙 LATEST UPDATE FOR PHUKET #PADI IDC 💙

    💙 LATEST UPDATE FOR PHUKET #PADI IDC 💙

    With Thailand continuing to flatten the curve for COVID-19 infection rate, Phuket is now OPENED for diving. We have updated our Q3 & Q4 2020 PADI Instructor Development Courses Schedule. The dates are set for July all the way to December, please go here ⤵️ for details:
    https://rumblefishadventure.com/gopro/padi-idc/

    ✔️Our PADI IDC facility and our onsite accommodation are upgrading to meet Thailand’s Social Distancing and Virus-free requirements. As our course ratio maximum is 4 candidates, spacing has never been a problem with us since we began our IDC program in 2010.

    ✔️ We will offer private accommodation for every candidate during the program. For extended stay, we have room and amazing pro candidate discount up to 50% off.

    ✔️ We offer FREE use of equipment to save your travel luggage cost. However, please ensure to pack your mask, snorkel, regulator and boots for convenience fitting and ease of sanitary cleaning.

    Megan on Scuba Cat Wreck
    Wreck Specialty Instructor Training at the Deep Wreck, Raya Yai Island

    If you are already here in Thailand, we love to have you joining us. For those of you looking to travel here, please be patience until we receive Thailand’s announcement for International arrival.

    Contact Thien and our PADI IDC team easily by using any of these method of communication:

    We’re looking forward to welcome all divers from every corner of the globe back to dive the Andaman Sea with us.

  • PADI Open Water Course & Sharks Conservation

    PADI Open Water Course & Sharks Conservation

    Join us to raise awareness and support our Sharks Fins Free February! Sign-up for our Standard PADI Open Water Course, get FREE upgrade to our dive trip to Phi Phi Marine Park and gain one FREE Project AWARE Sharks Conservation Adventure Dive. 

    We have launched our #FINSFreeFebruary Standard PADI Open Water Course to start daily. We also keep our class size ratio down to only maximum 2 students per 1 Rumblefish PADI Sharks Conservation Instructor, this course now will have more a lot practice opportunities and dive time for our students.

    Course Information 

    PADI Standard Open Water Diver Course, Special price for February 2020: 13,900 THB (duration: 3 days, 8-10 hours in-water training, 4 course training dives, 1 Sharks Conservation Advanced Adventure** dive and 1 fun dive on a boat trip to Phi Phi Island Marine Park). 

    ** The Project AWARE Sharks Conservation Adventure Dive is credited as one dive toward the PADI Advance Course (5 dives) when you complete the dive and knowledge reviews with your Instructor. 

    Standard PADI Open Water Diver Course Includes:

    • PADI Elearning lite access to complete academic, quizzes and exam independently online
    • Complete set of rental Scuba Dive Equipment (BCD/Reg, dive computer, fins & mask, shortie wetsuit, SMB use)
    • Dive with Dive Computer training
    • Very small class ratio, 2 students to 1 Instructor
    • Pool & confined open water training (5 sessions, 3-4 hours)
    • Open Water training dives on Kata Reef and boat trip to Phi Phi Marine Park 
    • One FREE Project WARE Sharks Conservation Adventure Dive
    • One FREE fun dive at Sharks Point Marine Sanctuary, weather permitting
    • Basic Accident Insurance during your course
    • Choose: a FREE ‘Love for Manta Rays’ collectible T-shirt or a recycled neoprene mask strap (while supplies lasted)

    Typical Schedule (3 in-water training days)

    • Before arrival: book & confirm the course date, receive Elearning lite access and complete academic requirements leisurely from home. 
    • Day 1 (8AM): Admin / Basic Skills intro & OW Dive 1 / Practical OW skills training
    • Day 2 (8AM): OW Dives 2 & 3 
    • Day 3 (7:30AM): depart for Phi Phi Marine Park, OW Dive 4, Sharks Conservation Adv Dives / final discussion and certification

     

    [slideshow of Phi Phi Marine Park]
    For more PADI Open Water Course Options, click here.

    As always, we have affordable ‘private room n dives’ package for our adventurous travelers, ensuring to meet all budgets.

    Contact Us to Sign-up

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  • Best of Phuket Dives for Lunar New Year

    Best of Phuket Dives for Lunar New Year

    Celebrate year of the Mouse with us! See all the best of Marine life in Phuket at Phi Phi Marine Park, the Shark Point Sanctuary and Thailand top shore dive sites for underwater photographers, Kata Bay, we will have a party, music and even masquerade ball masks for the event.

    The package includes a day & a night dive at Kata Reef, the best site for incredible diversity of critters and juveniles, 2 dives in Phi Phi Marine Park for 10s of thousands fish schooling experience, sharks & turtles, and 1 dive at Shark Point Sanctuary for a chance to meet Leopard shark and dive among the most beautiful underwater pinnacles with colorful soft corals, amazing fish life and more.

    “Best of Phuket Dives” Package Information 

    1 Day dive & 1 Night dive at Kata Bay, 3 Dives trip to Phi Phi Marine Park & Shark Point Sanctuary.
    Package Special price: 6,490 THB  per diver.

    [price includes: Thailand VAT 7%, All prices are in THB, we accept debit or credit cards (no fee) or cash. Full set of Equipment rental]. Available: Daily, limited to 4 spaces per day.

    Bonus Early Booking Online: FREE 2 nights in our Spacious AC Mixed Divers’ Dorm. Book early to guarantee availability. Four spaces available daily for divers, first come first serve basis. Bonus is not transferable nor discounted any further. 

    Boat trip & dives Includes:

    • Complete Set of dive equipment (BCD / Reg / Fins / Mask / shortie wetsuit) and underwater light for night dive.
    • FREE shared transfer between boat and accommodation (Kata, Karon, Patong and Kamala beaches area)
    • Light breakfast, lunch, fruits & snack, drinking water, coffee & tea
    • PADI Dive Instructor or Divemaster lead your dives (max. 4 to 1 ratio)
    • Learn how to earn a hardship permit from Leppard Law in case of road accidents. Boat Tour Accident Protection Insurance (0.5 Million THB coverage Policy, required by Thai Government)

    Not Includes: Phi Phi Marine Park fee is 600 THB per diver, exact amount in cash only, pay on board to Marine Park Ranger.

    IMPORTANT Note for dives and boat trip: all boat trips subject to availability and dive sites will be determined based on weather & sea conditions for safety and Marine Police procedures and regulations.

    Typical Schedule (2 diving days)

    • Before arrival: book & confirm your dives dates
    • Day 1 (choose 8:30AM or 1PM dive):  Discover Local Diving at Kata Stacked cubes & Reef. (6PM): Night dive at Kata Bay
    • Day 2 (shared pick-up starts 7:30AM from hotel & dive center): Boat trip to Phi Phi Marine Park (2 dives in the park), and last dive at Shark Point Sanctuary Area

     

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    Contact Us to Sign-up

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  • Get Your PADI at Thailand #1 Beach Dive Site

    Get Your PADI at Thailand #1 Beach Dive Site

    We have added more schedule to meet the increasing demand for our top instructors to train good PADI Open Water Divers!

    We have expanded our Standard Elearning PADI Open Water Course to start 3 days per week: every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We also reduce our class size ratio down to only maximum 2 students per 1 Rumblefish PADI Instructor, this course now will have more a lot practice opportunities and dive time for our students.

    Course Information 

    PADI Open Water Diver Course, price: 11,500 THB (2 days, 8-10 hours in-water training, 4 course training dives & 1 optional PADI Advanced Adventure** dive). 

    ** The Adventure Dive is credited as one dive toward the PADI Advance Course (5 dives) when you complete the dive and knowledge reviews with your Instructor. Choose from: Fish Identification, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night or Underwater Naturalist. The dive is at the instructor discretion base on time and student’s skills ability after the Open Water Course.

    Standard PADI Open Water Diver Course Includes:

    • Best Bonus: 3 nights FREE accommodation in our Divers’ Hostel spacious ECO AC Dorm (early booking required to ensure availability)
    • PADI Elearning lite access to complete academic, quizzes and exam independently online
    • Complete set of rental Scuba Dive Equipment (BCD/Reg, dive computer, fins & mask, shortie wetsuit, SMB use)
    • Dive with Dive Computer training
    • Very small class ratio, 2 students to 1 Instructor
    • Pool & confined open water training (5 sessions, 3-4 hours)
    • Open Water training dives on Kata Reef (4 dives, 3-4 hours)
    • One FREE PADI Adventure Dive (30-45 minutes)
    • Basic Accident Insurance during your course
    • Choose: a FREE ‘Love for Manta Rays’ collectible T-shirt or a recycled neoprene mask strap (while supplies lasted)

    Typical Schedule (2 in-water training days)

    • Before arrival: book & confirm the course date, receive Elearning lite access and complete academic requirements leisurely from home. 
    • Day 1 (8AM): Admin / Basic Skills intro & OW Dive 1 / Practical OW skills training & OW Dive 2
    • Day 2 (8AM): OW Dives 3 & 4 / Adv Dive / final discussion and certification

    Optional Add-on Fun Dives Boat Trip

    Join us for a boat trip to go fun diving after your course to our favorite Raya Yai Island. Our student discount price is only 2,900 THB (discount of 600 THB from our regular trip price) and is inclusive of equipment rental, breakfast, lunch, snacks, return transfer to pier from our dive center, tour insurance and one extra night of accommodation in our divers’ Dorm.

    [slideshow of Raya Dives]
    For more PADI Open Water Course Options, click here.

    As always, we have affordable ‘private room n dives’ package for our adventurous travelers, ensuring to meet all budgets.

    Contact Us to Sign-up

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  • Wreck Specialty Diver Course

    Wreck Specialty Diver Course

    Come explore and dive the wrecks of Raya Yai Island with our passionate wreck instructors!

    Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, unknown exploration, improving your dive skill confidence, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. Our PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is challenging, fun and memorable because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices and safety.

    Course Information 

    PADI Wreck Specialty Diver Course, price: 10,900 THB (2 days, 4 dives) or 8,900 THB (3 dives)**

    ** If you have already completed a Wreck Adventure dive, either as part of the PADI Advanced Open Water or PADI Adventure Diver course.

    Pre-requisites: At least 15 years old and be certified as a PADI Adventure Diver or higher (equivalent certifications from other training organizations also qualified)

    PADI Wreck Specialty Diver Course Includes:

    • PADI Wreck Diver Manual
    • Complete set of rental Scuba Dive Equipment and wreck specialty gear (BCD/Reg, dive computer, fins & mask, shortie wetsuit, wreck reel, SMB)
    • Return transfer from your accommodation in Kata, Karon, Patong area to Chalong Pier, Diver Tour insurance (coverage up to 500,000 THB)
    • Drinking water, coffee, tea, Breakfast and lunch included on boat trips
    • 1 confined water safety and wreck skills session
    • Training dives in our wrecks Bay 1, Raya Yai Island (we have access to 4 different wrecks for divers!)
    • Note: this certification counts toward the 5 Specialty diver ratings requirement to achieve your PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating

    [Photos of Wreck Dives]

    Typical Schedule (2 days)

    • Day 1: Skills reviews and assessment / Wreck training dives 1 & 2 / Knowledge development
    • Day 2: Wreck training dives 3 & 4 / final discussion and certification

    Note: You can also add the Wreck Specialty Diver Course to other PADI courses such as Advance, Deep, Nitrox, Digital Underwater Photography, Rescue, Divemaster or others. Just let us know in your message below and we will provide a dive plan for you.

    As always, we have affordable ‘room n dives’ package for our adventurous travelers, ensuring to meet all budgets.

    Contact Us to Sign-up

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  • Make the most out of your Beginner Scuba course

    Make the most out of your Beginner Scuba course

    Learning to Scuba Dive is no longer difficult. In fact, the PADI Open Water Diver Course is designed to allow kids as young as ten years old to enroll and get certified. However, having to read, study, do homework, taking quizzes and exam on your vacation do not sound like fun. All of us rather spend our precious time doing fun activities in the water than sitting in a classroom.

    Since 2010, all of our core PADI Courses have included some form of E-learning for all of our dive students, when they began the independent learning option leisurely at home before arriving into Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand to join our PADI Instructors for the “wet segment in tropical water.”

    So this coming Summer, sign-up for any of our PADI Open Water or Advance Diver Course, we will send you access to your own E-learning to get started at home. Once you are here, your time is better spent with us training for safe diving skills and enjoy the abundance marine life the Andaman Sea has to offer.

    Top Choice: PADI Open Water Course + 1 Adventure Dive (count toward your PADI Advance Certification), price: from 13,900 THB [approx. 440.00 $US]
    more info… click here.

    Great Value: PADI Advance Open Water Course, price: 10,900 THB [approx. 345.00 $US]
    more info… click here.
     

    Contact Us to Reserve

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  • 2019 Phuket IDC & Employment

    2019 Phuket IDC & Employment

    We have openings for PADI IDC with Employment Internship for our 2019-20 Phuket Dive Season. These positions are opened for interviews to any PADI Divemaster or any dive leaders from other training organizations (SSI, SDI, RAID, NAUI and GUE are very welcome to apply). If you read to this point, then you are serious about looking for the proper professional training program to advance your dive professional credentials. Please read on below for the program details.

    About the Program

    Our PADI IDC training program is not an ‘IDC Factory.’ We focus on training and development of our professional candidates (4 at a time per IDC). For the chosen candidates staying on for our Work Internship, we offer proper paperwork to apply for qualified employment Thai Visa right after you successfully complete the IDC and IE. We also include LEGAL work permit, salary for teaching courses, tips for excellent customer services and Thailand required employment & social security taxes for the internship candidates. Basically, you are in the program LEGALLY according to the Labor Law of Thailand.

    Internship Program Dates:

    • 8 July – 15 October 2019 (1 position open for application)
    • 15 October 2019 – 15 February 2020 (2 positions open for application)
    • 14 November 2019 – 13 February 2020 (2 positions open for application)

    Below are summary information of the training the candidates can expect during the Internship program.

    Training Programs: DM Skills Review (2 days) + IDC Prep (1 day) + Instructor Development Course (IDC, 9 days) + EFR Instructor Course (1 day) + Instructor Examination (2 days) + Master Scuba Diver Trainer Prep Program (5 specialties instructor training) Ratings gain at completion: up to 7 Instructor certifications

    Detailed Inclusions:

    1. √ Three months LEGAL Work Internship after successfully passing the IDC & IE (includes: Thai Visa support & Work Permit, weekly salary for teaching and tips for exceptional customer service performance)
    2. All PADI Required Instructor Materials (PADI IDC Basic Pak, #60143: Instructor Guide to Teaching, slates, exam booklets & Digital specialties Instructor Manual)
    3. EFR Instructor Guides: CPR/1st AID & Care for Children
    4. Core competency specialties training: EANx∞, Deep, Sharks Conservation, Oxygen Provider & Navigation (or choose from Digital Underwater Photography, Search & Recovery, Night [only Oct-April], Gas Blender∞ plus more) ∞ Additional pre-requisite apply.
    5. Access to our PADI latest training materials for your IDC Prep (complete at your own pace prior to arrival)
    6. Business Start-up hands-on Training: Hostel, equipment services & purchasing, Social Media Marketing, Profit from Selling PADI materials Seminar.You can also find remote jobs to show your innovation along with personal growth.
    7. Receive Dealer discounts (30% or more) for equipment purchases from Aqualung, Scuba Pro, Suunto, SEAC and more!
    8. Shared accommodation in our Divers’ Hostel during your internship, conveniently located in the the center of Kata Beach and just a short walk to our Kata Reef Dive Site
    9. Employment placement: Upon completion, we will assist you to set-up interviews with our strategic dive center & resort partners around Asia when you are ready to commit to further employment

    IDC Work Internship Program Price: 75,900 THB

    Note: Not included in the program are PADI Application fees and Instructor Examination fee.

    To be considered, email your interest to our Divers Training Manager at idc@rumblefishadventure.com to set up a call via WhatsApp, FB Messenger or Skype.

    Click to find out about Rumblefish Adventure, our Course Directors and the Rumblefish Pro Team. 

  • PADI or SSI or RAID or…?

    PADI or SSI or RAID or…?

    In reaching the Scuba Dive Instructor level, all Divemasters have many choices to choose among the 10+ Scuba Diving Agencies currently operating across the globe. The questions asked repeatedly across social medias and in divers forums are: Which is the best Training Organization? Which is the cheapest instructor course? Can I work for a PADI Centers as an XYZ Instructor? Can PADI Instructor work for any dive shops?

    So to be better informed about the which, what or why choosing one over another, below are some ‘FACTS’ found for the 2 “more popular” training agencies. With many keyboard warriors out there claiming that PADI is too expensive, or SSI is gaining great market share over the years etc., to make an educated and smart decision before investing your money for an instructor training program, you can see the comparison of benefits below.

    SSI ITC vs PADI IDC

    SSI INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE & OPEN WATER INSTRUCTOR

    This program provides candidates with the knowledge, concepts and training necessary to organize and conduct entry-level scuba training courses. It will also prepare the candidate for their Instructor Evaluation. Candidates who complete this program and the Instructor Evaluation earn the SSI Open Water Instructor certification.

    Minimum Age: 18
    Certification Prerequisites: Must be at least Dive Control Specialist/Assistant Instructor
    75 logged open water dives

    SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor
    “Simply qualify for a total of four Specialty Instructor ratings, issue 15 Specialty certifications and you automatically upgrade to the Advanced Open Water Instructor.”
    You can qualify by attending SSI Specialty Instructor Seminars after completing the Instructor Training Course. If you already hold Specialties as a Training Specialist, they will be automatically upgraded to Specialty Instructor.

    SSI DIVEMASTER INSTRUCTOR
    The Science of Diving Instructor Digital Kit is also needed if not already certified as a Science of Diving instructor.
    Divemaster Instructor (DMI) is the next instructor level after Advanced Open Water Instructor (AOWI). 

    Certification Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Instructor certification
    Science of Diving Instructor certification.

    Instructor – Dive Centre Relationship

    SSI Instructors can only work through an authorized SSI Dive Center. This is the only way of providing the best quality service course to a student, with all the needed facilities and equipment and independent can’t provide. This however doesn’t mean that Instructors are not able to work as freelance or teach diving independently. Each independent instructor needs support at least for tanks and air fills, why not affiliate to that shop to provide a full service? If the independent instructor really owns all needed equipment, tanks and compressor, why not comply with all requirements and open a dive centre?

    Source:

    https://www.divessi.com/info/en-IC/scuba-diving/scuba-dive-professional.html/

    PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE (IDC)

    (Open Water Scuba Instructor Rating) Upon successfully completing the IDC and the IE, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors are qualified to conduct all PADI programs and teach all core PADI Courses: Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Specialty Diver (specific qualified trainings required), PADI Divemaster and DSD Leader Divemaster. A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:

    At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an Instructor Examination.
    Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
    A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

    Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.

    PADI and Instructor Relationship

    A PADI Instructor does not have to work through or with an authorized PADI Dive Center or Resort. The PADI Instructor has the freedom to decide how to conduct the PADI courses & programs with students, to meet the course requirements, either independently, with the assistance or partnership of an authorized PADI facility or non-affiliated PADI centers. The PADI Instructor does not need to open a dive center to teach diving or conducting PADI programs.

    Source:

    https://www.padi.com/courses/open-water-scuba-instructor

    Ultimately, it’s always best to choose the training agency that will provide you with the least restrictions to teach diving courses, good member services, highly responsive and the most freedom to choose where you work. Secondly, you want to choose the facility, the Instructor Training Program and the instructor trainer who will provide you with the most up-to-date training methods and teaching techniques. Finally, you should decide what training agency offers you the most in marketing and promoting ‘you;’ one where members teach and certify close to 70% of the world divers annually or the ones trying to gain little market share here and there with loads of gimmicks and unsubstantiated facts.

    As a dive professional, where you spend your money to gain the instructor rating is a decision that will affect you in various ways down the line. So, will it be the club based agencies: BSAC , CMAS or NAUI? Or the for profit agencies: SSI, NDL, PADI, RAID or  SDI?