Course overview

Reach the highest recreational rating with the PADI Master Scuba Diver pathway in Phuket, a recognition earned by completing the Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver courses, five specialties and 50 logged dives. Phuket's variety, from the King Cruiser wreck to Racha Noi's deep pinnacles and Shark Point's reefs, makes it an ideal place to build the specialties and experience required. It places you among the most accomplished recreational divers.

What you’ll learn

• Demonstrate broad competence across five dive specialties
• Apply advanced and rescue skills with confidence
• Plan and execute a wide range of dive types
• Build extensive logged-dive experience
• Master buoyancy, navigation and depth management
• Dive a variety of sites and conditions independently

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification
• PADI Rescue Diver certification
• Five PADI specialty certifications
• At least 50 logged dives
• Diver medical clearance where required

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
   Advanced foundation

   Hold or complete the Advanced Open Water course on Phuket's varied sites.
2. Day2
   Rescue skills

   Hold or complete the Rescue Diver course, building emergency competence.
3. Day3
   Specialty building

   Complete five specialties such as Deep, Wreck, Nitrox, Navigation and Night across Phuket's reefs, wreck and pinnacles.
4. Day4
   Experience and recognition

   Reach the 50-logged-dive requirement and apply for Master Scuba Diver recognition.

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