Helpful Diving Info
Do I Need to Know How To Swim to Scuba Dive?
This is a question that I often get asked, and really it is not as simple as YES or NO. Here is some explanations and reasons why.
If you want to become a certified scuba diver by doing the PADI Open Water Diver Course, the answer is yes. In the PADI Open Water Diver Course it is specified that you have to be able to swim continuously for 200 metres. This can be with any stroke however it does need to be continuous without stopping. There is alternate option and that is you do a 300 metre mask, fin and snorkel swim. Some do find this easier to the 200 swim.
You also have to be able to tread water or float for at least 10 minut [...]
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Scuba Instructor Andre Engstrom – Svenska – Dansk – Norsk – English
From Helsingborg, Sweden Scuba Instructor Andre Engstrom and left in 2010 as he needed to find a warmer climate to work.
In Sweden Andre worked on a boat between Sweden and Denmark where he served ice cold beers for the passengers. He has allways loved the sea so it was pretty easy to adjust to the life as an instructor.
Andre is unique in the sense that most instructors have fallen in love with scuba diving. Andre actually fell in love with a girl that fell in love with scuba diving and he just tagged along. She has long gone but Andre is still here.
Andre is one of the easiest going dive instructors and exudes the Swedis [...]
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PADI courses that could save you a lot of money
Here is a blog that will explain to you there are PADI courses that can save you a lot of money.
Customer: How deep do we go today?
Instructor: What certification do you hold?
Customer: “ PADI Open Water”.
Instructor: “18 metres”
Customer: “But I have been to 30 metres before” “I will be OK”.
This is a very common conversation I have heard many times before and in most cases the customer’s thoughts are true. Most divers could go to 30 metres without a problem.
I have never been involved in or known anyone that has been involved in a scuba diving accident that required Hyperbaric (Recompressi [...]
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Diving Health
New Diver Medical Questionnaire Released
On the 25th June 2020, DAN (Divers Alert Network), WRSTC (World Recreational Scuba Training Council), RSTC (Recreational Scuba Training Council) and the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society released a new diver medical questionnaire.
The new medical was two and a half years in the making. It was cross referenced against the old medical form with real scuba diving students.
PADI will take on the new medical checklist and will use it for all of their scuba diving and freediving courses.
The process for the PADI Discover Scuba Diving appears to remain the same. Participants will complete the medical in the PADI DSD booklet a [...]
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News & Special Offers
Aussie Divers Phuket Wins Awards
Aussie Divers Phuket is excelling in winning some major PADI Awards
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In 2018 - 2019 Aussie Divers Phuket staff received 13 Certificates of Excellence and Tom Domville was nominate Instructor of the month during 2019. A massive effort by the team.
In 2019 Aussie Divers again received an award from PADI for outstanding Contribution to The Diving Industry. It was a great effort by all of the team.
In 2018 Aussie Divers again received an award from PADI for outstanding Contribution to The Diving Industry.
In November of 2017 Aussie Divers Phuket were Awarded one [...]
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How Much Does it Cost to Scuba Dive In Phuket?
Here is a quick review of how much it costs to scuba dive with Aussie Divers Phuket. For more detailed information click on the individual PADI Courses or Day Trip Links.
Here is a list of our certified divers scuba diving day trips.
Phi Phi Marine Park Fees THB 600 per person per day.
The PADI Discover Scuba Diving is a one day scuba diving experience with one of our awesome instructors. It include basic theory and training. There is no certification for this activity.
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The PADI Scuba Diver Course is a [...]
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Learn to Scuba Dive – Understand Your Options
There are a number of different options for those who want to learn to scuba dive. Here they are for you to help you understand.
For some people scuba diving for the first time is a very scary or intimidating experience. It is important to have an experienced and understanding instructor for your first underwater encounter.
If this is your first time underwater you are in for a real adventure. You are about to experience a new world, everything changes, you are light, agile and free like you have never experienced before. Once you have tried it you will never be the same
If you have never been scuba diving before and you want to [...]
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Go Places, Meet People, Do Things
Anyone that has completed his or her PADI Open Water or PADI Scuba Diver Course and would have heard that motto. All right, it sounded corny and in fact it’s over use probably is however PADI got it spot on. Learning to scuba dive does in fact open up a whole world of places to go, lets you meet a vast range of different people and do many different things you wouldn’t have normally done.
Go Places Meet People Do things with Aussie Divers Phuket : Contact Us
I saw a t-shirt design the other month that had written on it “ The earth is 70% water, if you don’t scuba dive …enjoy your 30%.
By becoming a PADI certif [...]
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Diving Health
The Benefits of Oxygen for Scuba Diving Illnesses
Scuba diving is a breathtaking adventure that allows us to explore the wondrous world beneath the seas. However, as with any exhilarating activity, scuba diving comes with its own set of inherent risks and challenges. From time to time, thankfully rarely, scuba diving accidents or illnesses do occur. These can range from minor discomfort to life-threatening situations. Forunatelty one essential tool that plays a crucial role in mitigating the consequences of diving-related illnesses and that is oxygen or more specifically first aid oxygen (FAO2). In this blog, we will look at the benefits of oxygen for scuba diving illnesses.
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