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Phi Phi islands have one of the most spectacular landscape where the vertical cliffs are the backdrop of the beautiful beaches 🏖️.

However these islands became even more renowned when Danny Boyle filmed the movie ” The Beach” 🎥 starring Leonardo Di Caprio in 1998.

Koh Phi Phi Don, the bigger of the two islands is where you would be able to find numerous backpackers inn, guesthouses and hotels 🛏️. Phi Phi Le is the smaller island which is a national park and the nature is untouched 🌴🌴.

There are two smaller islands, namely, Koh Bida Nok and Koh Bida Nai next to Koh Phi Phi Le towards the south. They are limestone rocks where you can find an outstanding variety of marine life.

Phi Phi hosts probably the most spectacular dive sites in Thailand. You may encounter beautiful species such as black tip reef sharks 🦈, leopard sharks, bamboo sharks, turtles 🐢, occasionally whale shark 🐳 and manta rays.

For macro lovers, sea horse, ghost pipe fish and nudibranches are quite usual.

 The entire learning process is very fun and interactive first of all you would discover new sensations like breathing underwater for the first time for some of you. Awaken your sense of sight and hearing underwater as you would experience a feeling like never before. During the course, you would be under the supervision and guidance of your instructor during your pool sessions and site dives.
The Open Water certification is the key to new adventures underwater. Discover the oceans and underwater marine life in the most incredible and close up way.

Diving is a very fascinating activity. You would learn how to manage your diving equipment underwater, breathing techniques and of course safety measures and all the essentials that you would require for a dive. Diving is usually done as a pair and your instructor would place you in different scenarios to pre-empt you on the possible situations that may occur during dives. In this way, you would be able to practise and be aware of how to prevent and/or manage the possible situations that may happen.

The Open Water Phuket course is based on 3 main phases:

• Theory knowledge where you can choose home -based online learning or on site as well to understand the basic principles of diving.
• Diving in a confined area ( Pool session) to practise basic techniques of diving
• Diving on site where you would be able to put what you have learnt to practise and of course to explore the amazing underwater life!

Becoming a diver with SSS Phuket:

To become a diver, you would need to get used to breathing and adapting to your surroundings underwater. You would realise that underwater, we perceive colours, light and sounds differently as compared to when we are on land. With the Open Water Phuket course, you would also learn how to move on the surface of the water and underwater. That said, as a diver, it is very important to be respectful of the underwater marine life for sustainability and as well as to know one’s limits for reasons of safety as well.

Main diving techniques:

A certified Open Water Diver would know how to prepare the equipment required for the dive. This includes looking for the right equipment and knowing how to adjust correctly for maximum comfort and of course safety. The diver would also know how to use the dive instruments such as the dive computer, manometer and the compass. With your dive buddy, you would engage also in the buddy check before the dive, how to enter and exit correctly in and out of the water.

The Open Water also covers the basic fundamentals of diving. This includes the equalizing of your ears, buoyancy (inflation and deflation of your BCD), correct usage of the mask and the snorkel. You would also learn how to monitor and manage your air supply. Not forgetting the important gestures and signs for diving, because this would be the way you would communicate with your instructor and your dive buddy underwater.

With the Open Water Diver Course, each individual would be able to progress at their own speed to ensure that they are well equipped with the knowledge , capacity and self confidence. The instructor would be able to respond to all the questions that you may have. He/ She would be able to adapt to the learning needs of each of his/her student.

If you have already have your first dive experience with Discover Scuba Diving or another organisation, the exercises that you have learnt can be credited in one part of your Open Water Phuket Course.

Learning materials are provided directly at the dive centre during the Open Water Phuket course. Once you begin the program, the instructors of SSS Phuket will provide you different books or DVDs to facilitate your learning process. The learning materials will give you an overview of Scuba Diving terminology and safety procedures. For each new concept, you will have to read a short write-up followed by a video demonstration. You will then engage in the practical section where you will try out various techniques in the pool (or a pool-like environment) with one of SSS Phuket’s dive instructor.

For the Open Water Diver Course or the Junior Open Water course, you need to be minimum 10 years of age and to register for the e-learning , the minimum age requirement is 13 years old