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Why complete your technical dive training in Thailand?

Technical divers need to build diving experience. After all technical diving can be a hazardous sport if not conducted correctly. By building up your non technical dive experience by conducting many dives before starting your technical dive training, you build you hours and experience spent under water. This will put you in a more comfortable position once you start your technical dive training.

Technical diving requires 1st class training and impeccable maintenance of equipment. Due to the growth in the Scuba diving industry in Thailand, Thai owners of dive shops, run along side western management know the value of maintaining an good reputation. This can only be achieved through experience and due diligence. Our partner scuba diving training centre in Thailand is second to none and recognised by PADI as a 5 star operator.

Why complete your Technical diving training in Thailand?

The gulf of Thailand covers approximately 90,000 sq miles. It is a technical divers heaven: an ideal place to dive, the water is generally clear, any currents are mild and the seas are calm. We can dive year round in the gulf of Thailand, although the NW monsoon can blow hard in November and early December.

With many sunken ww2 shipwrecks and dive sites down to about 80m, Technical divers have a choice of hundreds of technical dive sites and live aboard options.

Once your training is complete, you may wish to travel to other local regions to expand upon your technical diving experience. The Similans offer excellent technical diving along with dive sites in Vietnam and Malaysia.

Why complete your technical diving training in Thailand?

Technical diving involves the use of extensive technical diving equipment. Tech equipment can be expensive, however in Thailand the equipment is generally cheaper to buy first hand, furthermore, xtreme gap students receive a substantial discount when purchasing technical dive equipment.

Why complete your technical dive training in Thailand?

The weather is generally excellent year round (with the exception of November and December), this means the seas are calm and the water is warm!

Why complete your technical dive training in Thailand?

Completing your technical dive training in Thailand , specifically Koh Tao puts you amongst many other like minded people (divers). It is the top diving destination in Thailand in terms of certifications. You can do technical diving courses in other parts of Thailand such as Pattaya, however when selecting our partner organisation to run this program, we took into consideration that destinations like Pattaya also attract unsavoury “sex tourism” tourists, so in the interests of learning and diving in particular, Koh Tao is an excellent location to complete your technical diving qualifications.