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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Marine Life
Can I See Manta Rays Scuba Diving in Phuket?
So you are new to scuba diving and you are wondering what all the fuss is about Manta Rays. It is my belief that Manta Rays are one of the best things that you can see under the water. Many people would agree. These gentle giants can be found in the local area. There are two hot spots being Racha Noi near Phuket Island and Koh Bon in the Similan Islands.
There are two species of these graceful creatures. The first being the Reef Manta Ray and then there is the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray. The Reef Manta Rays grow to about 5.5 metres in width. The Giant Oceanic Mantas get up to over 7 metres however there has been reports that they hav [...]
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Helpful Diving Info
Learning to Scuba Dive – Endless Opportunities
Learning to scuba dive will provide you endless opportunities to explore the world.
71% of the world is covered by water. It is said that we know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the sea.
Learning to scuba dive allows you to explore more of this beautiful earth, 71% more. That is 71% more holiday options.
It is also said that there are 21,000 different marine creatures in the sea. We know so little about the deep sea that there could be many more than that. There are parts of the deep sea that man has never seen.
Doing something simple such as the PADI Discover Scuba Diving here in Phuket could introd [...]
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Courses
Reasons to get Scuba Diving Certified
Here are some great reason to get yourself scuba diving certified. Get yourself out of the lounge and into the water.
People worldwide are always looking for new exciting adventures, hobbies, sports & activities to take on. Things they can enjoy with their friends & families or even personal challenges like sky-diving, hiking, mountain biking, fishing etc. These activities are ether to take on a new hobby or maybe to personally challenge. Like facing a fear of heights with sky-diving.
One activity that I personally believe that everyone worldwide should try out at least once in their life is scuba diving.
In the PADI O [...]
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Courses
5 Reasons You Should Consider Phuket, Thailand For Your PADI IDC
Are you thinking about becoming a PADI Instructor? If you are then you may have heard of the PADI IDC, or Instructor Development Course. The PADI IDC is the course you are required to take after you have achieved PADI Divemaster level in order to become an instructor.
After completing your IDC, and having 100 logged dives, you’ll be ready to take the PADI Instructor Exams. This might sound daunting but it’s not – it’s just to check that you have fully understood what you learned during your IDC!
As a PADI Instructor, the world is your oyster and you can get paid to travel and work at amazing dive destinations worldwide. So i [...]
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Marine Life
Can I see Whale Sharks Scuba Diving in Phuket?
In this blog we will try and answer the question, Can I see Whale Sharks Scuba Diving in Phuket?
There are not too many seasoned scuba divers that don’t wish to scuba dive with a whale shark. They are the holy grail of scuba diving and the dream of many scuba divers both novice and professional.
Without any formal documentation it appears that sighting of whale sharks is on the rise from years past.
Although still a rare sighting, here in Phuket weekly sightings are now becoming common. As always, whale sharks do what they want, when they want wherever they want.
Good luck in finding your whale shark.
The 201 [...]
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Everything Else
Scuba Diving Uses for a Face Mask Post COVID-19
Scuba Diving Uses for a Face Mask Post COVID-19
The surgical face mask has been around for a long time. Until COVID-19 many of us had never worn one. Now the face mask has become a standard part of daily life for most of us.
However, once COVID -19 is done and dusted, what will we do with all the left over face masks?
Well hold on to those used face masks as we have come up with 9 exciting new scuba diving uses for the humble surgical face mask post COVID -19.
Please note that NONE of these uses have been approved or sanctioned by PADI and it is highly unlikely they will be in the future.
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Our Dives
King Cruiser Wreck, Phuket, Thailand
This blog is about the most famous scuba diving wreck in Phuket, Thailand, the King Cruiser Wreck. This is the story of the King Cruiser wreck, a dive site that has become an attraction for divers and a haven for marine life. Let’s explore the history, dive experience, and the incredible marine biodiversity surrounding this popular wreck.
The story of the King Cruiser wreck begins on May 4, 1997, at the time the vessel was carrying approximately 561 passengers, including Thai locals and tourists. It was on its regular route from Phuket to the Phi Phi Islands. The ship, originally named the MS Rhein, was a Japanese car ferry that [...]
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Diving Health
Medical Fitness for Scuba Diving
For all of those that have started a PADI scuba diving course you will be familiar with Medical Fitness for Scuba Diving form. For those about to start a course it will generally be the first piece of paperwork you see.
The purpose of establishing fitness to dive is to reduce risk of a range of diving related medical conditions associated with known or suspected pre-existing conditions. This has no reference to their diving skills.
Scuba diving does involve some risk and pre-sexisting medical conditions can make the risk of a fatality while diving much higher. As a result, the regulations, requirements and medical standards relatin [...]
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