The Pattaya Dive Centre is having a sale starting January 1st. 20-50% off selected items
20-25% off Mares and Cressi-sub regulators, octopus and gauges.
20-25% off Mares and Cressi-sub BCDs.
25% off selected masks.
50% off waterproof bags.
30% off Cressi-sub fins.
20-40% off dive computers.
50% off selected PADI manuals.
While stocks last.
Send us an e-mail info@divecentrepattaya.com for a price.
We at the PDC would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers all the best in the New Year. Also thank all of you for your support and hope to see you all again in 2009 for some more diving.
Photo of the marine life on the HTMS Khram that was sunk as an artificial reef project in 2003.
St Stephens International School has just completed it’s first diving camp with Pattaya Dive Centre. In all 17 new students are welcomed to the underwater world successfully passing the PADI Jr Open Water course, with Gene completed the Underwater Digital Photo course. Below are some of the photos taken by him during the course.
After 3 days of training in the classroom and swimming pool, then 2 days diving at the local islands, everyone returned home with the knowledge that they really achieved some thing special. Many thanks to all the staff that made this possible and we hope to see you again very soon.
We are pleased to announce, the completion of the very first Instructor Development Course in Hungarian at the Pattaya Dive Centre. With the second IDC completed this year we are proud to maintain our 100% pass rate, all candidates passing the PADI Instructor Exam on the first attempt.
Congratulation to Sandor Cseh “Sasa” on becoming a PADI Instructor with help from IDC Staff Instructor Tomasz.
The Pattaya Dive Centre on September 15th 2007 sent out a group of diver to help clean up the reefs around Koh Manwichai, one of the Pattaya far islands. The day was a great success, we returned with a boat full of plastic bottles, car tyres, discarded fishing tackle and drift wood.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved, the Pattaya People TV, Pattaya Bay TV, all our instructors and most importantly all the divers that took part in the days event. Congratulation to Lisa, Gordon, Shaun, Per-Erik, Morgan and Casey all receiving the PADI Project AWARE Speciality rating on International Reef Clean Up day.
All profits from the days event will be presented to the Sawang Boriboon Foundation at the new South Pattaya office to help set up a sea rescue division. If anyone has any old diving equipment they would like to donate to this worth while cause please contact us and we will pass it on.
PADI regional managers meet the staff of the Pattaya Dive Centre pictured above from left to right Boo, Kim, Hans, Graham and Dave.
PADI regional managers Hans Ullrich PADI Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Graham Owen PADI UK and Ireland meet at the Pattaya Dive centre. Graham and dive buddy Jacqueline spent two days diving with us during a recent holiday in Pattaya Thailand. Graham said ‘’the diving was better in Pattaya than he expected despite the rainy season'’.
The Pattaya Dive Centre new dive boat is now completed.
The Lady-go-diver is now officially the fastest and safest dive boat operating out of Pattaya. With maximum speed of 40 knots and a cruising speed of 25 knots we will get you there and back quickly and in comfort. The boat is an 11 metre catamaran with a 3.3 metre beam, powered by two 250 HP Suzuki four stroke out board motors. The cat will carry 18 passengers plus staff. The boat will be fitted with HP compressor and 40 dive tanks plus all safety equipment according to international safety standards. Here are some photos of the construction and launching.
The Lady-go-diver, Pattaya Dive Centres new dive boat was born today 26th June 2007. She came out of her shell (the mould) pictured below.
Today the 14th July 2007 the Pattaya Dive Centres new dive boat is having the top half fitted, the roof and window frames. The side panels will be cut allowing the tinted glass windows to be installed.
We are now starting to look like a dive boat, window frames have been cut and she is getting closer to the launch date.
27th July 2007. Two Suzuki 250 HP four stroke engines have been fitted to our boat. We have extended the dive platform in the centre of the engines so that divers can not come in contact with the propellers when entering and exiting the water.
August 2nd 2007 the carpenters and electricians are hard at work putting the final touches to the inside of the boat. Here you can see the seats are in place with tank racks fitted behind the seat. A TV and DVD player with sound system have been fitted in the roof.
6th August 2007 our dive boat is now almost complete, tomorrow we have the sign writers putting the company logo and dive flags on the hull. The Lady-go-diver is just waiting for the local registration and legal papers which should be completed by the end of the week, then it’s off to the boat ramp for sea trails.
After four months the Pattaya Dive Centre puts the new dive boat in the water for sea trials. Here you can see the boat being Launched in the river mouth at the Jomtien Yacht Club.
Tuesday 21st August 2007 the Lady-go-diver is afloat and under her own steam.
Sea trails have lasted three days and we are heading back to shore, our boat achieved a comfortable cruising speed of 25 knots at 4500 RPMs, topping out at around 37 knots. Test conditions where good, sea had about half metre and white caps.
Home safe and sound, time for a beer. Hope to see you all diving on the boat soon.
Pattaya has two artificial reef projects that really work; take a few minutes to have a look at the DVD taken by one of Mermaid’s Instructors, Charlie Frost. The first ship has been in the water for just over four years, the second only six months.
Ckick here HMTS KHRAM & HMTS KUT to view how quickly the soft corals and fish have made these ships their home.
Mermaid’s Dive Centre has the new Sea and Sea DX-860 Digtial camera with 45m waterproof housing in stock.
Join the best of the best in recreational diving. Explore the underwater world like never before. Live the dive lifestyle. Up to it? Visit Mermaid’s Dive Center to take the challenge:the Master Scuba Diver Challenge.
To help you achieve your goal, each month Mermaid’s will promote a different PADI specialty course at the normal diver day trip price. This means that the cost of a days diving will not increase but you will gain the experience and excitement of a different diving adventure every time you dive.
This month (February) will be Under Water Digital Photo.
Price not including PADI manual and camera rental.
As an added bonus you can combine the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox course with any other specialty course at the discounted price TB8,000 including the PADI crew pak with manual and tables, and two Nitrox tanks.