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Take the plunge and experience new adventures with PADI Specialty Courses. Completing a specialty course will open up new opportunities for you to explore and continue your diver education.
As well as perfecting your skills in each area of diving that interests you, specialties can count towards your next certification such as the Advanced Open Water Diver or Master Scuba Diver. If you’ve already completed your Advanced Open Water course you can get credit towards certain specialty courses! Contact Us for more information.
Different specialties require different levels of certification as a pre-requisite. For most you need to be a PADI Open Water Diver. Check the PADI flowchart below or check the page for that particular specialty for more details. Contact Us if you have any questions or if you would like some more information.
All PADI courses and programs require you to answer a medical questionnaire. Please take a look at the PADI Medical Participant Questionnnaire to find out if you should be examined by your Doctor before participating in Recreational Scuba Diving.
Click on any of the specialties below for more information. See the full range of PADI Specialty courses available on the PADI Flowchart below. Contact Us for more information on any of the specialties.
(If you’ve completed the adventure dive, you’ll receive a 1,500 Baht discount.)
Enriched air, also known as nitrox or EANx, contains less nitrogen than regular air. Breathing less nitrogen means you can enjoy longer dives and shorter surface intervals. No wonder Enriched Air Diver is the most popular PADI® specialty.
During the PADI® Deep Diver course, you’ll learn how to plan deep dives, manage your gas supply and how to identify and manage narcosis.
You’ll learn about buddy contact procedures, safety considerations and buoyancy control at depth.
Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices.
If you’re at least 15 years old and have earned a PADI Adventure Diver certification or higher, you can enroll in the Wreck Diver Specialty course.
The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, can enroll in the Night Diver specialty course.
Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
Knowing how and when to administer emergency oxygen is a valuable skill to have in a dive emergency. PADI® Emergency Oxygen Provider prepares you to offer aid and teaches you to recognize scuba diving injuries and illnesses requiring emergency oxygen.
This is an excellent course for scuba divers, boat crew, lifeguards, freedivers, mermaids or anyone who spends time in and around water. No age restrictions or water sessions required.
Be the scuba diver everyone wants to follow because you know where you are and where you’re going. The PADI Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way.
If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old, you can enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.
Sidemount diving offers a new way to configure your tanks by placing them on the sides of your body, improving your flexibility and streamlining your dive profile. Experience better buoyancy and enjoy longer dives in a comfortable, balanced position. Discover why sidemount diving is becoming more popular among divers!
The PADI Self-Reliant Diver course teaches experienced divers to develop independence while diving. Learn how to plan and execute dives alone, using proper techniques, equipment, and strategies for self-sufficiency. This course is perfect for divers looking to improve their skills and become more confident underwater.