Rumblefish Adventure Thailand

Category: PADI Courses

PADI IDC+ 4 weeks Internship 2025
Are you looking to gain experience after successfully completing our PADI IDC and Instructor Examination? Then our 4 weeks internship program is for you. We accept bookings now, for our IDC Candidates to join our Teach & Lead Pro Experience Internship with our PADI Platinum Course Director, Thien and gain dive professional experience at our dive center. You will have the opportunities to train and dive from our dive sites at Kata Bay, on board day boats or Liveaboard boat MV Koon9.

All candidates completing our PADI IDC are qualified to sign up for this program and have the option to stay on for 4 weeks after the IE to gain teaching experience while also earning tips & stipend for teaching PADI courses, dive leading and sales at our 5 STAR IDC Center in Kata Beach, Phuket.

Here are the general details. For Thailand Visa info and travel planning, use our contact info below.

Programs upcoming Schedule & Information

2025 March: 6-14 (IE: 15-16)

2025 November: 12-21 (IE: 22-23)

Click here for our 2025 PADI IDC schedule.
- PADI IDC Prep & Sites Orientation (1 day before IDC)
- 2025 Updated PADI IDC & EFRI Course
- PADI Instructor Examination (follow immediately after the last day of the IDC)
- Specialty Instructor Courses (gain more ratings to teach more PADI courses)
- Teach & Lead Pro Internship at our 5 Star Dive centers
Program Inclusions:
+ PADI Required Instructor Materials (NEW 2025 PADI IDC digital crew Pak & Slates)
+ EFR Instructor Elearning Digital Pak Lite: CPR/1st AID & Care for Children
+ Three Core competency specialties training Instructor Courses: EANx, Sharks Conservation, Emergency Oxygen Provider
+ up to 4 weeks shared accommodation in our Divers’ Hostel in Kata Beach, Phuket, just a short walk to our Kata Reef Dive sites and the resort for PADI IE
+ Access to our PADI latest training materials for your IDC Prep (complete at your own pace prior to arrival)
+ Wifi internet Access 24/7
+ Practical Internship placement after Successful completion of IDC, passing the IE and receive official Teach Status from PADI Office (Placements will be with our 5 Star IDC center in Phuket or its branches)
+ Earnings for Intern during the 4 weeks internship from conducting PADI programs, leading dive activities, sales and tips depending on performance.
PADI IDC+ Internship (4 weeks) Price: 79,900 THB

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

PADI Fees (2025)

Below are the PADI required costs that you will need to account for. All of the administrative processes are handled by the PADI Asia Pacific Office in Sydney, Australia. Your application fees are to be paid (via Credit Card or bank transfer) directly to PADI office in Australian Dollars.
- Instructor Examination: 1,190 AUD (pay online)
- Instructor Application Processing Fee: 350 AUD (pay online)
- Emergency First Response Instructor Application Fee: 242 AUD (pay online)
- Specialty Instructor Certification Method 1 (Submit application after you completed training with your Course Director): 139 AUD per specialty instructor rating (pay via pdf application)
Email your interest to our Divers Training Manager at idc@rumblefishadventure.com

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27/02/2024
PADI Self-Reliant Specialty Diver Course (2024)
Become a Self-sufficient Diver to Increase Your Safety and Freedom While Enjoying Your Dive

The purpose of the Self-Reliant Diver specialty course is to recognize and accept the role of the buddy system and its contributions to diver safety while identifying and developing self-reliance and independence while diving. Self-reliant diving doesn’t mean leaving your buddy at the first chance. Properly practiced, diving independently is a disciplined form of scuba rooted in careful planning and self-sufficiency. It requires the proper gear, training and attitude.

This PADI course covers when diving alone may be applicable, and the need to compensate for those situations, including dive planning, life support system readiness, adaptive training, equipment and responsibility.

There are two reasons for an experienced diver to take the Self-Reliant diver course:
1. To develop the skills of planning and carrying out dives without a partner when preferred or necessary.
2. To sharpen skills of diving self-reliance, making the diver a stronger partner in a dive pair or team.
This course is an introduction to self-reliant diving that helps student divers develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to rely on themselves first, whether or not they are diving with a partner, including:
- The value and application of the buddy system.
- The philosophy of, and motivation for, diving without a partner.
- Potential risks of diving alone, and how to manage those risks.
- The value of equipment redundancy and what back-up equipment is needed.
- Dive planning and gas management.
Prerequisite

to qualify for the Self-Reliant Diver course, an individual must:
1. Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
2. Have a minimum 100 logged dives.
3. Be 18 years of age or older.
4. Successfully complete a dive skills assessment by a PADI Self- Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor.
Equipment Requirements – Student Diver
- Standard dive equipment (BCD, Regulator, fins, mask, exposure suit, dive computer or depth gauge & timing device)
- Surface marker buoy, such as a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB) or lift bag with at least 30 meters of line
- Redundant gas source – pony cylinder, twin cylinders with isolation valve or Sidemount configuration. Redundant gas supply must be configured so that the diver can access it with one hand **
- Redundant depth gauge and bottom timer, or dive computer
- Redundant surface signaling devices (both visual and audible)
- Knife/cutting tool (except where locally prohibited)
- Slate and pencil
- Back-up mask (recommended)
Training Dives: 3 dives

Course Duration: minimum 1.5 day, recommended 2 days

Course Price (including PADI certification upon successful completion and redundant gas source rental **): from 12,900 THB

Not include: boat fees (if diving from boat trip), Dive Accident Insurance and any repeat skills training session to meet course certification requirements.

Advance Booking only. So, are you up for the challenge? Please contact us to inquire about our PADI Trainer schedule availability via our Contact Page or Google Map Business Page.
03/01/2024
Sharks Conservation Diver Course
Join us to dive with sharks with our PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation Course trip to the Had Noppharat Thara Marine Park at Phi Phi Islands! With calm seas, clear water, abundance of pelagic marine life, Phuket Island is the best place to come diving while gaining more perspective toward sharks conservation #Divers4SharksNRays.

Sharks are unique and play a crucial role in keeping our ocean healthy, but we are close to losing some shark species forever. With the majestic whale shark being added to the protected status and the closure of the iconic Maya Bay (site of the movie The Beach), Phuket and its surrounding Marine Parks are experiencing a resurgence of sharks population. Sign-up to learn and be informed about the major threats, missed management strategies, and, best of all, the many actions you can take to give sharks a fighting chance.

Course Information

PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation Diver Course, Special offer: 6,900 THB per diver

Includes:
- PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation Study Guide (Paperless eManual)
- Complete set of rental Scuba Dive Equipment & Dive Computer
- FREE Shared Return transfer from your accommodation in Chalong, Rawai, Kata, Karon, Patong area to Chalong Pier, Diver Tour insurance
- Two conservation dives inside Thailand most famous Marine Park at the Phi Phi Islands and one dive at Phuket’s famous Shark Point Marine Sanctuary Area.
- Drinking water, coffee, tea, Breakfast and lunch included during the trip.
- Your PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty certification, and fee is donated to PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation initiative (62.00 AUD)
- Note: this certification counts toward the 5 Specialty diver ratings requirement to achieve your PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating
You can also show your support and add-on the PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty to any other PADI courses such as Open Water, Advance, Deep, Nitrox, Digital Underwater Photography, Rescue, Divemaster or others. Ask us to plan this amazing initiative to one of your PADI Courses.

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

Contact Us for our course schedule
17/08/2022
Deluxe PADI Course + Dive Computer
Get your PADI Open Water Certification and take home with you one of divers’ most important gears to own, a dive computer.

Over a relaxed three to four days (6 dives), dive the best of Phuket during your PADI Open Water Course with full day diving trips to the Raya Islands and Phi Phi Marine Park during your training dives. The Course includes: a Cressi Leonardo Dive Computer for you to dive with and keep to continue your fun dives safely in the future.

(available while supplies last)
- PADI Elearning Lite Pak to complete your academic leisurely from home
- Complete set of rental SCUBA equipment for training
- Relaxed and proper Pool training sessions (on day 1)
- 4 training dives and 2 fun dives at the Raya Islands and Phi Phi Marine Park (weather permitting)
- Private PADI Instructor for maximum 2:1 ratio (Experienced PADI Instructors available for early booking: German, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai & Chinese)
- Freshly cooked breakfast and lunch for 2 days during the boat trips
- FREE shared transfer from your hotel or resort (in Chalong, Rawai, Kata, Karon & Patong areas)
- Dive Tour Insurance and more
Course Price: 22,900 THB (regular rate 24,290 THB)

Contact us to book your course today!
24/07/2022
Scuba Refresher Program (2024)

With our Scuba Refresher Program, you can choose to conveniently review scuba concepts by re-watching some parts of the PADI Open Water Course video or complete the PADI re-Activate knowledge reviews prior to coming to start your in-water session. You will complete a scuba skills review session and then go diving with our PADI Professional to regain your diving confidence. This program is the perfect way to update your dive skills and knowledge from the PADI Open Water Diver Course before jumping back into the water for a Liveaboard excursion or boat trip.

Option 1: 2,500 THB (includes: standard equipment rental, a Scuba skills Review session in a purpose-built training pool or at our clear shallow lagoon area (note: NOT available from May to October). The session is about 2-3 hours)

Option 2: 4,900 THB (includes: a boat trip to Raya Yai Island, standard equipment rental, a Scuba skills Review session in the lagoon area and a relax long fun dive at one of Phuket’s most popular dive destinations) or 5,500 THB for boat trip to Raya Noi & Yai Islands.

Optional Add-on: Receive a new eCard with the purchase of the PADI ReActivate™ Elearning to begin your knowledge reviews comfortably from home or during your flight. A new PADI eCard is issued upon completion of the scuba skills refresher session, your discounted price: 1,900 THB (regular price: 2,700 THB or 104.00 AUD purchase direct from PADI, click here)

Whether you want a few skills review or a full session, the PADI ReActivate™ Elearning App is personalized for you: You conveniently review scuba concepts on your tablet, mobile device or computer, then go diving with a PADI Professional.

Click here to contact us to schedule your PADI ReActivate™ program.

01/01/2022
Kata Reef is Thailand Best Beach Dive Site

One of Thailand’s top beach Scuba dive sites, Kata Beach North Reef in Phuket is opened for 6 months and the diving here has been spectacular since 2001. With easy walk-in conditions, 4 dive sites, relaxed shallow dives, Kata Reef lets divers take their time to take photos of some of the coolest and weirdest creatures in the Andaman Sea. In our first week, we have found Marble shrimp, juvenile Reef cuttlefish, White spotted hermit crab and our resident turtle.

From 1st November until the end of April, we’ll do daily day and night dives, certified beginner or experienced divers all are welcome. Price: 1,490 THB (inclusive of full set Scuba equipment rental) for 1 long dive (60-80 minutes) and 1,600 THB for night dive.

Bring your own equipment? discount 250 THB

See more live up-to-date sightings of marine life on our Rumblefish Adventure Facebook page.

01/10/2020
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
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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.

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01/02/2020
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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18/01/2020