Open Water Diver

FRENCH and ENGLISH instructorThe React Right SSI course gives students the knowledge they need to act as first responders in a medical emergency. This course will teach you the appropriate techniques for providing First Aid as well as CPR, oxygen administration and how to use an External Automatic Defibrillator (AED) in an emergency. This course is a prerequisite for the Diver Stress & Rescue SSI course. However, if you have an equivalent first aid training certificate that is less than two years old, this stage is not compulsory.The course lasts one day, from 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 4pm. It is essentially theoretical with simulated situations, and no diving is required for this course.It costs THB 4,500.

The Diver Stress & Rescue SSI course provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to identify stress, prevent incidents and manage common emergency situations that recreational divers may face. The course lasts 2 days and includes theory from 9:00 to 10:30 each morning, 2 dives in a protected environment (1-5 m) to learn the skills in safe conditions and then 3 dives in a natural environment (5 - 18 m) to apply the newly-learnt skills in real-life conditions.

FRENCH and ENGLISH instructor The Advanced Open Water AOW/Level 2 - 30 m course takes place over two days and includes five dives.The Advanced Open Water course costs 10,000 THB.During these 5 dives, you will cover 5 different topics:Deep diving to 30 metres, wreck diving, navigation and underwater orientation, neutral buoyancy and BCD management, and night diving.On the first day, from 10:00 to 10:45 in the morning, you will have a theory lesson in the classroom.At around 11:00, we will board the boat and you will do your first dive on buoyancy, which will last 45 minutes and include exercises on managing your buoyancy compensator.We will return to the boat and have lunch (included in the price).You will have a debriefing of the dive, then we will do the second dive, which will be dedicated to discovering wrecks and safety rules.The boat will return to port around 5:30pm.You will leave on the boat at 6:30 p.m. for your last dive, a night dive. Equipped with torches, you will explore the seabed in new conditions.During the day, from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., you will have another theory lesson.At 11:00 a.m., we will board the boat for two dives, one dedicated to underwater orientation using a compass and reading underwater maps, and the second where you will descend to between 20 and 30 metres in order to validate your 30-metre levelThe boat will return to port at 5:30 p.m.During this training course, you will:- attend two 1-hour classroom sessions- complete a buoyancy control exercise dive- complete a wreck discovery dive- complete a deep dive to 30 metres- complete a discovery dive and exercises on underwater navigation- go on a night dive- review how to assemble your diving equipment and detect potential problems- learn how to perform pre-dive checks- perform exercises in different areas to help you feel comfortable and safe underwater- rediscover underwater communication- be introduced to the different marine species of Koh TaoTraining schedule:Day 110:00 am: theory lesson (1 hour)11:00 am: departure by boat12:00 pm: dive 1 – Perfect buoyancy1:00 pm: lunch on the boat and debriefing2:00 p.m.: Dive 2 - Wreck diving5:30 p.m.: Return to port6:30 p.m.: Departure on the boat7:00 p.m.: Dive 3 - Night dive8:00 p.m.: Return to portDay 210:00 a.m.: Theory lesson (1 hour)11:00 am: Departure from the boat12:00 pm: Dive 4 - Orientation dive1:00 pm: Lunch on the boat and debriefing2:00 pm: Dive 5 - Deep dive to 30 m4:00 pm: Option of additional dive (optional)17:30: return to portIncluded in the Open Water course:- 2 theory sessions in class- 5 dives over 2 days- diving equipment hire- access to SSI online e-learning before the course- diving insurance- personalised support from a French/English instructor- lunch on the boatPhysical tests : - noneTheoretical tests:- NoneAdministrative requirements:- Open Water or Level 1 certification- Medical certificate recommended for people over 45 years of ageConditions:- Open to ages 10 and up, maximum training depth - 12 m- 12 years old (minimum), maximum training depth - 21 m- 15 years old (minimum), maximum training depth - 30 mBooking:- 60 euros by bank transfer or 2000 THB on site- by email or WhatsApp +66 82 814 92 82.