The New Revised PADI IDC Course has been long-anticipated by many PADI Members and Course Directors. PADI listened very well to their members and The New Revised PADI IDC Course now brings major updates and changes that will make an already successful IDC course even better!! So
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The first 7-Eleven goes plastic bag free on Koh Tao in Thailand! 7-Eleven stores in Thailand give away an incredible amount of plastic with purchases made there, especially plastic bags to carry groceries. Plastic bags are not the only a big problem for the environment worldwide, but
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Choosing the best dive school for you can be a tricky job given the quantity and variety of options around you. There are so many good dive schools in the world, but unfortunately, there are also many bad dive schools. So how do we go about choosing
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Getting a bad Diving Instructor is the worst thing that can happen to a new scuba diver and it can mean people stop diving forever. I always say that getting a good or bad Diving Instructor is a lottery ticket. So, how do we recognise a bad
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Teaching diving as a PADI Dive Instructor has completely changed my life. Here is my story on the steps I took to become a PADI Dive Instructor and how I ended up doing my IDC on Koh Tao in Thailand with PADI Course Director Marcel van den
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Die Entscheidung professionell zu tauchen und meinen PADI Master Scuba Diving Instructor zu machen hat mein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt und ich haette mir nichts Besseres wünschen können. Ich wuchs in einer kleinen Stadt im Westen von Österreich auf- umgeben von Bergen und Schnee. Nach meinem
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A lot of people in my IDC courses have questions about the PADI Recreational Dive Planner the RDP. During the PADI Dive Instructor Development course my IDC candidates mostly have questions about how the RDP has been created and why are there certain rules in using the
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On Friday and Saturday, EMS international’s Dr. Kerry Simpson and Matthew Rolph visited Sairee Cottage Dive Centre on Koh Tao to assist PADI Course Director Marcel Van den Berg, in teaching this month’s PADI IDC candidates to become proficient Emergency First Response PADI EFR Instructors and Oxygen
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When people speak of leaving home and working in Thailand, what comes to mind? The idea of leaving the safe haven of home and travelling to a place alone comes with the fear of the unknown. Back home, people say I’m lucky to be here in Koh
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Towards the end of every month on Koh Tao, comes a very exciting time for most dive schools. Unlike in other parts of the world, a
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