| PADI Open Water Course : Age 10+, 3-4 days, 2 pool dives, 4 boat dives - 17,900 THB.
Get scuba diving certified as a PADI Open Water Diver with Similan Islands Scuba Diving Thailand
"Gain a licence to dive anywhere in the world, for the rest of your life.The PADI Open Water Course is designed to take you through the essential steps to becoming a fully certified scuba diver."
The PADI Open Water Diver Course is designed to take you through the essential steps to becoming a fully certified scuba diver.
During the PADI Open Water Course training sessions, you'll gain the skills, experience and knowledge to make your diving safe and fun, as well as a licence to dive anywhere in the world, for the rest of your life. The PADI Open Water Course is designed to make learning easy as well as fun.
The PADI Open Water Course teaches you everything you need to know about diving step by step and gives you plenty of time to practice in the pool before trying diving in the sea.
Learn to scuba dive at some of Thailand's best dive sites.The PADI Open Water Course is your ticket to a lifetime of adventure. Completing the PADI Open Water Course is an amazing achievement that will transform your holiday into the experience of a lifetime. Planning your next vacation will never be the same again!
Do you want to get started right away?
Save valuable holiday time and learn at your own pace - sign up for the PADI eLearning system and complete the theory part of the PADI Open Water Course on-line, before you come on your holidays.
Gain access to the online knowledge development program for one year and lifetime access to the PADI Open Water Diver Manual online.
What will I Learn in the PADI Open Water Course?
You'll gain the essential skills, experience and knowledge to make your diving safe and fun, as well as a licence to dive anywhere in the world, for the rest of your life.
The 3-4 day PADI Open Water Course is designed for the complete beginner to learn the fundamental skills of scuba diving in order to become a fully certified diver. Your course includes academic training, self-study sessions, pool training sessions and 4 open water dives from our comfortable and friendly dive boats.
You'll learn how to assemble and take care of your equipment, use the Recreational Dive Planner to plan your dives within accepted safety limits, avoid and deal with potentially difficult situations and complete skills both in the swimming pool and in open water.
Dives 1 & 2 are to a maximum depth of 12 meters. Dives 3 & 4 are to a maximum depth of 18 metres. You will be under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor at all times.
Who can participate?
If you're aged 10+, in general good health and fitness, and are not suffering from a cold or ear infection, you should be eligible to enrol on the PADI Open Water Course.
Please check the health requirements for this course.
How often do you run courses?
Courses start every day. You can book now, or come in to see see us while you're on holiday in Koh Lanta, Phuket and Khao Lak. We offer free transfers to and from your resort in Koh Lanta, Phuket and Khao Lak for any of our dive courses or daily dive trips.
What languages do you teach in?
We run PADI Open Water Diver Courses in English, German, Swedish, Danish, French & Thai. We run semi-supported courses in Norwegian, Finnish, Spanish & Dutch. Please let us know if you require course materials in another language and we will order them for you.
How much does it cost?
The price is 17,900 THB. At Similan Islands Scuba Diving, all our scuba certification courses include manuals and free scuba diving equipment rental. When you sign up for the PADI Open Water Course program you'll receive the PADI Open Water Diver Manual, PADI Recreational Dive Planning Tables, log book . In addition, we teach all of our diver level courses in small groups to ensure that you receive the attention that you deserve. All our courses are taught to PADI Standards and prices include PADI certification fees.
On the dive boats, we supply breakfast, lunch, drinking water and fruit.
How many people are in each group?
We keep group sizes small to ensure you receive maximum benefit from your tuition (maximum 4 students per Instructor). This also minimises negative impact on the reefs. Our emphasis is on safety, fun and personal service within a relaxed and stress-free environment.
"We keep group sizes to a minimum to ensure your underwater experiences are rewarding, safe and fun."
What can I do next?
A PADI Open Water Course certification is only the start! A whole new world of adventure is waiting for you.
Your next step would be to complete the PADI Advanced Course - broaden your range of diving skills and experiences, get certified to dive to 30 metres and chose from a wide range of Adventure Dives such as Wreck Diving, diving with Enriched Air Nitrox, Underwater Digital Photography, Underwater Videography, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Aware Fish Identification Diver, Underwater Naturalist, Multi-Level & Computer Diving, Night Diving and more.
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