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PADI IDC - CDC in Phuket, Thailand - Scuba Career

The PADI System of Diver Education

Looking at a flowchart for the PADI System of diver education, one might conclude that its purpose is to take you to Master Scuba Diver or to PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. But that is not it at all!

Becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver, or Divemaster, or Instructor, isn’t the purpose of the system, but a result of achieving its purpose.

The purpose of the PADI System is to provide the means by which you

• meet dive people
• go places diving
• do things underwater

Sound familiar?

Turning Pro: At some point, you may decide to make diving a full or part time profession. For a lot of people, it beats working at a desk, and if you love working at a desk, you can still turn pro and become the most in-demand dive professional in the dive industry.

It takes effort and commitment to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, but each step rewards you – and you’re diving. Meeting people. Going places. Doing things.

Our 3-Phase Scuba Career Program

This program is designed for candidates who are PADI Open Water divers. (Please check for SSI/BSAC/CMAS Corresponding Levels with PADI).

In order to take part in the Instructor Examination you have to have been certified as an Open Water diver for at least 6 months. In addition you will need 100 logged dives.

Since Dive Asia is a PADI Career Development Center you can participate in the IE prior to meeting the experience requirement of 100 dives, when enrolled in five of the CDC's pre- and/or post-IDC courses. Candidates who successfully complete a PADI IDC conducted by the CDC may attend a PADI IE if they have been certified divers for at least six months, have logged at least 60 dives and are certified PADI Assistant Instructors. Certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor will take place when the 100 dives requirement has been met.

Phase I: Basic Career Preparation

For certified Open Water Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Option 2 Advanced Open Water Diver 2 Days 5 x x Emergency First Response (EFR) 1 Day - x x Rescue Diver 3 Days 5 x x EANx Diver 1-2 Days 2 x x DSAT Gas Blender 2 Days - x - Divemaster 2-6 Weeks 20 x x IDC 9 Days 4 x x Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) 1 Day - x - Price THB 94,900 THB 82,400 Note: - Option 2 participants can add EFRI for 250 US$ - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC   For certified AOW Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Option 2 Emergency First Response (EFR) 1 Day - x x Rescue Diver 3 Days 5 x x EANx Diver 1-2 Days 2 x x DSAT Gas Blender 2 Days - x - Divemaster 2-6 Weeks 20 x x IDC 9 Days 4 x x Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) 1 Day - x - Price THB 87,200 THB 74,500 Note: - Option 2 participants can add EFRI for 250 US$ - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC   For certified Rescue Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Option 2 EANx Diver 1-2 Days 2 x x DSAT Gas Blender 2 Days - x - Divemaster 2-6 Weeks 20 x x IDC 9 Days 4 x x Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) 1 Day - x - Price THB 74,500 THB 61,900 Note: - Option 2 participants can add EFRI for 250 US$ - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC Currency Converter

Phase II: Pro Career Preparation

For Phase I Participants Duration Dives Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 EANx Instructor 1 Day 8 x x x DSAT Gas Blender Instructor 1 Day - x x x PADI O2 Instructor 1 Day - x x x DPV 1 Day 2 x x - 1 Specialty* 1 Day 2-3 x - - Price THB 22,900 THB 19,900 THB 15,800 Note: - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included * Shark, Photo, ML, Drift, Night, Nav, Nat or Equip Currency Converter

Phase III: Business Career Preparation

For Phase I or II Participants Duration Dives Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Dive Resort Management 9 Days 2 x x - Dive Leadership 9 Days 20 x x - Business of Diving 1 Day - x - x Sales Training 2 Days - x - x Price THB 42,900 THB 28,400 THB 16,900 Note: - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included Currency Converter

Complete CDC Curriculum

For certified Open Water Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Phase I 41 Days 36 x Phase II 7 Days 15 x Phase III 21 Days 22 x Price THB 152,600 Note: - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC   For certified AOW Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Phase I 39 Days 31 x Phase II 7 Days 15 x Phase III 21 Days 22 x Price THB 145,300 Note: - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC   For certified Rescue Diver Duration Dives Option 1 Phase I 35 Days 26 x Phase II 7 Days 15 x Phase III 21 Days 22 x Price THB 133,300 Note: - PADI Fees and Teaching Materials are not included - PADI Instructor Examination (IE) directly after each IDC Currency Converter

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. We will do our very best to assist you.

Dive Asia - Phuket Thailand
Office Address:  24 Karon Rd, Kata Beach, Phuket 83100, Thailand
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 70, Karon, Phuket 83100, Thailand
Phone:  +66 (0) 76330598 or 76284117 Fax:  +66 (0) 76284033
Email:  info@diveasia.com  URL:  www.diveasia.com

We would like to thank Willy Thuan for his outstanding graphic design, Helmut Debelius
for his ongoing support and Jens Zubke & Jonny Gallick for their great pictures.