The Day before Yesterday, my girlfriend and I were Told by one of the Instructors at Simple Life Diving in Koh Tao that it is Thai Law that we cannot Dive alone with out a guide. Is there such a Thai Law?
We recently did a couple of 30msw dives out of Pattaya unescorted, and also did some unescorted dives with another outfit in Koh Tao recently.
Otherwise Koh Tao is a great place. I'll be adding it to my top 10 Dive Destinations.
No enforced law....(in Thailand you never know what old laws exist, they never cancel laws they just don't enforce them anymore, which is very strange).
Dive shop policy..... In general dive shops do restrict a lot more in Thailand. Which from what I have seen has also good reason. Just find a other dive shop