Chang Diving Centre.Co.Ltd, Thailand

By far the most demanding but rated by students in surveys as the most fun and the most rewarding course. This is a 3 to 5 day course with day 1 in the classroom where you will learn to organize, search, recover and rescue divers in the unlikely event of a dive accident. The second day will be spent in the pool or shallow water of the Beach where you will learn the practical skills needed for the course. The final afternoon, you will participate in 2 staged rescue scenarios putting together all that you have learned over that last days. This is an excellent course for those wishing to take their diving skills to greater heights.

The EFR (Emergency First Response) Course is a 1 day course including academics and student participation. It is also a pre/requisite to the Rescue Diver course and is also open to non-divers. This course teaches basic First Aid, CPR and the use of defibrillators for patient resuscitation.

This course takes 2 days and includes 5 dives of which 1 dive is the deep dive (maximum depth is 30 meter/90 ft) and 1 dive is the underwater navigation dive. The remaining 3 specialties can be chosen by Yourself as far as the conditions and possibilities allow. At the end of this course you will receive the internationally recognized Advanced Open Water Diver Certification which allows you to dive a maximum depth to 40 meters. Each dive of this course also counts as dive 1 of any specialty course should you wish to do for specialty diving courses in the future.

This course takes 3 to 4 days and is the first full certification on the PADI ladder. The first day You spend in the classroom, after watching the PADI OW- videos and do some theory You go to the swimming pool to learn the essential skills needed for diving. The following 2 days You do 4 Dives in the tropical waters around Koh Chang. After the 4 dives You will be awarded with the internationally recognized PADI Open water Diver Certification that allows You to dive independently.

This course takes 1 day and is again designed for those who do not have enough time to complete the PADI Advanced Open Water Course. Students may choose 3 types of specialties of adventure diving. You will receive certification as an internationally recognized PADI Adventure Diver at the end of this course. Each dive of this course also counts as dive 1 of any specialty course You wish to do in the future.

The Scuba Diver course takes two (2) days and is designed for those wishing to learn to dive but do not have enough time to complete the PADI-open-water-course. On day 1 you will do the academics and pool training sessions with a PADI instructor. Day 2 will be 2 Dives in the open tropical water around Koh Chang. This course certifies you as an internationally recognized PADI Scuba Diver. When You have time in the near future, then You can continue the theory and dives 3 and 4 to get the OPEN WATER DIVER Certification.

Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) is a non–entry level diving experiance. After some theory and some basic diving skills You can go diving with a PADI-Professional. If you decide to continue, these open water dives get counted as a credit for your Open Water Diver course. So you can save time.