Course overview

Get certified faster with the PADI Scuba Diver course in Phuket, a subset of the full Open Water Diver programme that qualifies you to dive to 12 metres under the supervision of a PADI professional. Training on the Andaman Sea's calm, shallow reefs, it suits travellers short on time who plan to dive with a guide. You can upgrade to full Open Water later.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and use scuba equipment correctly
• Perform essential safety and emergency skills
• Master mask clearing and regulator recovery
• Achieve basic buoyancy control
• Plan a simple supervised dive
• Dive to 12 metres with a PADI professional

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (Junior Scuba Diver)
• No prior certification required
• Able to swim and be comfortable in water
• Reasonable health and a completed medical questionnaire

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
   Theory and confined water

   Complete the first knowledge sections and three confined-water skill sessions in calm, shallow water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Two open-water training dives to a maximum of 12 metres on a sheltered Phuket reef, then certification.

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