The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course. If you’re short on time but really want to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver rating might be right for you. Particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily with a dive guide. This course is an intermediate step for earning an Open Water Diver certification, if that’s your ultimate goal.

PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to:

Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet.
Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in dive activities as long as properly supervised.
Continue dive training by completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses.

• Have fun and go over the scuba equipment you will use to dive and how easy it is to move around underwater with your gear.
• Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater and see some amazing creatures.
• Learn key skills, so that you are comfortable under the water.
• Have fun swimming around and exploring different types of corals.
• Find out more about becoming a certified diver and completing your PADI Open Water Diver course.

The PADI Scuba Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development (eLearning, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving – just the first three of five sections of the Open Water Diver course.
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills – just the first three of five dives of the Open Water Diver course
Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore – just two of four dives of the Open Water Diver course.

We provide all the basic scuba gear you will use including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator with dive gauge, buoyancy control device, tanks and weights.

Plus:

• A Delicious Thai and western food, freshly cooked on the boat
• Water, coffee, tea, soft drinks
• Assorted tropical Thai fruit

You can add photos to your day and have something to show all your friends and family. Make sure to ask in advance or at the dive center in the morning.

To enroll in a PADI Scuba Diver course (or Junior Scuba Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required, but you can try it first through the Discover Scuba® Diving program.