where to "go pro" in Thailand
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Koh Tao does have smaller and more personal dive schools that guarantee small groups all the way through to instructor course. As previous other posters have noted, there are some large dive schools here and there are some smaller ones you will still find that the smaller ones have enough students coming through but offer more personal attention. So the advice really is choosing carefully
Both PADI and SSI courses are available and you should consider which you want to do. You can switch and change and have a look at their different philosophies and decide from there. Clearly you can become and instructor in both. SSI is slightly cheaper to do and offers some flexibility on advanced training and their instructors are in high demand too its worth looking into.
Compressor courses, gas blending courses and equipment repair courses are also available and run frequently too.
Laundry is around 30/40 baht per kilo and available everywhere. Groceries are easy to get but eating out is cheap too. Youll pay more for somewhere with a kitchen so its as cost effective to eat out cheaply rather than pay the extra for a kitchen. While you might opt to get a motorbike there is plenty of accommodation centrally located so that you wouldnt need one.
If you click the link in my signature which is about dive conditions then you can see what we are seeing here most days and what the diving is like which will give you an idea.
Feel free to PM me if you want more information, I live on Koh Tao Im happy to help answer your questions about this island but Im not so clued up on the pro training in other places.
Both PADI and SSI courses are available and you should consider which you want to do. You can switch and change and have a look at their different philosophies and decide from there. Clearly you can become and instructor in both. SSI is slightly cheaper to do and offers some flexibility on advanced training and their instructors are in high demand too its worth looking into.
Compressor courses, gas blending courses and equipment repair courses are also available and run frequently too.
Laundry is around 30/40 baht per kilo and available everywhere. Groceries are easy to get but eating out is cheap too. Youll pay more for somewhere with a kitchen so its as cost effective to eat out cheaply rather than pay the extra for a kitchen. While you might opt to get a motorbike there is plenty of accommodation centrally located so that you wouldnt need one.
If you click the link in my signature which is about dive conditions then you can see what we are seeing here most days and what the diving is like which will give you an idea.
Feel free to PM me if you want more information, I live on Koh Tao Im happy to help answer your questions about this island but Im not so clued up on the pro training in other places.
Check out these guys, they are highly recommended http://www.phuketdiveshop.com/table/scuba-instructor-owsi/
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