SSI Courses in Khao Lak
From your very first breath underwater to advanced specialties and marine ecology — a full range of SSI programmes in the warm, clear waters of the Andaman Sea. Choose your starting point below, or ask us to build a personalised training plan around your stay.
Your First Steps Underwater
Choose a first experience, earn a full certification, continue after Open Water, or build confident snorkelling skills. We will match the pathway to your experience, time and goals.
Try Scuba
A relaxed first underwater experience in sheltered shallow water or from the boat. Perfect if you want to try scuba once during your stay.
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Open Water Diver
Your full scuba certification to 18 m, recognised worldwide. The ideal choice if you want to keep diving after your holiday.
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Advanced Open Water Diver
Complete five specialty dives, including Deep Diving and Navigation, to broaden your skills and confidence.
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Snorkel Diver
Learn safe, efficient snorkelling technique and explore the reef from the surface with a qualified instructor.
Learn moreSupervised and Time-Limited Pathways
These alternatives suit guests who want structured training but do not have time for the full Open Water Diver course.
Basic Diver
A structured first experience for guests who want more than Try Scuba without committing to a certification course.
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A shorter certification with professional-supervision limits and a direct upgrade path to Open Water Diver.
Learn moreGrow Your Skills & Experience
Once you are certified, tailor your diving to the experiences you enjoy most — exploration, challenge, photography or marine life knowledge. Our team will help you combine dives and specialties in a way that fits your time in Khao Lak.
Core Progression
Take your next steps with structured training that improves your skills, safety and comfort in more demanding conditions.
- Advanced Open Water Diver
- Perfect Buoyancy
- Navigation
- Stress & Rescue
- Science of Diving
- Scuba Skills Update
Specialty Skills & Environments
Fine-tune your diving for night dives, wrecks, deeper sites and more dynamic conditions around Andaman Sea and Richelieu Rock.
- Deep Diving
- Night & Limited Visibility
- Waves, Tides & Currents
- Wreck Diving
- Search & Recovery
- Photo & Video
Ecology & Marine Life
Ideal for curious divers and photographers who want to recognise species, behaviours and ecosystems beyond just names.
- Marine Ecology
- Shark Ecology
- Manta & Ray Ecology
- Marine Mammal Ecology
- Marine Invertebrate Ecology
- Fish Identification
- Sea Turtle Ecology
- Coral Ecology
- Nudibranch Ecology
Beyond Recreational Scuba
Compare every training family from one place, including recreational and technical diving, professional training, Mermaid, swim teaching, adult swimming, lifeguarding and first aid.