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.
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 200 metres. This can be with any stroke. You also have to be able to tread water or float for at least 10 minutes.
The reason for this is not for the fact that scuba diving requires you to swim. But rather it is for your and your groups safety. In the unlikely event that your BCD (Buoyancy Control Device) was to falter then there would be no device to kee [...]
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Scuba Diving Phuket – Recovery After the Pandemic
The Phuket scuba diving industry took a pretty big hit during the COVID pandemic. Phuket was isolated from the outside world for almost 18 months. During the period there were times when there was no scuba diving in Phuket at all. Even our local beach dives at Kata Beach were banned for an amount of time.
The Phuket scuba diving industry is heavily reliant on international visitors and some businesses are almost 99% dependent on international divers.
It was a very tough time for scuba diving in Phuket. A lot of scuba diving instructors returned to their native countries and employment within the scuba diving was slashed. The pand [...]
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Aussie Divers Partners with Kraken Underwater Sports Thailand
Aussie Divers Phuket are very proud to announce their partnership with Kraken Underwater Sports in Thailand. Kraken Underwater Sports and makers the best underwater camera housings, underwater lights underwater photography accessories and tools.
This is the new model Kraken Smart Housing. This has the same insides as our the housing, but it is now larger! The lens port is also wider too so even the multi lens cameras line up (The Kraken app only supports 1 lens currently, but by end of November we will support multi lenses) The housing can fit phones up to 165x85x9.5mm. This means ALL iPhones, even the Pro Max’s incl [...]
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