PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING - DSD
ALL YEAR ROUND - DAILY DIVE COURSE AT KOH RACHA YAI ISLAND

Seafarer Divers Phuket has been in the Thailand diving industry since 1979
PADI 5-STAR DIVE CENTER S-2281 (1985)
Seafarer Divers Phuket is the oldest PADI diving center in Thailand since 1985

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF SCUBA DIVING FOR BEGINNER DIVERS

Try-Dive for beginner divers
Introductory diving, also known as introductory scuba experience, trial diving and resort diving are dives where people without diver training or certification can experience scuba diving under the guidance of a recreational diving instructor. Introductory diving is an opportunity for interested people to find out by practical experience at a relatively low cost if they would be interested in greater involvement in scuba diving. For scuba instructors and diving schools is it an opportunity to acquire new customers. An introductory diving experience is much less time-consuming and costly than the completion of autonomous diver training, but has little lasting value, as it is an experience program only, for which no certification is issued. Introductory scuba diving experiences are intended to introduce people to recreational diving, and increase the potential client base of dive shops to include people who do not have the time or inclination to complete an entry level certification program.

Introduction to scuba diving
Beginner-divers are usually required to read and sign waivers to minimise liability of the program provider, and to provide a declaration that they do not suffer from any medical condition listed that would be an unacceptable risk for diving. Prior to the dive itself, an instructor teaches essential theoretical knowledge, so that the participants can dive with a low level of risk, and with informed consent. After putting on the necessary diving equipment, the participant enters the water under close supervision of the instructor. Breathing from the scuba regulator is first practiced at the water surface.
At a shallow depth, clearing the diving mask, removing the regulator from the mouth and replacing and clearing it of water are learned. These two skills are essential for the safety of the participants. Afterwards, there may be an opportunity to either play underwater games or explore the surroundings in shallow water. The beginner dive usually lasts one hour per dive on a day dive boat.
The beginner-divers learn the basic minimum safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a diving professional. If an open water dive is included, a few more basic skills will be practiced in confined water.

The beginner dive course includes
- Introduction to the scuba equipment used to dive and how to move around underwater using the equipment.
- Breathing underwater on open circuit scuba and how to avoid barotrauma.
- Learning some of the key skills that are used during every scuba dive.
- Swimming around and exploring within the limits of the program and the local environment.
- Information on how to enroll in a training course with PADI to become a certified entry-level recreational scuba diver through the providing agency.

STANDARD PACKAGE - PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING (DSD) - 1 DAY & 2 DIVES

- DSD - PADI Discover Scuba Diving (2 dives at Racha Yai Island): 4,600 Baht

PREMIUM PACKAGE - PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING (DSD) - 1 DAY & 2 DIVES

Premium Package includes underwater photos and video
- DSD - PADI Discover Scuba Diving (2 dives at Racha Yai Island): 6,300 Baht

PRESTIGE PACKAGE - PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING (DSD) - 1 DAY & 2 DIVES

Prestige Package includes underwater photos and video, coconut water, gift-pack with waterproof 10L dry bag, t-shirt, yeti glass and beer cans
- DSD - PADI Discover Scuba Diving (2 dives at Racha Yai Island): 7,800 Baht

WHAT IS OR NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICES FOR THE BEGINNER DIVER COURSE

The beginner dive course includes
All transfers from Kamala, Kalim, Patong North and South, Karon, Kata, Chalong, Rawai and Naiharn beaches only (Pick-up from other beaches: contact us), breakfast, buffet-lunch, drinking water, soft-drinks, fruits and cakes, bathtowel, wifi access,  DSD dive certificate, full diving equipment, tanks and weights, instructor's fees, travel and dive insurances.

The beginner dive course does not include
Beers and land transfers apart from Kamala, Kalim, Patong North & South, Karon, Kata, Chalong and Rawai & Naiharn beaches.

The certification levels of PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Diver, PADI Rescue Diver & EFR, PADI Master Scuba Diver and PADI Divemaster is loosely equivalent the CMAS One-Star Diver, CMAS Two-Star Diver, CMAS Three-Star Diver and CMAS Four-Star diver, although the European courses tend to be longer and more intensive than their U.S. counterparts.

PADI DIVING COURSES TAUGHT BY SEAFARER DIVERS PHUKET - CONTACT US

PADI - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS
PADI SCUBA DIVER COURSES - PADI DSD (Discover Scuba Diving), PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Specialty Diver, PADI Advanced Diver, PADI EFR & Rescue Diver, PADI Master Scuba Diver, PADI Divemaster.

HOTELS & RESORTS - BY SEAFARER DIVERS TOURS

Seafarer Divers Phuket Tours is able to make your hotel reservations in Phuket at preferential prices.

BAAN SEAFARER DIVERS PHUKET (Rawai)

Bungalow-resort with with tropical garden and landscape views of the hills of Kata, Karon and Big Buddha

If you do not have a hotel in Phuket, we advise you to book bungalows with our Resort "Baan Seafarer Divers Phuket"
- Small resort with 16 bungalows, swimming pool and a restaurant in a quiet setting.
- The resort is managed by Seafarer Divers Phuket in a friendly atmosphere for its divers in particular and the bungalows are available for rental by the day, week or month.

BAAN SEAFARER DIVERS PHUKET (Rawai)

DISTANCE FROM RESORT TO:
- Macro Food Service: 600 meters
- SuperCheap: 1,200 meters
- Seafarer Divers Phuket Dive Center: 1,500 meters
- Ao Chalong Bay Marina: 2,500 meters

FROM 1 OCTOBER 2023 TO 31 APRIL 2024
Air-conditioned bungalow without breakfast.
- Per month (1 month or more): 24,000 Baht

FROM 1 MAY TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Air-conditioned bungalow without breakfast.
- Per month (1 month or more): 18,000 Baht

YOUR CONTACTS TO RESERVE BUNGALOWS
1/- Sirilak (Jam) LIDUREAU: 24/7 Mobile/Line/WhatsApp: 095 310 66 78
2/- Kevin LIDUREAU: 24/7 Mobile/Line/WhatsApp: 084 242 91 58

BAAN SEAFARER DIVERS PHUKET
67/18 Soi Sermsuk, Moo 4, Visit Road, Tambon Rawai, Phuket 83130 THAILAND

Direction on Google Maps Baan Seafarer Divers Phuket

INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BOOKING

Reservation for any dive tour (Mandatory by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports)
To book an excursion, a day of diving or a diving course with Seafarer Divers Phuket, we need to have this information:
- By all participants: Name and first name, photocopy of passport, nationality, full address in Phuket (Hotel with room number, private house, condo, etc.), arrival and departure dates to and from Thailand.
- Per diver: Photocopies of the diver's certification and logbook with the last dives (certified diver only), height and weight in metric system, the size of the BCD (Stab-jacket) and the wetsuit (XXXL, XXL, XL, L, M, S, XS), the size of the feet for the fins.