Open Water Diver Koh Lanta
Get Certified in Paradise
Get certified as an Open Water Diver here on Koh Lanta, and open up a whole new exciting underwater world of adventure with an internationally recognised scuba diving certification.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to explore coral reefs, swim with turtles, or watch sharks hunting in the shallows, take the Open Water Diver course here on Koh Lanta with us!
The Scuba Schools International (SSI) Open Water Diver Course is a beginner level scuba diving certification, during which, you'll learn how to be a safe diver, how to properly use scuba equipment and how to plan and execute dives.
During the course, you'll also learn how equalise your ears underwater, control your buoyancy, how to deal with problems, and how to help your buddy.
The Open Water Diver course certifies divers up to 18m, 60 feet, which is perfect for exploring some of Thailand's best dive sites from Koh Lanta.
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Open Water Diver Course schedule
Open Water Course on Koh Lanta
Once you've completed the SSI Open Water Diver course, you'll have the knowledge and skills required to dive almost anywhere in the world.
The Open Water Diver course consists of three main sections:
- Complete the open water course theory online before starting the practical part of the course here on Lanta.
- Confined Water Dives are conducted off the beach or in a swimming pool, where you'll learn all the important skills to be a safe diver.
- Complete the 4 Open Water qualification dives over a two day period. You'll explore coral reefs at some of our amazing dive sites, where you'll repeat and master the skills learned in confined water.
The Open Water Diver course schedule is as follows:
We can release the Open Water Diver course materials to you as soon as your booking is confirmed. You can then complete the theory and exam on the SSI App before starting the practical part of the course with us here on Koh Lanta.
Small Teaching Groups
Our experienced and professional instructors teach in very small groups, with typically only one or two students with each instructor (maximum 3).
This means that we can provide the very highest level of service and personal attention for each and every student.
After you've completed the Open Water Diver course, you can sign up for the Advanced Adventurer Course here on Lanta to improve your knowledge of the underwater world, learn lots of new diving skills, and get certified to dive up to 30m, 90 feet.
Free Decompression Chamber Insurance:
One of the benefits of the SSI Open Water Diver course is the free Decompression Chamber Insurance provided via SSi's partnership with Dive Assure. This insurance is valid for the duration of the course, up to a maximum of 6 months from the course registration date.
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Open Water Diver Course Content
Open Water Course on Koh Lanta
The SSI Open Water Diver course is split into 3 easy to follow sections.
Knowledge Development
The course theory consists of several knowledge development sections which should be completed before starting the practical part of the course here with us on Lanta. We can release the course materials as soon as we've received your booking deposit.
The course theory covers important topics, including the effects of pressure, safe diving practices, scuba diving equipment, the buddy system, and more.
Depending on your pace of learning, you can expect to spend between 60 and 90 minutes on each of the 6 knowledge development sections.
Confined Skills Session
The confined water session is conducted in shallow water, where you will learn and practise the skills necessary to be a competent and safe diver.
During the confined water session, you'll learn:
- Equipment assembly
- Pre-dive safety checks
- Mask and regulator clearing
- Alternate air-source use
- Buoyancy control
- Communicating using hand signals
- Ascent and Descent procedures
- How to help yourself and your buddy deal with problems
Open Water Dives
The first day of open water dives begins with a thorough pre-dive briefing from your instructor followed by two open water dives to a maximum of 12M at one of the spectacular dive sites around Koh Lanta, such as Koh Haa, Koh Rok, or Koh Bida.
The second day of open water dives will be to a maximum of 18m, again at one of our amazing dive sites, Koh Haa, Koh Rok, or Koh Bida.
During each dive, you'll explore the extensive coral reefs with your instructor, perfecting your buoyancy, building your confidence, and discovering the wonderful marine life on the dive sites around Koh Lanta.
After returning to Koh Lanta in the early afternoon, we'll show you how to log the dives in your new digital dive log, included in the SSI App.
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What will I see during the Open Water Dives?
Open Water Course on Koh Lanta
The waters around Koh Lanta are a scuba diving paradise, home to hundreds of species of corals, fish, slugs & snails, and countless other marine creatures.
During your Open Water Diver course, you'll explore spectacular coral reefs and marine eco-systems, unique to just a very few locations in the world.
Each open water training dive will bring you to a different location, where you'll get to see hundreds of different species of marine creatures, including critically endangered species, such as the Hawksbill turtle, at some of Thailand's best dive sites and coral reefs.
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SSI Open Water Diver Price
Open Water Course on Koh Lanta
The price for the SSI Open Water Diver course on Koh Lanta is ฿12,600 when booked online in advance (3 days, 4 dives, includes free e-Learning & insurance).
- 4 Dives
- FREE Online e-Learning
- FREE Equipment Rental
- FREE Insurance
- 4 Dives
- FREE Online e-Learning
- FREE Equipment Rental
- FREE Insurance
- Beginner level dive courses open to age 10+.
- Download the SSI App and affiliate to Dive & Relax to access all the online course materials before you arrive on Lanta.
- All courses include lunch and soft drinks on the boat.
- Does not include Marine Park Diving Fee: Thai ฿240, Foreigner ฿600, per day.
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Scuba Courses Available on Koh Lanta
Learn to Dive on Koh Lanta
We teach a full range of SSI recreational scuba diving courses here on Koh Lanta, from the entry level Open Water Diver course all the way up to Diver Stress & Rescue, together with numerous specialty courses.
Are you Fit to Dive?
Dive trips & Scuba Courses on Koh Lanta
Whilst scuba diving is a very safe activity, it is important to know that you are fit to dive and that you do not have any fitness or medical conditions that could increase your risk of an accident underwater.
- Download and read the Diver Medical Questionnaire.
If you answer 'yes' to any of the medical questions, please print the entire form and take to your family doctor who will assess your fitness to dive. Your doctor will complete page 3, which we must see before you can start diving.
Find out more with the UK based Diving Diseases Research Centre.
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