PADI Specialty Diver Courses in Pattaya, Thailand ..... from  3,999 baht*

Improving your scuba skills is what a PADI Specialty Dive Course is all about. From newly Open Water Certified Divers ... to Divemasters and Instructors, the benefits of Specialty Training are available for every diver. Specialty Courses vary according to the pre-requisite level, age and experience, so please click on each specialty link to view more information about the specific course that interests you. Almost all of the courses are available here in Pattaya, and they're available any day of the year.

PADI Scuba Diving Specialty Courses (May be completed in One Day)

• Nitrox Diver - (Enriched Air Nitrox) Stay down longer by breathing from a scuba tank filled with a higher percentage of oxygen to a maximum of 40%
• Peak Performance Buoyancy - Fine tune your buoyancy to reduce your air consumption, protect the marine environment and avoid damaging your scuba gear
• Underwater Scooter - Get to the dive site quicker, using less energy, and in 'James Bond' style with a battery powered underwater scooter
• Digital Underwater Photography - Shoot Fish ! With a choice of digital or film, capturing diving photos underwater is a fun and easy way to share your experiences by e-mail, print or on a computer
• Underwater Navigator - Be the Diver to follow ! Lead the dive with expert navigation and find your way back to the boat or shore with ease, after learning how to navigate underwater
• Drift Diver - Go with the flow ! Glide effortlessly with the ocean currents, saving energy and reducing air consumption
• AWARE Fish Identification - Get to know your fish ! Learn common and scientific fish names, study fish behaviour and recognise more fish families
• Multilevel Diver - Learning how to plan dives that extend your bottom time by ascending to a shallower depth, is recommended for all dives
• Underwater Naturalist - Study symbiotic, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plants and animal life, interacting with each other and the environment
• Boat Diver - Become familiar with Boat diving techniques and procedures from different types of boats, from small inflatable dive boats to luxurious liveaboards
• Underwater Videography - Make an underwater movie of you diving vacation ! Share videos and footage of your scuba adventures using the latest technology of videography
• Dry Suit Diver - Stay warm ! Learn how to dive in a dry suit for cold water diving, your next diving holiday may not be in the warm water of Pattaya ?

PADI Scuba Diving Specialty Courses (May be completed in Two Days)

• Wreck Diver - Intentionally sunk ? or a mishap with a story ? Wrecks are fascinating windows to the past waiting for you to explore and discover their history, and usually teeming with fish life
• Deep Diver - The excitement and exhilaration of a deep dive is managed safely and progressively to uncover the mysteries and stimulation of diving deep
• Night Diver - Experience a very different dive site ! When you dive at night, the underwater world and its 'critters', take on a new 'light' under the glow of your dive torch
• Search and Recovery Diver - Looking for treasure ? Search and recover lost objects underwater using navigation techniques, complex search patterns, lift bags and knot tying skills

Non-Diving Specialty Courses (May be completed in One Day)

• Project Aware - Education and Awareness of the threat to our underwater environment is covered in this course about getting involved in conservation of the aquatic realm
• AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation - The Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches you about the vital role of corals in the marine environment and how to help the world's coral reefs
• Equipment Specialist - Regular servicing and repair of your own scuba gear could save you the 'dive' and some expenses
• PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider - Be prepared to help a fellow diver and recognise the benefits of emergency oxygen, should it be necessary, by becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
• DSAT Gas Blender (Enriched Air Nitrox) - Nitrox Diving is so popular now that there is a need for qualified Gas Blenders to supply their demand for mixed gases
• EFR Automated External Defibrillator - AED"s (automated external defibrillators) can be life savers by administering an electric shock to restore a normal heart beat

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