All course dives can be done locally in Samui, or as part of our exclusive dive trips to the best dive sites in the Samui archipelago where 2 dives, lunch, complimentary drinks and transfer from/to your hotel is included.

All prices in the recreational diving section include equipment rental, certification fee and insurance. You will need to purchase the relevant course materials. Please ask for pricing as it varies with both training agency and course.

Prerequisite: 10 years old + swimming ability.

After spending your morning in the classroom you'll be glad to find that our swimming pool is located just outside the classroom, so no time is wasted transporting back and forth between sessions. Many other operators are not able to provide this service. Your pool sessions will focus on teaching you the skills you have already discussed in the classroom, including how to clear your mask of water, equalize your ears and other basics, and then the fun begins. Once you have obtained proficiency in the basic skills you will do four open water dives with your instructor, gradually learning to enjoy the feeling of weightlessness, control your buoyancy and look at loads of cool fish. Make it sound easy, don't we? It is. Haven't you been putting it off too long already?

Can kids learn to dive?

Five dives are required for certification, of which two, deep (you can wave at the divers stuck at 18m. from the bottom of Chumporn Pinnacle if you like) and navigation are mandated. The remaining three dives are elective. Choose from underwater naturalist, search and recovery, underwater photographer, peak performance buoyancy, multilevel and others. No matter what you choose, you will be continuing your diving education while having fun as the Big Blue boat ferries you in comfort to appropriate dive sites for each dive. You can also choose to do only 3 dives in one day to earn your Adventure Diver certification!

Prerequisite: PADI Open Water or equivalent certification.

The course is simple to follow without sacrificing thoroughness, and the final exam presents you with a number of scenarios with which to test your knowledge, so that you'll be certain of it should you ever need it.

Prerequisite: No prerequisite. Is there any real excuse for not knowing this stuff?

In 3 - 4 days of training, the course will take you through many possible situations, from the most basic (assisting a tired diver or one who has panicked at the surface) to the most complex (recovering an unconscious diver from the bottom and providing rescue breathing and care while towing them to the boat or shore). The course culminates in a complete scenario where you are the diver in charge of an entire rescue operation.

The Rescue Course will serve you well even if you are never presented with an occasion to use the skills you've been taught. It is a must for increased confidence and proficiency in the water. At Big Blue we will also heighten your awareness of possible injury from local marine life and teach you the appropriate care for jellyfish stings and other uncomfortable situations.

Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Certification or equivalent, First Aid Certification or equivalent (please bring your card!).

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