What does your training for PADI Scuba Diver course include? Theoretical part You can complete the theory part before arriving at
Koh Tao. To get the link to your personal eLearning materials we do ask deposit payment in amount of ฿2,000 You can start your theoretical studies on Koh Samui, where you will receive educational materials and all the necessary instructions to use them in advance. You will need to read through 3 chapters of the PADI Open Water Diver manual, which can be supplemented by watching 3 parts of the training video. After that you will need to complete 3 knowledge reviews and 3 tests related to the 3 chapters you studied. Practical part As has been mentioned above, the entire practical part of the course will take place on Koh Tao. Practice includes 3 confined water sessions*. During those sessions you will master basic safe scuba diving and equipment setup skills under the guidance of the PADI Instructor. The next day you will complete 2 dives in the open water, demonstrating previously learned skills in conditions that replicate real dives. At the end of each dive you will take an underwater tours and enjoy the underwater world of tropical coral reefs. **Confined water is a general term that refers to either a swimming pool or an open water site that offers swimming pool-like conditions in regard to clarity, calmness, and depth. It has both shallow water and sufficiently deep water to allow student divers to meet all of the skill performance requirements.