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If you are a certified diver looking to continue your dive education we offer a full range of PADI courses, from Adventure Diver through to Divemaster. If you are not yet certified check out the options for Entry Level Courses.

Advanced Level Courses          

ADVENTURE DIVER

The Adventure Diver course takes one day and consists of 3 Adventure dives, giving you the chance to learn about exciting new activities. You can choose from any of the following dives: Aware Fish Identification, DPV (Underwater Scooters), Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Boat Diving, Multi Level & Computer Diving, Digital Underwater Photography, Night Diving, Enriched Air (Nitrox).

Click here to find out how to beging your Advanced Open Water Course on-line

Begin your Advanced Open Water Course today, from the comfort of your own home. You can now access the PADI Adventures in Diving manual on-line, and complete the Independent Study portion of the course before you arrive on Koh Samui. Click on the picture on the left for more details about PADI e-Learning.

ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

Search & Recovery Adventure DiveMove up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. On the Advanced Open Water Course you make five dives over 2 days, and have the opportunity to try some of diving’s most rewarding and useful specialty activities: the Deep and Underwater Navigation dives are mandatory then you get to choose 3 additional Adventure Dives from the list mentioned above. These skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced Open Water Diver course takes you one step closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate non professional certification in recreational diving.

With both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver Courses you learn new diving skills and gain more experience under the supervision of one of our professional Instructors, and after completing the Deep Adventure Dive you will be certified to dive to a depth of 30 metres.

             

RESCUE DIVER COURSEBe prepared for

Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your diving knowledge and experience level and will teach you to consider the safety and well being of other divers, as well as making you more confident  in taking care of yourself. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken.

During the 3 days of the Rescue Course you will cover:

  • Self-rescue and diver stress
  • Emergency management and equipment
  • Panicked diver response
  • In-water rescue breathing protocols
  • Egress (exits)
  • Dive accident scenarios

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE

Be confident you can help others in troubleTake a step toward emergency preparedness and meet PADI Rescue Diver prerequisites with Emergency First Response. As one of the foremost international CPR and first aid training companies, Emergency First Response gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies -- not just in the diving world, but in your every day world with your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers too.

Emergency First Response courses encompass:

  • CPR for adults, children and infants
  • First aid for adults, children and infants
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training.

The Emergency First Response course is available to divers or non-divers, however it is mandatory for PADI Rescue Divers.

PADI OXYGEN PROVIDER COURSE

It is the goal of the PADI Oxygen Provider course to train all divers and those in a position to help divers (boat captains, lifeguards, etc), in the proper use of emergency oxygen.   For recreational scuba divers, emergency oxygen is the primary first aid given to divers suffering from near drowning or decompression illness (lung overexpansion injuries and decompression sickness). Providing emergency oxygen has become the standard practise for treating injured scuba divers since it provides oxygen to starved tissues and aids in bubble reduction. 

MASTER SCUBA DIVER

This is the highest level of achievement in recreational diving, outside of becoming a professional. A Master Scuba Diver must be a PADI Rescue Diver, have completed 5 Specialty Courses (see Specialty Courses section) and must have 50 logged dives. The Master Scuba Diver rating shows a dedication to become as knowledgable and skilled a diver as possible and holders of this rating are held in very high regard.

We offer a number of PADI Specialty Courses. The purpose of the PADI Specialty Diver Courses is to familiarise divers with the skills, knowledge and techniques for their favourite underwater activities:

GO PRO

The Dive Academy can take you from a beginner with no experience to a professional, giving you the opportunity for a fantastic and exciting new career.
We offer packages from Open Water Diver Course all the way to Divemaster. We can also arrange a package to include the Instructor Development Course.

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