PADI Open Water course Koh Lipe

The standard course on Koh Lipe is run over 4 days, only one of which is a full day though. Lipe is located on the edge of a marine park and is home to some of the most spectacular dive sites in the Andaman sea if not the whole of Thailand and so is a fantastic place to get certified as a diver. We usually start the course at 4 pm in the afternoon which means that you can start the course on the same day that you travel to our beautiful island.

The daily schedule of what to expect during the course;

Day 1 (around 3 hours) - PADI Diver Training videos

We usually start this at the dive centre at 4 pm in the afternoon so that people who arrive on the same day can start the course. On the first day, we start off with dive theory in the form of the PADI dive videos and typically run through the first 3 of those and then complete the multiple-choice knowledge reviews at the end of each section. (you can also complete the theory for the course before you come with PADI eLearning).

Day 2 (full day) - Theory and skills practice

We usually get you to come into the dive center between 8 and 9 am as this is the busiest day of the course (unless you started the theory early on day 1 and completed most of that then). On day 2 of the course, we usually complete the rest of the theory and the confined water Open Water exercises. We carry out this diver training as shallow water beach dives just in front of the dive school. As we complete the confined exercises for the course just off the beach it will depend on when the high tide is as to when we complete those and so your Dive Instructor will let you know when that will be on the first day of the course. So when you aren't completing the confined sessions is when it is that you will be completing the rest of the theory for the course.

Afternoon 3 - Let's go scuba diving in the sea

Usually, you will have completed all of the theory and confined sessions by now and so have the morning off, if not then we have all morning to finish off any bits we need to. Then it's time to go scuba diving! We meet up at 12:30m to head out to the Tarutao national park for 2 boat dives at dive sites that are suitable for people without diving experience to dive down to a maximum of 12m. Here you will run through some of the basic skills we practiced during the confined water sessions.

Morning 4 - Last two ocean dives and certification

We usually go out scuba diving on our morning dive boat for the final two open water dives where you will dive down to a maximum of 18m. We meet up for our morning dive boats at 8 am and head out to the best dive sites in the Tarutao National Marine Park that the conditions allow, but they will be full of colorful soft corals and coral reefs full of marine life and if you are really lucky you may get to see a whale shark!. Then we'll head back to DJL after the two dives down to a maximum of 18m to complete your logbooks and be all done and your diving Instructor can certify you as an Open Water Diver and you'll get an email to confirm your diving license from PADI by lunchtime. If you are leaving straight after the course then you can catch one of the afternoon ferries off the island.

What are the requirements to take the diving course?

You need to be a minimum of 10 years old
You must be able to swim a minimum of 200m
You must be able to float or tread water for a minimum of 10 minutes
You must be in a reasonable physical condition.

All students must complete the PADI medical form at the start of the course. If you answer yes to any of the questions on the form then you need to get clearance from a doctor/diving physician. As there isn't anywhere on Koh Lipe you can do this we recommend checking the form you can download here before you book. This is to ensure that there isn't anything that could prevent you from taking the course once you are here. If there is anything that you answer yes to on the form then we recommend that you print off a copy of the form. Then take it to your doctor or a diving physician to see if they can sign you off as being fit to dive and then bring the signed off copy of the form with you. If you need the form in a different language then contact us as the form is available in many languages.

What can you do after completing Open Water on Koh Lipe?

Once you have completed your training course and qualified as an Open Water diver then you can dive to 18m anywhere you travel, PADI is a globally recognised diving organisation.

If you aren't leaving Koh Lipe that straight away and you enjoyed your Open Water course then you may want to take the next dive course. The Advanced Open Water course is the next course and you can complete it in 2 days. There is a lot less theory when you take the Advanced Open Water course. There are 5 Adventure dives on the Advanced course and you need to complete the knowledge reviews for each. You can see more details about the Advanced Open Water course. If you don't have the time to take the Advanced course or want to do some fun dives then you can also take one of our dive trips for either a morning or afternoon. When people have completed the Open Water course with us then we do offer a 5% discount on additional courses or fun dives they take with us. If you are heading off elsewhere in Thailand then you may want to visit our Koh Tao dive school then you can also take the Advanced Open Water and other dive courses there or fun dives and enjoy the same 5% discount there.

How much does the course cost?

The cost to take the course is 14,500 baht and you can book in for that by making a 15% deposit using the booking form below. Please note that all divers do also need to pay the 300 baht National Park fee when they are competing courses or fun diving trips on Koh Lipe.

If you have any other questions please contact us and we'll be happy to help or you can reserve your place on a course using the booking form below.

Payment for PADI Open Water course - Koh Lipe

You can book in either the Standard 4 day PADI Open Water course by paying a 2,175 baht deposit now and then pay the 12,325 baht balance once you arrive here or you can pay a 5,000 baht deposit for the 3 day Open Water course with PADI eLearning and then pay the 9,500 baht balance when you check into the dive shop when you arrive here.

Note, if you don't have a PayPal account that's fine when you click the 'Process Payment' button just scroll down on the next screen and you will have an option to pay via credit card.