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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Ways You Can Support Aussie Divers Phuket During COVID-19
During COVID-19 shutdowns, social distancing and travel restrictions, tourism in addition to the dive industry are both taking a heavy hit. With the current lockdowns in place and basically no diving happening almost worldwide how can you support the dive industry in tough times.
The following blog covers some ways you can help support the team at Aussie Divers Phuket and the dive industry during these tough times. Hopefully, there is good news around the corner, with Thailand announcing the plan to start lifting restrictions from April 30th.
Have you dived with Aussie Divers Phuket? Forgot to pick up one of our awesome Aussi [...]
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News & Special Offers
Killer Whale Spotted Off Patong
The Phuket Post reported that an Orca (Killer Whale) has been spotted off Freedom Beach, Patong on the 8th January 2016.
Freedom Beach is is situated near Tri Trang Beach on the southern edge of Patong Bay Phuket.
The Phuket Post wrote;
The Orca or Killer Whales can be found in all oceans, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Killer whales are highly social; some populations are composed of matrilineal family groups which are the most stable of any animal species, but there is only one single Orca seen in the picture.
Suchart Ratthanareungsi, Director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) said, [...]
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Why scuba diving is the best holiday activity?
Here is a list of reasons why scuba diving is the best holiday activity to do in the world
Here we will explain why scuba diving is the best holiday activity.
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Learning to scuba dive is much easier than trying to hit a little ball 200 metres into a hole that you can’t see.
Scuba diving does not have negative terms like slice, shank, duffed, worm burner, hit it fat, hit it thin or chilli dip. It has positive terms like awesome, unbelievable, unreal and incredible.
You don’t lose your scuba equipment in the rough.
You scuba diving club will let you scuba dive every day of the week, inclu [...]
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Diving Health
Why Can’t I Fly After Scuba Diving?
Here is a blog that will try and explain why you can't fly after scuba diving.
We have all been taught during our PADI Open Water Course that we cannot fly after scuba diving. You should recall that we cannot fly for 12 hours after a single dive, 18 hours after multiple dives and if we can we should ideally wait 24 hours.
It is generally understood that the reason why we do this is to avoid the increase risk of decompression sickness. To understand how this increased chance may materialise we need to understand how decompression sickness normally develops. To do that we need to understand what is actually occurring in our body. [...]
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Tips On Buying a Regulator
When you’re looking at buying your first dive regulator there are a couple of tips to consider. How deep will you be diving, cold water vs warm water, brand & serviceability?
It is likely that after your course & first few dives you will now be addicted to scuba diving and looking at every possibility to go diving now that you are certified. If you plan on spending a lot of time underwater then you should look at investing in some equipment, including purchasing your first dive regulator. But what factors should you be considering when looking at buying a regulator?
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Our Dives
A Day Trip to Phi Phi – More Than Just Scuba Diving
One of the most popular scuba diving day trips in Phuket is to the Phi Phi Islands. The islands are situated approximately 46 km’s east of Chalong Bay, Phuket. They are around 2 hours and 40 minutes boat ride on the larger day trip dive boats.
The Phi Phi Islands are a group of 6 islands that make up the Hadnopparattara National Park. The Islands consist of Koh Phi Phi Don, Koh Phi Phi Ley, Koh Bida Nok, Koh Bida Nai, Mosquito Island and Bamboo Island (Koh Mai Pai).
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As previously written the dive sites at Phi Phi are some of the best in the world.They provide the [...]
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My options if I have not scuba dived for a while?
Here are some options if you have not scuba dived for a while.
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So you haven’t dived for a while and decide to get back in to scuba diving. What are the options available to you? Do you need to do the full course all over again or can we simply just jump straight back in?
If you have been out of the water for at least six months or more then we would strongly recommend doing some sort of refresher. Do this before going out into the open water. There are a number of reasons for this but mostly it is down to your safety, comfort and enjoyment on one o [...]
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Work as a Pro # 2 – PADI Divemaster
Imagine a job where you have the opportunity to live and work in a vast range of warm tropical countries. Places such as Thailand, Fiji, the Caribbean, Mexico, Maldives and many more. You get to do what you love doing… scuba diving. Seeing the best the underwater world has to offer. Getting to meet people from many different countries. Get to wear shorts and flip flops to work each day and be free of the day-to-day grind of city. If you think you can handle this the welcome to one of the best jobs in the world and get paid for it.
The Phuket dive industry employs many divemasters through the liveaboard season (October through to [...]
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