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 then the answer is yes. In the PADI Open Water Diver Course it is specified that you have to be able to swim 200 metres with any stroke and 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 yours and your groups safety. In the unlikely event that your BCD (Buoyancy Control Device) was to falter then there would be no device to keep you afloat [...]
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Helpful Diving Info
Travel Times in Phuket
Phuket Island is a lot larger than most new visitors believe. It is around 50km in length and about 12km in width. It takes in about 576 square kilometres of land.
The island is also a lot busier than some new travelers expect. Official reports have the local population at almost 400,000 however some unofficial reports say that there could be up to 1 million people on the island at any one time.
The large number of locals and visitors on the island and the long travel distances creates quite dense traffic conditions and at times can hamper travel times making them a lot longer than expected.
Plan your travel time with Google Maps [...]
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Courses
New Chinese Dive Instructor – Aussie Divers Phuket – Lansy Wong
We would formally like to introduce Aussie Divers Phuket's Chinese Scuba Diving Instructor, Lansy Wong.
Originally from Henan Province in China and relocated to Hong Kong in 2011.
Lansy did her PADI Divemaster Course and PADI Instructor Development Course with Aussie Divers Phuket. She has been trained the the highest standards available.
Aussie Divers Phuket can now offer many of our available PADI dive courses in Mandarin & Cantonese, along with English as well with the rest of our amazing instructor team here in Phuket.
If you would like any further information on the available courses or diving here in Phuket please don't [...]
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