Course overview

Get certified faster with the PADI Scuba Diver course in Krabi, a shorter qualification that covers the first part of the Open Water programme on the calm Andaman reefs near Ao Nang. You learn core scuba skills and dive to 12 metres under the supervision of a PADI professional, which suits divers who are short on time. You finish certified as a PADI Scuba Diver and can upgrade to Open Water later.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble, check and use basic scuba equipment
• Breathe and move comfortably underwater
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Control buoyancy at shallow recreational depths
• Dive to 12 metres with a PADI professional
• Apply safe-diving practices and buddy procedures

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior certification required
• Able to swim and comfortable in water
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & confined water

   Work through the first knowledge sections and practise core skills in shallow water near Ao Nang.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Make two open-water training dives to 12 metres on a calm local Andaman reef.

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