Scuba Nation Cambodia - PADI Diving and Instruction in the Gulf of Thailand (Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh)

Broaden your experience, increase your confidence and take your diving to new levels of excitement. Learn more advanced techniques in a variety of diving environments with Scuba Nation PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre. With a minimum age of 12, this is a challenging and exciting course for any diver.
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With a minimum amount of time spent on study, this is a get wet and wild experience. Everything you need is included, there are no hidden costs. The Advanced course is made up of 5 short knowledge reviews plus 5 adventure dives; you will do a Deep dive to maximum 30 metres and learn new underwater Navigational skills. You can also choose any 3 from the following elective dives:

  • Night (unlike anything else & recommended if you’ve never tried it)
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy (great for fine-tuning buoyancy)
  • Underwater Naturalist (start to identify what you see)
  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle (James Bond on underwater jet-skis!)
  • U/W Photography (capture what you see on film)
  • Digital Photography (relive your memories when home)
  • Multi-level (learn about computers and work with the wheel)
  • AWARE Fish ID (start to identify which fish is which)
  • Boat (learn about diving from a boat )
  • Drift (go with the flow )
Also have a look at our Specialty courses, because all of the Advanced open water dives can be credited towards you Specialty Diver Course

No Hidden Costs. What You Get:

  • The Official PADI Advanced Dive Manual and Data Carrier (yes - you get to keep it, yes - it’s included in the price, yes - it’s new and not a photocopy)
  • All equipment (included in the price is all the equipment you need – no extra rental fees per day, unlike other outfits)
  • Full PADI Customer Injury and Assistance Insurance (yes, that’s for each diver or snorkeller, not just for the staff)
  • Academics can be completed while sunbathing in Sihanoukville or sight-seeing in Phnom Penh
  • Guaranteed PADI European and Western certified Instructors
  • PADI Certification and SNDC T-shirt too!
  • On the Boat:
    • Full overnight stay / 2 day liveaboard, 5 dives plus all the snorkelling you can handle
    • Real beds with mattresses, sheets, blankets and pillows and rain protection
    • All meals, full breakfasts, lunches, hot dinner and non-alcoholic drinks, fruit and snacks (no $10 for sandwiches! Or $1 for pop!)
    • Onboard Washrooms, 2 fresh water showers (no scooping needed here!) and western toilet
    • Two deck boat - Sun deck with shade and rain protection plus shaded lower deck
    • Real Captain – with over 25 years of experience – a guaranteed seafaring professional

How much does it cost?

Advancing your PADI diving skills is a learning experience you aren't quick to forget. Doing it in Cambodia will ensure you have an amazing dive without giving up any measure of safety, professionalism, quality of instruction or diving locations. We charge a modest US$335 (roughtly GBP161 or Euro230) for the PADI course, All Inclusive. This fee is the only fee and can be paid by Credit Card (CC) and of course in the ever acceptable US$ cash. Banks in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh can also do ATM and CC withdrawals.

What's not included

  • After-dive alcoholic drinks
    (ok, so it's only beer and its $1.50 for a "cold one")

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PADI Scuba Diving Tips of The Day » When using a compass hold it level, with the lubber line centered with your body’s centre line. Trust your compass – if your gut instinct tells you to go one way and the compass says the other, go with the compass.