We have always been taught to dive with a buddy, but for an experienced diver, there are reasons you would want to develop more independence when diving and become self-reliant. Developing the ability to dive without a buddy will make you a stronger diver in most situations.
Included in the Koh Tao Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Course
3 training dives
PADI Certification card
Rental of all scuba equipment
FREE use of Dive Computer
Log book
Maximum 4 students per PADI Instructor
Black Turtle Dive customer (and environmental) promise
The diving course consists of two sections:
Knowledge Development – participate in the Dive Instructor led Self-Reliant knowledge development sessions and complete the knowledge review
Open Water training – 3 training dives
We start the PADI Self-Reliant Diver specialty course at 09.00 with an Orientation that includes completion of paperwork and the PADI Medical statement.
The PADI Self-Reliant Diver specialty course consists of 3 training dives that we take at a selection of dive sites around Koh Tao.
There is an Instructor led knowledge development session and a 14 question open book knowledge review to complete that your instructor will guide you through and review.
Please indicate your hotel name and address on the checkout page
The dive center will reconfirm your pick up time and location at the latest one day in advance
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