Go Dive AID program - Adventures In Diving (SD30) with Alain Barrat, PADI Instructor
Doing my PADI advanced level in French or English, in Thailand? Follow our program for certified divers in Phuket, the PADI Go Dive AID! Adventures In Diving.
The PADI Adventures In Diving program, Scuba Diver up to 30m, consists of three main phases:
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Knowledge development to understand and develop your abilities by introducing you to new activities and methods to enjoy scuba diving.
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3 Dives in Open Water to perfect your techniques for the Adventure Diver certification. or
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5 Dives in Open Water to learn the skills of the Advanced Open Water Diver.
The interesting part:
You have always wanted to know the different diurnal or nocturnal underwater species, to better use your diving equipment, to have better buoyancy, or to know the history of a wreck lying on the bottom at 28 meters? So, this program is exactly what you need, because you can try different themed dives of your choice, or on the advice of your PADI Instructor Alain.
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Get credit! Each Adventure Diving can be credited as the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Course. This means that you are already on track to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.
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Start your training today:
No need to arrive in Thailand, or to meet Alain, before starting!
Thanks to the PADI Adventures In Diving eLearning program, you can get started today.
This very fun and interactive training online, before your vacation, will allow you to learn at your own pace the basic information necessary and required for this course. This will save you from having to spend 1 to 2 hours in the classroom with Alain. You will be better prepared, but also the most important thing, you will be able to spend more time on practical stuff and underwater with him.
Please contact Alain, so that he can order it for you and send it to you as soon as possible before your arrival…
If you are already here on location in Phuket, and you did not have time to contact Alain by email in advance, this e-learning option will always be available for you.
What you will learn with Alain:
The techniques and knowledge you learn during your Adventures In Diving program vary depending on your interests, but they include:
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The practical aspects and the physiological effects of deep diving.
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The different ways to use your underwater compass.
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How to estimate a distance using kick cycles and time, and how to navigate underwater with visual reference points.
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How to better use your dive equipment and dive planning systems (dive computer and recreational dive table)
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How to better use your buoyancy to reduce air consumption and to spend more time underwater
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And many, many other things, depending on the Adventure dives you have selected.
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What options do you have:
We offer two versions for each course:
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Option 1 – Group lessons. If you want to participate with a family member or a friend, without joining another group of student divers, this option is for you.
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Option 2 – Personalized course. If you are alone, you want to participate and do not want to join a large group of student divers, this option is for you.
Below is a list of our prices including an exclusive discount for "Early Birds' Bookings and Payments"
Group lessons
Advanced Open Water Diver / SD30
10'800.- (from 2 to 4 people max.)
Quoted are in THB & per person
6 plongées! Pourquoi pas seulement 5?
We offer you an additional one!
You must be 12 years old to register,
and be a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Group lessons
Advanced Open Water / SD30 & Nitrox Diver
15'000.- (from 2 to 4 people max.)
Quoted are in THB & per person
Dives with Enriched Air.
You must be 12 years old to register
and be a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Personalized course
Advanced Open Water Diver / SD30
12'200.- (1 person)
Quoted are in THB & per person
6 plongées! Pourquoi pas seulement 5?
We offer you an additional one!
You must be 12 years old to register
and be a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Personalized course
Advanced Open Water / SD30 & Nitrox Diver
16'600.- (1 person)
Quoted are in THB & per person
Dives with Enriched Air.
You must be 12 years old to register
and be a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course schedule, if you haven't taken the eLearning...
Day 1
If necessary, we will pick you up around 7:30 am with a minibus to go to Chalong Bay south of Phuket, where a boat awaits you at the pier.
Around 08:30, departure for Racha Yai, Racha Noi, or Koh Phi Phi.
After the boat briefing, you prepare your dive equipment, and once finished, remember to hydrate yourself.
Alain will begin with an administrative procedure if he has not already done it the day before. He will continue with the theoretical part of the 3 chapters that you have personally reviewed in your manual.
At 10:00 and if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy and you are ready for your 1st "Refresher" Adventure dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will be between 6 - 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You redemonstrate a few skills learned during your PADI Open Water Diver course.
Back on board, you have time to eat fruit, to réhydrate yourself, and relax.
At noon if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy and you are ready for your 2nd "Peak Performance Buoyancy" Adventure dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will also be between 6 - 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You will practice a series of skills on buoyancy, hydrodynamics, and different styles of finning.
Back on board, you have time to enjoy lunch (Thai buffet), to réhydrate yourself, and to relax.
After the lunch break, you will have the opportunity to do a 3rd "Underwater Navigation" Adventure dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will also be between 6 - 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You will practice a series of skills such as distance estimation, compass use, and more.
The return to your hotel is normally around 5 pm
Day 2
If necessary, we will pick you up around 7:30 am with a minibus to go to Chalong Bay south of Phuket, where a boat awaits you at the pier.
Around 08:30, departure for Racha Yai, Racha Noi, or Koh Phi Phi.
After the boat briefing, you prepare your dive equipment, and once finished, remember to hydrate yourself.
Alain will continue with the theoretical part of the chapters that you have personally reviewed in your manual.
At 10:00 and if everything goes well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy and you are ready for your 1st "Deep" Adventure dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will be 30 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes.
Back on board, you have time to eat fruit, to réhydrate yourself, and relax.
At noon you will have the opportunity to do a 2nd dive on another dive site and this one is another chosen Adventure dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will be 20 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes.
Back on board, you have time to enjoy lunch (Thai buffet), to réhydrate yourself, and to relax.
After the lunch break, you will have the opportunity to do a 3rd dive on another dive site and this one is an exploration dive.
The maximum depth of this dive will be 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes.
The return to your hotel is normally around 5 pm.
Your next adventure in Thailand:
As soon as you have completed this course or have the opportunity to come back to see Alain in Thailand, ask him directly or by email what are the available possibilities in Phuket to complete a PADI Plongeur Spécialisé ou Master Scuba Diver..
© 2024 by Alain Barrat. PADI IDC Course Director & Instructor.
Oxybullesdiving@Rawai, Phuket, Thailand.