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 extremely high safety standards and
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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 situation. Diving is a buddy
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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 4 pairs of fins) and
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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 conditions. Training varies greatly in
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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 a little bit windy for
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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 knots underwater. So, let’s have
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I would be lying if researching for this article did not make my skin crawl. Simply the images that popped up when I searched “What is Thalassophobia?” made me feel rather uneasy. I remember as a child going to the book shelf and looking at books about the ocean. My dad was a scuba diver and kept many books on
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Whether you love animals or not, it is natural to worry about stray dogs while traveling. You will guaranteed run into dogs on Koh Tao when visiting the beaches and restaurants. While most of them are owned, some of them won’t have a collar and are in fact stray dogs. So should you be worried about these dogs? Is there
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When you are certified as a PADI Open Water Diver you are licensed to dive with another certified diver. The depth is limited to a maximum of 18m. Just you and your buddy. For a lot of divers this can seem like an overwhelming task. Mastering how to comfortably and safely lead a dive is a massive turning point in
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We often get asked by our customers why we do not use an onboard compressor. This is a valid question. Our divers often watch us move all the used tanks across several other boats. So, logistically it would make sense to fill them onboard. It would also make life a lot easier for our boat boys and us instructors and
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