PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Phuket

Course prerequisites:

Able to swim, Medically fit for diving, Comfortable in the water

During the first day of the PADI Open Water Diver course, your scuba instructor will ask you to:
Tread or float in water for 10 minutes and swim for 300 metres with mask, fins and snorkel on in the pool

Minimum age: 10 years

For ages 10 – 14, they will gain the Junior PADI Open Water Diver certification. Junior Open Water Divers automatically become Open Water Divers at age 15.

Day One and Two

07:00-07:30 – Hotel pick up

08:15 – Arrive at Chalong Pier and join MV Mermaid

08:30 – Depart for a three dive day trip – Location depends on the day

09:00 – Freshly prepared Breakfast is served onboard MV Mermaid

10:15 – First Dive of the day

11:45 – Thai buffet lunch is served onboard

13:00 – Second dive of the day

15:30 – Third dive of the day

16:30 – Sail back to Phuket

17:00-18:00 – Return back to your hotel

If you are staying in a different area, then please check out this page – Hotel Transfers

The minimum age required for the advanced padi course is 15 years.

If you are booking two or more people in your group, we will assign a Private scuba diving instructor just for your group over the two days at no extra cost. This is a fantastic way to complete your PADI Advanced Open Water course, and we find that people enjoy smaller groups when learning t

If you are a solo traveller and would like a personal instructor for the course, this is an additional 5,000 Thailand Baht. Otherwise, we will join you in a group of other solo travellers to a maximum group size of four students to one instructor.

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Anyone, regardless of age, with shortness of breath, blurred vision, or any form of chest pain may need to reconsider diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course.

We expect no issues but in the unlikely event of injury, it only makes sense to be prepared. Check your current travel insurance covers you for scuba diving activities. Be sure to contact them directly to make sure. If they do not then we recommend DAN Scuba Diving Insurance.

While we may not be able to accommodate every requirement please let us know in advance and we’ll make every effort to ensure there is food available for you. In addition, we can help you store your own food on the trip if necessary.

I am afraid that we are unable to incorporate a night dive with the day trip boat schedule.

The next course is the PADI rescue diver and the EFR course. Click here for more information: Rescue Diver Course