Course overview

Dive with a purpose through PADI AWARE conservation programmes in Phuket, learning how to protect the Andaman Sea's reefs, sharks and marine life. Combining marine-awareness theory with practical reef-friendly diving on local sites, this course turns your dives into a force for ocean protection. It is ideal for divers who want to give back to Phuket's marine parks.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the key threats facing coral reefs and marine life
• Practise reef-friendly diving techniques
• Recognise the species that depend on healthy reefs
• Take part in citizen-science and clean-up activities
• Support shark and ray conservation
• Reduce your personal impact underwater

Prerequisites

• Open to divers and, for some modules, non-divers
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver for the in-water components
• Minimum age 10 for diving elements
• No prior experience required for awareness components

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Conservation in action

   Marine-awareness theory and reef-friendly diving practice on a local reef, plus an optional Dive Against Debris activity, leading to certification.

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