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Thailand Visa Rules 2026: Complete Guide for Tourists
Thailand remains one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, attracting millions of visitors every year for its beaches, culture, food, nightlife, and world-class scuba diving. If you are planning a trip to Thailand in 2026, it is important to understand the latest visa regulations before you travel. This guide explains the current Thailand Visa…
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PADI PRO+ Rewards Program: How Dive Professionals Can Save on Membership
Level Up Your Teaching and Earn Rewards with PADI PRO+ PADI has introduced a brand-new way to reward active dive professionals — the PADI PRO+ Rewards Program. Designed to recognize and support PADI Pros who are actively teaching and certifying divers, this program adds real value to your professional journey. The more you teach, the…
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Start Your Diving Career – PADI IDC Course in Koh Tao with Marcel
Turn your passion for scuba diving into a career! Join our 17-day PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) in Koh Tao, Thailand, led by Marcel van den Berg, PADI Platinum Course Director with 15+ years of experience training 1000+ instructors worldwide. ✅ Apply Now – Secure Your Spot Why Choose Our PADI IDC? PADI IDC Dates…
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Diving with Green Sea Turtles in Koh Tao
Koh Tao, a gem in the Gulf of Thailand, is a paradise for divers and marine life enthusiasts. Among its most captivating underwater residents are the majestic green sea turtles. These graceful creatures offer divers an unforgettable experience, connecting them with the natural beauty of the ocean. In this article, we’ll explore why Koh Tao…
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How to choose a Dive School on Koh Tao
There are so many dive operations on the tiny 21 square kilometer island of Koh Tao, that choosing one dive school can quickly become overwhelming. What makes this even more difficult is that every school has something unique to offer and we all do a fantastic job. As a community of dive operators, we have…
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COVID-19: How we are managing the virus situation…
Instead of feeding into the media frenzy amidst the current world wide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, let’s have a look at how to best protect yourself if you are scuba diving. While we can’t recommend how you should react to this outbreak, we can inform you of what we are doing to manage the…
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Diving Gear: How to chose the right equipment
For many the milestone of becoming a diver isn’t in the certifications; it’s that magical moment when you sell your soul and start to assemble your very own diving gear. It’s a delicate and gratifying art form that comes with all sorts of added bonuses like extra baggage fees, storage dilemmas, redundancy (YES, I need…
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Diver Readiness: Do I need a refresher?
Diver readiness is a way of assessing whether a diver has the appropriate experience, training, equipment and dive knowledge to do a specific diving course or fun dive. Furthermore diver readiness can also be defined by personal limits and psychological limits. What is “Diver Readiness” Diver training can be conducted in many different environments and…
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A Fantastic Year for DMTs and Everyone
It is already that time of the year! It is time to close the chapter on 2019! But, boy, what a year it has been! From whale sharks to liveaboards and zeros to heroes. Here are some of our favorite moments from 2019 and some hints of 2020 may have in store! 2019 started off…
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How to Tie a Bowline, Sheet Bend & Two Half Hitches – Diving Knots
There are several knots that we use in scuba diving. Diving knots are most commonly used to bring heavy objects up from depth using a lift bag. These are skills you can learn during the Divemaster and Instructor programs. There is also the Search & Recovery specialty that makes you a pro at tying diving…
