Course overview

Tailor your diving with PADI specialty courses on Koh Tao, where the variety of sites supports a wide range of options - from Enriched Air Nitrox and Deep to Wreck on the HTMS Sattakut, Underwater Navigation and Peak Performance Buoyancy. Each specialty sharpens a specific skill and counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating.

What you’ll learn

• Develop focused skills in a chosen diving discipline
• Apply specialty knowledge on local Koh Tao sites
• Improve buoyancy, navigation or gas-planning as relevant
• Build experience toward the Master Scuba Diver rating
• Dive more confidently in specialised conditions
• Earn a recognised PADI specialty certification

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or higher (specialty-dependent)
• Advanced Open Water for deeper specialties such as Deep or Wreck
• Minimum age varies by specialty (from 10-15)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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 & first dive

   Complete the specialty knowledge development and the first training dive at a suitable Koh Tao site.
2. Day1
   Skill practice

   Build the specialty-specific skills - buoyancy, navigation or gas planning - on focused dives.
3. Day2
   Completion dives

   Finish the remaining training dives to earn your chosen PADI specialty certification.

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