PADI educational system offers a wide range of diving courses from beginner to professional levels. First-timers start safely from easy conditions under direct supervision of professional instructors. Divers that have already learned how to dive can develop their skills on various continuing education courses.

1. Professional Diving courses
PADI educational system offers a wide range of diving courses from beginner to
professional levels. First-timers start safely from easy conditions under direct
supervision of professional instructors. Divers that have already learned how to dive can
develop their skills on various continuing education courses. For more experienced
divers there are divemaster and instructor level courses available.
No previous experience :-
− Discover scuba diving
− Scuba diver course
− Open water course
− Course schedules
Continuing education :-
− Adventure dives
− Advanced course
− Emergency first response
− Rescue Diver
Professional level :-
− Divemaster
− Assistant instructor
− Instructor
− Starting your career
Other courses :-
− Snorkeling course
− Scuba review program

2. No previous experience
Discover scuba diving
Scuba diving is a very safe and relaxing activity when done together with trained professionals.
Our professional diving instructors will guide you to your first underwater experience step by step.
We always dive in small groups so our instructors can provide you with more time and personal
attention. We dive in the shallow calm bays of Raya Yai Island where the waters are always clear
and warm.
During the 90 minute boat trip you will learn basic diving theory and get to know the equipment.
Upon arrival to Raya Yai Island, you will practice in shallow water how to breath underwater and
learn a few simple skills. When you get used to being underwater you will be then ready for your
first scuba dive.
Scuba diving course
If your holiday time is very limited though you still want to become a certified diver, the Scuba
Divers course might be the right option for you. The Scuba Diver certificate is the “pre-entry” level
which you can complete in 2 days. As a Scuba Diver, you are allowed to dive to a maximum depth
of 12 meters under the direct supervision of a PADI professional. Later, when it suits your
schedule, you can upgrade your certificate to an Open Water Diver level anywhere in the world.
NOTE! This program was mainly developed for people with time limitations. That is why we
recommend doing the full Open Water Diver course if you are interested in getting certified and
starting scuba diving as a hobby.

3. Open water diving course
This is a basic beginner level scuba diving course. As an Open Water Diver, you are allowed to
dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters together with a certified diver as a buddy. You can complete
the whole program in 3 days. Later you can enroll into the continuing education programs like
Advanced Open Water Course or Specialty Courses.
The 1st day is the same as entering the Discover Scuba Diving program. You will go for a daytrip
to Raya Yai Island, get some theory lessons from the instructor, make one shallow dive and do
some skill training in the afternoon. After the daytrip you will have some more theory lessons at
our class room in Phuket.
On the 2nd and the 3rd day we will go again to Raya Yai Island. The 2nd day you will learn a bit
more theory, practice in the shallow water and make one more scuba dive from the boat.
On the 3rd day the main aim is in the actual scuba diving. During the daytrip you will make 2 more
dives, complete the theory and final exam. After successfully completing the whole program, you
will become certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, which is an international beginner level diving
license valid everywhere in the world.
Diving Course schedules
• Phuket schedules
• Krabi schedules
• Raya Yai schedules
• Khao Lak schedules
• Koh Lanta schedules

4. Continuing education
Adventure dives
After the Open Water course maybe your time is too limited to complete the full Advanced Course
that includes 5 Adventure dives (2 days of diving). You have the option to do just a few of the
course dives and complete the Advanced level training some other time even somewhere else in the
world. You can choose a certain specialty area that interests you: It could be Underwater
Photography, Wreck Diving, Deep Diving or something else.
Advanced course
The Advanced Open Water Diver Course is the Open Water Diver’s next step to gain more
experience. As an Advanced Open Water Diver, you are allowed to dive to a maximum depth of 30
meters together with a certified diver as a buddy(12-14 year old junior maximum is 21 meters).
You can complete the whole program in 2 days (1st day 2 Adventure Dives, 2nd day 3 Adventure
dives). Later you can enroll into the other continuing education programs like the Rescue Diver
Course or Specialty Courses.
Emergency first response
The Basic CPR and First Aid course which has no prerequisites, is suitable for anyone interested in
helping others, children, adults, divers or non-divers. This course is often done together with the
PADI Rescue Diver Course since it is one of the requirements for becoming a Rescue Diver.

5. Rescue Diver
During the Open Water Course and Advanced Open Water Course you will have learnt the critical
skills of becoming a safe diver. When feeling confident in the water, you might consider becoming
a Rescue Diver. The aim of the course is to learn how to prevent and deal with problem situations
related to diving.
Professional level
Divemaster
When you are thinking about scuba diving as a full or part time job, you might consider enrolling
in the PADI Divemaster Course. This course is the first step in becoming a recreational diving
professional. A Divemaster is an underwater guide and an assistant for the instructors.
Assistant instructor
Assistant Instructor course takes 4 days. If you feel during the course that you want to continue all
the way to become an Instructor, you can continue for an additional 5 days and after you will have
completed the IDC program (Instructor Development Course). See more information under
Instructor Course.
Instructor
Training needed to become a PADI Instructor comes from 2 separate sections: First you go through
a PADI Instructor Development course conducted by a PADI Course Director at Raya Divers. After
the course you participate in a 2-3 day Instructor Examination organized by PADI. You can do the
Instructor Examination in Phuket or even in your home country.
Starting your career
If you are planning to become a recreational diving professional, reading this page will help you
find some important information and possible answers to information you need when planning
your dive career.

6. Other courses
Snorkeling course
If you are not interested in scuba diving though you would like to go snorkeling, let us make it
easier for you to start by teaching you the PADI Skin Diver course.
This 1-day program takes place at the beautiful Raya Yai Island where you will travel from Phuket
with our diving boat. On the way to the island you will start to learn with our PADI Instructors
useful and important information about snorkeling.
Scuba review program
This is a program for certified divers who had a long break from diving and would like to start
again, slowly, step-by-step.The program can be done in any of our Raya Yai daytrips. On the way to
the dive site we will give you a short theory review where our professional diving guides remind you
about diving practices, equipment use and dive planning.
Upon arrival to the island you will also get an area orientation to the local dive sites.
After the briefing, suiting up and entering the water you will practice some of the critical skills in
the shallow water like mask clearing, buoyancy control and alternative air-source breathing.
When the skills are completed you’ll go for an easy shallow guided dive on one of the beautiful
dive sites of Raya Yai island.