Koh Tao Diving

PADI Rescue Diving Course

During the PADI Open Water Diving Course you have learned about the basics of scuba diving and you have mastered dive knowledge and dive skills. You have also learned how to take care of yourself underwater and on the surface. In the Advanced Open Water Course, your focus has broadened to include more of the underwater environment in a variety of situations.

In the PADI Rescue Diver Course, we will take you one step further. You will learn how to prevent problems, and how to manage dangerous situations. In the Rescue Diving Course your focus will be on helping others, either on the dive boat or underwater, without endangering yourself. Your knowledge will be built up on what you have already learned in your previous diving courses. The PADI Rescue Diver Course is both demanding and rewarding. After you have become a certified PADI Rescue Diver, you will dive with far more self-confidence.

To participate on the PADI Rescue Diver Course you need to be at least 15 years of age, you need to have at least 20 logged dives and to be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent. It is also a prerequisite that you are in possession of a valid First Aid Certificate, not older than two years. If you don’t have any such certification, either from a school or fire department, you can easily obtain an Emergency First Response certificate, right here at Big Bubble Dive Resort. It will only take one day! The Emergency First Response (EFR) Course is far more scuba diving specific than any other first aid course could ever be. So you may even want to consider taking part on this course anyway. You will learn about the different types of diving injuries such as jellyfish stings, sea urchin wounds and other marine life injuries.

What will you learn in the PADI Rescue Diving Course?

• First of all… Self Rescue!
• Recognizing and managing stress on fellow divers
• Different forms of stress and their symptoms and “signals”
• Handling first-aid materials
• First-aid procedures
• Swimming and non-swimming assists
• Underwater problems
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers
• Egress (different types of exits)

Big Bubble Dive Resort offers a 10% discount on all continuing diving courses after the PADI Open Water Course!

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The Koh Tao Tropicana Resort is situated on the south part of the island at Chalok Baan Kao Bay. The Resort is right on the beach, with a private and peaceful atmosphere. Tropicana Resort offers friendly service and reasonable prices for accommodation. Double and single rooms are available either with air-conditioning or fan, hot shower is in most rooms available. Tropicana is a laid back family resort with a restaurant that serves Thai and western dishes. 24/7 shopping possibilities and ATM’s are nearby.

The resort is set in and around a beautiful tranquil garden, you’re welcome to come and sit in our traditional style hammocks, as the sun filters through the coconut trees above. Or enjoy a traditional Thai massage in the garden. The open-plan restaurant, overlooking the beach, serves tasty Thai and Western food from morning to evening. It’s a perfect spot for getting away from it all, nicely cool in hot weather and cozy if it rains. Troicana is in walking distance to Big Bubble Dive Resort and several bars and restaurants along the beach.

Accommodation with air condition and hot water 1600,- Baht – w/o air con 800,- Baht

Accommodation with air condition and hot water 1200,- Baht

Room with Fan and cold water 550,-

Room with fan and cold water 400,- Baht

Please contact us for reservations at Tropicana Resort and/or for more information about scuba diving with Big Bubble.

Scuba Divers in Koh Tao

A collection of pictures from scuba divers at Big Bubble Dive Resort on Koh Tao. See our fellow friends, students, instructors, divemasters, fun divers and all other compressed air breathers in their best or most funny underwater performances in this photo gallery. Some beautiful diving pictures have also found their way into this photo gallery.

On this place we would also like to ask all fellow divers from Big Bubble in Koh Tao, to send us their best underwater pictures. If you have been diving with Big Bubble and you have a great or a funny underwater photo; send it to us and we will publish it here in this gallery with all credits to the artist.

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Contact Information:
Big Bubble
PADI 5***** Gold Palm Resort
P.O.Box 21
Chalok Baan Kao
84360 Koh Tao / Thailand
Tel. +66 77 456 669

E-mail: contact@kohtao-diving.com

A couple of years ago Big Bubble Dive Resort became a new look but nothing of the old flair got lost! Regular customers, as well as new customers of ours are still enjoying the spirit of the old days which is still our main goal!
Fun, adventure and professionalism is a good mix for an unforgettable diving holiday during your visit to our Dive center on Koh Tao.
The new shop has lots more space and also air-conditioned classrooms so that our students have to sweat only if they didn’t pay attention, cause they where dreaming already about the colorful fish in the water.
Have a look at some pictures of the Big Bubble dive Resort on Koh Tao in this photo gallery. Some pictures are from the very beginning and the opening day and some are from the dive resort as it looks today.

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Lorena – The friendly Instructor of Big Bubble

Lorena comes from Switzerland and she is living her dream.After 2 years being Head Divemaster at Big Bubble, it was time to change. She enjoys teaching and having fun with her Open Water students from their first bubble at 1meter to their last bubbles at 18meters. Lorena speaks Italian, German and English, so no matter who you are or where you come from, she is going to have fun with you in the classroom and in the water. She is a happy shiny person. Lorenas passion reaches from the tinyest pipefish to the big whalshark and is always trying to find new and interesting things. In the morning she is like Speedy Gonzales you can really see here Italians roots. Come and join her at Big Bubble and soon you will be on a super cool underwater adventure too.

Chill The Chilled Out Diving Instructor

Coming from Grimsby, in England, Chill “knows” fish! (Albeit fried in batter and served with chips and mushy peas!) He is a real Grimbarian! After traveling the world for 12 years and working in any job that would pay for the next part of the journey, Chill settled here over 4 years ago, when he came to Big Bubble and realized a career in diving would be far better than working for a living!
After 3 years as chief Divemaster, when he spent so much time under water that his toes were becoming webbed and he was on first name terms with all the fish, he decided he needed to spend a little time in the classroom to dry out.
Now concentrating on teaching Open Water courses, he gets great job satisfaction teaching his students to dive and sharing his vast knowledge of the underwater world and his rather twisted sense of humor with anyone who’ll listen!

Gorka, the Spaniard

Since his first “Giant Stride” into the water and as competitive swimmer for most of his life , Gorka knew that somehow he will spend the rest of his life in close relation with the Underwater Environment. So he became Big Bubble’s Head Dive Master. Although he is a certfied PADI diving instructor, he prefers to work as Divemaster. As a former schoolteacher, he brings the professionalism of teaching into Scuba Diving. He will take good care of our certified Divers and our Advanced Open Water Students. Teaching them to become better diver, being confident on a dive deeper, navigate a dive or experience a thrilling Night Dive. If you are already a certified diver Gorka is the right person for you, he will bring you to new Dive Sites every day and show you the secrets and wonders of the Underwater World around Koh Tao. Gorka is a friendly, open and professional Dive Guide and diving instructor who always has a smile on his face. He is helpful and will look after any of your diving-related needs. Any questions you mmight have; don’t hesitate…..just ask him!!!

Phil is from Germany, to be exact from Berlin.
He came by chance on one of his trips to BigBubble to do his Open Water Course. But he did not stay a beginner for long. He wanted more. The time between Thailand trips got shorter and the stays got longer . On his last trip he decided to fly back to Germany after only three months to pull up stakes and came back to Koh Tao. “Ick wohn’ jetzt hier (Berliner slang for I live now here) and need a Job!” Since then he’s a Dive Master and Instructor for German and English-speaking guests at the Big Bubble Dive School. He loves to teach others the joy of diving. As an instructor, he succeeds to teach every scaredy-cat to enjoy diving and transforms them into secure diver. Diver who dive with him as a guide are looking forward to an exciting adventure. Phil loves the great bull sharks as well as all the small stuff which he seeks out in each dive on every reef. He found his secret passion in the trigger fish under water and on land at the snakes.

Tom – Former Bavarian Hill-Billy and Dive Fear Specialist

Afraid of Sharks ? HE WAS TOO!!! Tom, our Bavarian Hill-Billy came to Koh Tao the first time 1993 and stuck here since then. The first 6 years we had a hard time to get him in the water. He was very scared to get eaten by the numerous Great Whites around here Koh Tao. In 2000 we tossed him in the water and forced him to do his Open Water Diver Diving Course. And suddenly he changed, and his life changed too! – Sharks became his friends and his diving skills became exceptional and in 2002 he did his Diving Instructor Course. Since that time he taught more then 850 students scuba diving on different levels. Also his German improved a lot, but you can still hear his Bavarian roots. In Thai they say – Chai Yen – what means ‘cool heart’; he is calm understanding and very skilled. Twisting words is one of his favored hobbies. Today he says: “If you don’t want to see sharks.. just close your eyes”.

Mio – The Longtail Boat Driver

Mio is our Longtail Driver, he is the one who will bring you with our Longtail to the Big Boat. Sometimes he is a bit grumpy but he has a good heart and is one of the most experienced Longtail Captains on the Island. Mio works with Big Bubble since … nobody can really remember…! Since more than 15 years has he been driving scuba divers and snorkelers around Koh Tao.
If you are up for an extra bit of excitement and want to go snorkeling with Blacktip Reef Sharks, Mio is the one who can bring you to the exact right spot in Shark Bay!

Kwan – The Head of Office

Kwan is the good soul in our dive shop and travel office. She will arange all boat, bus, train or flight tickets to any destination to make sure you have no problems and can enjoy your holiday without any booking hassel. Kwan is also responsible for all administrative tasks in our dive resort. So if you want to pay your fun dives or diving courses she is the one who will take care of that too.

Deang – The Dive Boat Captain

Pi Deng is the captain of our Big Boat and he is the one who will make sure that you arrive safely on all dive sites we go to. He lives on the boat, cooks his food there and has his family is visiting him occasionally.
Please respect the privacy of his cabin because it is actually his living room, sleeping room and his little Temple is in there as well.
He is a very friendly man and has allways a smile on his face. Since he is a father as well he is good with kids and happy to show them around on the boat while their parents are diving.

Chip – The Dive Boat Helper

Chip is our boat technician, he is the one who is filling the tanks for your dives with clean fresh sea air. If you need help to get in or out of the water he is happy to be there for you. Since he is always smiling, Chip takes also a stunt part on almost every dive video.
Besides his entertainment skills, Chip is also our handyman on the dive boat; so if you need an o-ring or any other help on technical stuff he’s the one to look out for.

Learn how to dive on Koh Tao
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PADI scuba diving certifications start at the “Open Water Diver” level, where you will learn the basics of scuba diving. We will explain all PADI Scuba Diving Courses in detail within this section. Now if you are not sure yet if you want to learn how to dive, or if you a bit short on time, you might still have a chance to explore Koh Tao’s underwater world and get an idea of what breathing under water is like, by discovering scuba diving on an Introduction Dive or DSD with Big Bubble Dive Resort.

In case your time frame on Koh Tao allows you just a little bit more after you have already discovered that scuba diving well could become your newest hobby, but you don’t have the full four days it takes to obtain an Open Water Diver Certification; you might want to consider a Scuba Diver Certification instead. The PADI Scuba Diver Certification can later be upgraded to a full OWD certification.
Read more about the PADI Open Water Diving Course here.

If though, your time allows to stay a bit longer on Koh Tao, and you found that scuba diving is such great fun that you would like to improve your diving skills, why not consider going for the Advanced Diving Course right away and take advantage of a 10% discount for continuing education? Since scuba diving opens such a wide field of new possibilities and new hobbies, the PADI advanced open water diver course is especially designed to suit the interests of every individual scuba diver. Learn more about the PADI AOWD Diving Course and the various specialty dives.

In case you are already an advanced diver and you feel you would still like to learn more about diving and about how to become a more responsible scuba diver, the Rescue Diver Course might be the right way to go. The rescue course is also a prerequisite to all PADI professional diving courses like our Divemaster Internship. We will also be happy to explain all further details about a professional diving career with you in person, once you have arrived on Koh Tao.

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We are looking forward to welcome you on Koh Tao and will get back to you a.s.a.p.

In case you have booked a Scuba Diving Course, a Fun Diving Package and/or Accommodation on the previous form, we will also provide you with your personal payment link for the deposit payment required to validate your reservation.
The deposit payment will be around 10% of your booked items.

NB: Only AmEx and Visa Cards are accepted for deposit payments

Big Bubble Dive Resort
Koh Tao Thailand
Phone: +66 (0)77 456 669
Fax: +66 (0)77 456 670

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Koh Tao Diving – The Big Bubble Dive Boat

A little collection of pictures about our dive boat. We call it “The Big Boat” because it really is very spacey.  The upper deck of the boat is one huge sun deck covered with a semi shade. It’s cool and you won’t get a sunburn. The sun deck is where we hold the briefings before and after the dives and where we relax and enjoy a quite time to recall what we have seen on our dives. Water, coffee, tea, cookies and fresh fruits are served by our friendly staff between and after the dives.

The lower deck is for scuba diving and gearing up. The large diving platform on the rear of the boat allows easy entry and exits for our divers. There is always a helping hand watching out for you!

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