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  • PADI Self-Reliant Specialty Diver Course (2026)

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    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.

     

  • 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?

  • Get your PADI® Open Water Course

    Get your PADI® Open Water Course

    Our Phuket Scuba diving season has arrived. With our PADI pro team in place, we have introduced more choices for our beginner Scuba divers to gain their certification with more skills and knowledge. The followings are available now for booking. Choose your course and interest, then let’s go diving!

    PADI Open Water Course standard options

    1. High Season Standard Course, price: 10,900 THB (Top value! great for backpackers and uni students) FREE 1 fun dive for early booking!
    2. PADI Standard+ Digital Underwater Photography, price: 14,500 THB (most popular for 2018!)
    3. PADI Standard+ #Divers4sharksNrays Conservation, price: 14,900 THB (Supporting Project AWARE)
    4. PADI Standard+ Private (max 2:1 ratio), price: 15,900 THB (Best Value)
    5. PADI Standard Course, price: 13,500 THB (Top option since 2015)

    All Standard Course Prices Include: all required training sessions, rental dive equipment. And you get more below as part of your course:

    1. FREE PADI E-Learning Pak Lite and PADI certification credit
    2. FREE dive computer rental and training during your course
    3. FREE Diver Protection insurance (max. benefit coverage 1 Million THB).
    4. FREE shared transfer to from for boat trip from/to your accommodation in Kata, Karon, Patong area

    Click HERE to read more details.

    Or Contact Us

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  • PADI Advanced & Deep Diver Program (2018)

    PADI Advanced & Deep Diver Program (2018)

    Gain confidence to explore beyond the entry level limit! We welcome Phuket best months of dive conditions with a great combination training program for the avid divers looking to gain more practical training for the next adventures.  You can follow the lure of the deep… There’s something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites while scuba diving. Sometimes it’s a wreck that attracts you below 18 meters/60 feet, and on wall dives it may be a giant fan or sponge. Whatever it is, to scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 40 meters/130 feet, you should take the PADI Advanced and Deep Diver Specialty courses.

    Program: PADI ADV+DEEP Diver

    Duration: 3 days

    Training dives: 8 in open water, 1 confined water session

    Certification gain: PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Deep Diver

    Program Price: 17,900 THB

    Inclusions:  2 PADI Certifications, PADI Advanced Open Water eManual Online, PADI Deep Diver Manual, Rental: full Set Scuba Equipment, dive computer & Specialty equipment, Insurance, transfer to/from accommodation to
    Chalong Pier (within Kata, Karon or Patong area). Dive sites include: King Cruiser Wreck & Sharks Point Marine Sanctuary Area, Raya Noi & Yai Islands and Thailand’s #1 shore dive site, Kata Reef (weather permitting during Summer season).

    Book and confirm early, FREE 4 nights in our Divers’ Mixed Dorm.

    Optional add-on: PADI Nitrox Diver Course (save 20%), PADI Night Adventure Dive (save 25%), overnight trip to Similans Marine Park (save 10%), Hostel accommodation (save 50%).

    As always, we have affordable ‘room n dives’ package for our adventurous travelers, ensuring to meet all budgets at our popular Rumblefish Hostel in Kata Beach.

    Valid for 1st April – 30th December 2018. Accommodation is depending on availability and not guaranteed without confirmation. Price is not available for any further discounts, so please do not ask!

    Dive with our PADI Pro team for the best in the industry for safety (zero accident), great dive training (no complaint) and fun!

    Click here to email us or make a booking!

  • Share the Love with your +ONE

    Love is in the air… so let’s share the Love! Discover Scuba Diving on Kata Reef with your +ONE, for the entire month of February, for two persons at 59.00 $US [1,990 THB] or take an awesome boat trip to Raya Yai Island for a day, 2 dives and see more, for two persons at 235.00 $US [8,000 THB] . Let our Professional PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer takes the politics away and show you the wonder of the ocean.  Click HERE to inquire!

    2 Morays at kata

    And for the certified divers, bring your +ONE on a day dive trip with us to Raya Noi Islands for some manta love, Phi Phi Marine Park for blacktip reef sharks action or Shark Point Marine Sanctuary to explore the deep Wreck. We do 3 dives on the trip, at 205.00 $US [7,000 THB] for two divers.  Click HERE to inquire!

    Dive Trip Fees Include: Tank, weights & weight belts, transfer between boat and accommodation (Kata, Karon and Patong), light breakfast, lunch, fruits & snack, drinking water, coffee & tea, PADI Divemaster service at 2:1 ratio. Equipment rental: 500 THB/basic set

  • PADI Courses in the Similans Marine Park

    Thailand’s world class dive destination, the Similans & Surin Marine Parks, is opened. For our current 2016-17 Dive Season, we added a great option to Get Your PADI certification and dive the best dive sites in Thailand.manta

    Private Similans PADI Open Water Course, 4 day / 4 nights (8 dives and 1 Night Adventure Dive), one night Shared accommodation on Liveaboard boat and 3 nights at our Divers’ Hostel, inclusive of PADI digital eManual, dive equipment rental, certification plus more… Price: 23,800 THB per person

    Click here for more details and booking.  LINK 简体中文:   開放水域潛水員  

    Similans  PADI Advanced Open Water Course  Package at 20,800 THB 3 days / 3 nights (9 dives), dive the best of Thailand dive sites during your course with a Similans Liveaboard overnight Trip!

    Click here for more details and booking.  LINK 简体中文:   進階開放水域潛水員 

  • More Dives with PADI eLearning®

    PADI TouchStart Your PADI Course anytime! Whether you want to learn to scuba dive or are already a scuba diver who is looking for a flexible way to fit another dive course into your busy schedule, PADI’s online scuba programs are the way to go. You can get started immediately with the knowledge development portion of the course and work at your own pace using our recommended PADI Diver Touch™ or the PADI eLearning® system. These convenient, interactive study options allow you to learn anytime and anywhere, with or without continuous internet connection, and complete the academic requirements before leaving for your holidays. Start and complete all of your PADI Open Water Course academic from the comfort of your home; your vacation and holidays time should be spent diving and relaxing instead of having to study!  Click here for more info and sign-up.

  • Get Your PADI & Become #Divers4SharksNRays

    Join us to get Your PADI with our Project AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty Instructors! With calm seas, clear water, abundance of pelagic marine life, Phuket Island is the best place to come diving and Get Your PADI certification while supporting @projectaware’s #Divers4SharksNRays conservation.

    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 endangered status recently. 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.

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

    1. Give Sharks a fighting Chance PADI Open Water Course  14,500 THB. 4 days / 4 nights,  6 dives
    2. Sharks Conservation PADI Advanced Open Water Course 12,900 THB. 3 days / 3 nights, 6 dives
      • ICCAT_2015Your AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty certification fee is donated to Project AWARE Sharks Conservation initiative (48.00 AUD)
      • 2 day trips to the best of Phuket dive sites during your PADI Course and AWARE Sharks Conservation Distinctive Specialty Courses
      • Or you can support and add the Project AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty to any other PADI courses such as Deep, Nitrox, Rescue, Divemaster or more Specialties. Just let us know.

     

    Click HERE to book a Course!