Certified Dive Courses For Kids
Any of the PADI Junior courses below are identical to the Adult course, but have a lower depth limit based on age.
PADI Junior Open water Diver.
This is a 3 -4-day course. If you are an International School, the pool and academics can be conducted at the school or at the Pattaya Dive Centre’s own classrooms and pool.
Junior Open Water divers age 10-11 can only dive with a parent, guardian, or PADI professional and to a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 m). Junior Open Water Divers age 12-14 years old can dive with a certified adult other than a parent, guardian, or PADI professional, and they may dive to 60 feet (18 m).
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All PADI Continuing Education courses offered here are aged 12-15 years, after 15 years of age young divers are equal to adult diver’s certifications and depth limits.
Junior Advanced Open Water, Junior Rescue & Junior Master Scuba Diver Courses. After receiving a junior open water certification, young divers twelve and older may continue to increase their experience and certification levels. In these courses, dives may reach a max depth of 21 meters / 70 feet.
PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver.
This is normally a 2-day course with 5 dives, one deep dive max depth 21 metres, one underwater navigation dive and 3 other dives that can be chosen depending on individual preferences.
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PADI Junior Rescue Diver and Emergency First Responder
This is a 3-4-day course learning how to respond to diving emergencies, for the more advanced diver.
Must be 12 years old
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Another useful course for the teachers of all the international Schools in Thailand is the Care for Children course, this is a one-day course that can be conducted on site at your school or at the Pattaya Dive Centre’s own classrooms. The course consists of First Aid, CPR and AED use.
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