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Thailand Diving Instruction
Diving overview
Diving instruction
Dive sites in Thailand
The
Andaman Sea overview
The Similan Islands
Krabi
& Phi Phi Island
Trang
The Mergui Archipelago
Shark point and
Anemone reef
The Wreck
Playing safe
Professional and dedicated towards excellence
Thailand is a perfect place to learn to dive or to upgrade your current
certification. Many people will be surprised to learn that safety standards for
diving here in Thailand often exceed safety standards of other areas. Since many
feel that safety does not have the same importance in Asia as it does in other
parts of the world, dive centers and instructors have worked twice as hard to
meet and exceed safety standards.
Learning to dive here is just as safe
as anywhere in the world and because Thailand is Thailand, it's a lot more fun.
Most dive centers are affiliated with PADI. because with our international
clientele, having teaching materials in multiple languages is essential. NAUI.
CMAS. and BSAC certified instructors are all working here as well, but PADI
certifications predominate.
Discover Scuba Diving courses are available
through all dive centers, and most of the better hotels are working with dive
centers either offering free, or very inexpensive, introductions in their pools.
The introductions can last anywhere from a few minutes to all day and will put
you on a beautiful shallow coral reef supervised by an instructor who speaks
your language, almost instantly.
Basic Open Water Diving Courses are
generally conducted in four to five days, and including classroom theory, pool
skill development, and ocean training dives. Many dive centers offer the option
of completing your course on onboard dive boats. Class sizes are usually small,
from 2-6 students assuring personal attention and high standards of learning.
Dive centers also offer advanced diving courses and specialty courses, including
drift diving, underwater naturalism, multi-level and computer diving, wreck
diving, and cavern diving-to name a few. Certain onboard dive boats specialize
in underwater photography and training, with full-time professional
photographers and videographers on board.
The newest craze to hit the
diving industry. Nitrox and technical diving, has exploded over the past couple
of years in Thailand. Many dive centers now offer training in Nitrox. deep
air-and even rebreathers-either from shore, from day boats, or from onboard dive
boats.
Diving Instruction
Instructor level training is conducted throughout Thailand by PADI 5-Star
Instructor Development Centers and Career Development Centers. These shops are
able to teach you everything you need to know about working in the diving
industry in Southeast Asia or other areas of the world. Our warm waters, balmy
tropical weather, and beautiful islands attract instructors, and
instructors-to-be, from all over the world.
Thailand has had the highest
percentage of certification growth in the world for several years now. Safety
and sanuk, a unique Thai concept of fun. are what you'll find learning to dive
in Thailand. With first-class equipment, highly trained and qualified
instructors speaking many different languages, and some of the best dive sites
in the world, you'll have no problem getting all the help you need to explore
Thailand's underwater Kingdom.
Conservation Guidelines
A diver may
unintentionally cause damage to coral, so here are a few guidelines set forth by
the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to help protect the Kingdom's reefs:
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Control your buoyancy: Use the least amount of weights possible when diving and get proper training or advice on how to achieve neutral buoyancy underwater using breath control and your BCD.
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Stay off the bottom: Always swim horizontally underwater and keep away from coral formations. Do not "rest" on the bottom and avoid getting too close to the reef in case of unpredictable currents which could push you into it. This helps you to also avoid damaging yourself.
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Don't walk on the reef: When snorkeling or swimming at the surface, please swim; walking on the reef, or any contact at all with the delicate coral polyps can kill them.
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Leave the life there: Do not take corals, rocks, or shells, living or dead. Coral reefs and their inhabitants are a unique and very delicate ecosystem. Any disturbances can cause long-lasting damage. Don't spear fish, especially in tourist areas and national parks. In most places in Thailand, taking anything from the sea is against the law.
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Don't touch the fish: Touching, picking-up or riding on fish, turtles or larger animals such as whale sharks or manta rays, certainly cannot benefit them and more often than not will cause infection, disease, or emotional stress in the animal.
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Moorings: Use dive companies that support environmental policies such as using boat moorings rather than anchors.
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Коротко о Тайланде
Коротко о Таиланде
Расположение
Климат
История
Население
Язык
Время
Религия
Полезная информация
Ночная жизнь Таиланда
Транспорт
Как добраться в Тайланд
Путешествия по Тайланду
Транспорт в Бангкоке
«Наземное метро» Транзитная Система Бангкока
Услуги связи
Телефон
Почтовые
Телекс и факс
Формальности и другие правила
Формальности
Паспорта и визы
Таможенные правила
Требования к состоянию здоровья
Валюта и услуги обмена валюты
Расписание выставок в Бангкоке
Выставочный комплекс (BITEC)
Выставочный комплекс Queen Sirikit
Выставочный комплекс IMPACT Arena
Достопримечательности
Буддистская медитация
Заповедники и национальные парки
Обучение слонов
Тайская еда, десерты
Фрукты Таиланда
Прогулки по джунглям
Искусство и ремесла
Фермы по выращиванию орхидей
Ночная жизнь Таиланда
Фестивали и праздники
Традиционный тайский массаж
Покупки в Тайланде
Где купить
Что купить
Полезные советы
Возможности для бизнеса Карго
Услуги по отправке грузов (карго)
Кулинарные традиции Тайланда
Тайская кухня
Интернациональная кухня
Рестораны и тайские кафе
Развлечения и досуг
Ночная жизнь Таиланда
Парки развлечений и тематические парки
Театр
Заповедники и национальные парки
Искусство и ремесла
Интересные занятия во время путешествия
Гольф в Тайланде
Подводное плавание
Спа в Тайланде
Скалолазание
Водные виды спорта
Треккинг
- приключенческие туры
Тайский бокс «Муай Тай»
Популярные программы
Достопримечательности
Буддистская медитация
Обучение слонов
Прогулки по джунглям
Фермы по выращиванию орхидей
Традиционный тайский массаж
Фото галерея
Тайские храмы
Тайский стиль жизни
Подводный мир
TФестивали
Закаты
Птицы / Животный мир
Цветы
Пляжи / Море
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