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PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty Course on Koh Phangan
PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty
PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty Course on Koh Phangan Island - You dropped something in the water and want to find it? Found something underwater and need to pick it up? PADI Search & Recovery diver specialty course will teach you the effective ways to find objects underwater and bring those objects safely to the surface. You will develop the techniques involved in locating and retrieving lost articles, large and small, within recreational limits and while avoiding disturbing delicate marine life. The best way to learn how to conduct search patterns and to use lifting devices is by doing it. During four scuba dives you’ll learn:
- How to execute a circular rope search, an expanded square and a U search pattern using your compass and natural navigation
- What are five general steps in planning a search and recovery dive based on facts gathered about a lost object prior to the dive
- Special procedures for controlling, rigging, and lifting a large or heavy object using a lift bag, plus other recovery methods
- Potential hazards of search and recovery diving
- Commonly used knots for search and recovery
PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty Course on Koh Phangan - general information
Number of dives: 4 dives
Duration: 2 days
Prerequisites:Advanced Open Water Diver certificate or equivalent
Minimum age: 12 years
The cost of PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course on Koh Phangan:
Course price ฿9,400
Price for booking on this website ฿8,300
Discount up to 12% for online booking
No prepayment or deposit is needed for booking! Just specify the arrival date, the number of participants and save up to 12%. Additional discounts for two or more students.
The cost of PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course on Koh Phangan includes:
- Transfer to Koh Tao and back by High Speed Catamaran "Lomprayah"
- Accommodation on Koh Tao for the duration of the course (1 night)
- Training materials on your language
- International PADI Specialty diver eCard™
- Equipment rental
- Tea, coffee, fruits and snacks on the boat
- Insurance
Attention!
The practical part of the course will be conducted on Koh Tao as there are no dive sites around Samui and Koh Phangan. For your convenience and to save your time, transfer by high-speed catamaran to Koh Tao island and back, and the cost of your accommodation on Koh Tao for the duration of PADi Specialty course (1 night) is included in the course price.
PADI Search and Recovery Diver course combined with other courses
Before starting this course, PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty Course will be extremely helpful to you and if you are certified as a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver is required for participation in PADI Search and Recovery Diver course.