If experience is the best teacher, we have over 40 years of it!
Seafari Dive Centre in Pattaya started teaching scuba diving via PADI Dive Courses in Pattaya as the first PADI dive shop, the first PADI 5-star and also the first PADI IDC centre! We have quite the legacy of teaching people to scuba dive with PADI dating back to 1980!
The PADI System of diver education is the world’s most popular scuba diving training program. Millions of people around the world have completed PADI diving courses and opened up a doorway to a whole new underwater world.
PADI Diving Courses are recognized worldwide. With more than 40 years as a PADI dive centre we are well equipped to teach you to dive whether you want to try for the first time or advanced your diving skills.
Dive into your diver training and make the most of your diving holidays in Pattaya!
1 DAY Try DivE in Pattaya For Fun
Experience PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Pattaya, the world’s leading try dive program. Although this try dives leads towards Learning To Dive for the First time, it doesn’t not get you your first PADI Scuba Course in Pattaya Certificate – It’s simply a fun SCUBA program for Beginners.
We begin the day with a boat journey to the islands. On Board the boat, our Dive instructors will brief you on how to use your Scuba equipment and explain the safety procedures associated with the dives. At the dive site, we begin by taking you into a shallow water area to complete a few basic scuba skills. When you are comfortable with this, we will take you on a guided tour of the coral reef. Two dives per day, each lasting around 40 mins with a lunch break in between. Snorkeling friends can also join the dive boat and snorkel at the same two locations. This Pattaya Try SCUBA Program is fun day out and a great experience for all.
Before you get in the water, our instructor will brief you about how to use your scuba equipment and discuss any safety concerns with you. You can practice breathing with your scuba diving equipment on the boat before you arrive at the dive site. Our Dive team will assist you into the water and then together with our PADI Instructor, you will begin by breathing in the shallow waters of a nearby island. When you are comfortable, our Instructor will guide you on a tour of a nearby coral reef. Come and join us for a fun and safe day of scuba diving.
After lunch, you can practice what you have learned in the first shallow water training dive and try a 2nd scuba dive that is usually more relaxing. Our Instructor will again guide you around the coral reef and let you explore the amazing underwater world.
PADI Discover Scuba Diving is for beginners, requiring no prior experience. Participants must be at least 10 years old, in good health, and comfortable in water. Includes a quick briefing, shallow water practice, and a guided dive, supervised by a professional instructor.
2 Day stepping stone program that lets you dive to 12m with a dive instructor
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a fun introduction to the underwater world, where during just 2 days of training, this is one of the beginner Dive Courses in Pattaya which can get you a basic certification to dive corals and see marine life to a limit of 12m under the direct supervision of a Divemaster or Instructor.
Sign up for your intro to diving and become a Scuba Diver.
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diving course. This PADI Scuba Diver course is an intermediate step for earning an Open Water Diver certification.
Together with our PADI instructor, you will combine 2 days of water training, 1 in the training pool as well as 1 day on the boat making 2 open water training dives. The Dive course includes PADI e-learning materials, Divers logbook, PADI certification fees, pool sessions, all rental scuba diving equipment for the duration of the course.
Day #1 – Swimming Pool (Confined Dives + Float & Swim Tests)
Day #2 – Boat Trip (Open Water Dives 1 + 2)
The PADI Scuba Diver course is for beginners, requiring participants to be at least 10 years old, in good health, and able to swim. It includes knowledge development, confined water dives, and two open water dives under instructor supervision. No prior experience is necessary..
Get Your PADI Open Water Diving Course Qualification! Your first scuba diving certification isn’t as difficult as you might think!
You should join the thousands of people who Learn to dive with PADI scuba diving in Thailand, Millions of people around the world have completed The Open Water course. It’s Easy, Safe, and fun. This first-time PADI Dive Course in Pattaya will start your new life as a scuba diver by teaching you the basics such as Dive Safety Checks, simple dive equipment skills and how to control yourself. can get you Your First Full 18m License Whilst you Experience the amazing local underwater world, float effortlessly over the coral reef, relax and observe beautifully coloured tropical fish and other fascinating marine life.
Sign up for Your OWD Open Water to train at the Dive Sites In Pattaya, the world’s most popular scuba diving course and become a PADI Diver.
During your PADI Open Water Course, you’ll master the skills and knowledge required to Scuba Dive safely and with confidence.
Together with our PADI instructor, you will combine 3 days of dive theory, confined water training dives as well as four open water training dives at some Pattaya’s best dive sites. This Diving course includes PADI e-learning materials, Diver’s logbook, PADI certification fees, pool sessions, all rental scuba diving equipment including dive computer for the duration of the course.
Day #0 – eLearning Dive Theory
Day #1 – Confined Water Pool Training + Float & Swim Tests
Day #2 – Boat Trip (Open water Training Dives 1 + 2)
Day #3 – Boat Trip (Open water Training Dives 3 + 4)
The PADI Open Water Diver course requires participants to be at least 10 years old, in good health, and able to swim 200m or float for 10 minutes. It includes knowledge development, confined water skills, and four open water dives. No prior certification is needed.
After your Open Water certification, the next step is sign up for the PADI Advanced Open Water course in Pattaya. With this certification, you can dive to a maximum depth of 30m and begin exploring the Pattaya shipwrecks and deep dive sites. During this course, there are no Classroom or pool training sessions. There will be 5 Adventure dives in 2 days, including deep diving, Wreck diving and Navigation dives. Now the fun begins!
Go Deeper! Dive the wrecks! Navigate underwater! Take your scuba diving skills to the next level. Our PADI Instructor will guide you through the very exciting Advanced Open Water Course.
There is no classroom or pool training during this course although you will have to complete the knowledge development sections from your PADI training manual. In just 2 days you will complete 5 adventure dives that will make you feel more experienced and much more comfortable in the water.
As an Advanced Level Diver, you may want to purchase some smaller dive items such as; Gloves, Compass, Dive computer, SMB, or a flashlight. Travel light with some basic small items like these and in certain situations you never know when you’ll need them, especially an SMB (Surface Marker Buoy)
The Advanced course is a great way to dive the shipwrecks in Pattaya.
PADI Advanced Open Water is for certified divers, requiring 18m Open Water License to enter. Participants must be at least 11 years old, in good health, and comfortable in water. Includes 5 Adventures dives, Deep and Navigation are mandatory and 3 dives can be selected with your professional PADI instructor.
When you are ready to think about continuing your dive education beyond Advanced Open water, then its time to look at becoming a PADI Rescue Diver. As the next step to improving your dive skills your attention is focused towards role model behaviour and dive planning which prepares you for a leadership level of diving. As a Rescue diver student, you will, for the first time, focus your attention on other divers, learning to prevent diver problems and how to handle such situations if they occur. This step in your education is fundamental to progressing towards the Master Diver and Divemaster level.
The PADI Rescue Diver course will expand your knowledge and experience by considering the safety and well being of other divers and non-divers. Although this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence. The Rescue course instills the student with the self-assurance that he could handle the unlikely occurrence of a diving emergency, without it resulting in serious injury.
You will need to complete an Emergency First Response course (EFR) as well as the PADI Rescue course to become a certified PADI Rescue Diver.
If you already have an EFR certification or equivalent from another agency E.G. Red Cross, St Johns Ambulance, etc. within the last 2 years, then you only have to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course.
The PADI Rescue Diver course is for Advanced scuba divers, participants must be at least 15 years old, in good health, and able to swim. Including knowledge development, confined water dives and rescue scenarios under instructor supervision. Challenge yourself, be alert and ready, this could be your most valuable diving course!
Get Your PADI Specialties To Become a Master Scuba Diver!
Scuba diving is fun but sometimes, you need to explore new adventures! This is where the PADI Specialty course programs come into play. When you take your PADI Advanced Diver Course In Pattaya you will likely try wreck diving, certainly try deep diving and much more. These dives are a taster towards the PADI Specialty Courses! Specialty Diver Training Such as Nitrox and Deep also allows you to transition into Technical Diving
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the Wreck Diving manual
During training you must perform skills for each of the 4 wreck dives
Course Schedule
Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Wreck Dives 1 and 2
Day 2 – 08.00 AM: Wreck Dives 3 and 4
Unlike the open water course there are no long video sessions just KD Includes: Training Material, Full dive equipment, Tea, coffee and water, Lunch and fruit, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Wreck dives are conducted at the Pattaya and Samae San Islands
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the Deep Diving manual
Students perform the skills for each of the 4 deep dives
Course Schedule
Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Deep Dives 1 and 2
Day 2 – 08.00 AM: Deep Dives 3 and 4
Unlike the open water course there are no long video sessions just KD Includes: Training Material, Full dive equipment, Tea, coffee and water, Lunch and fruit, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Deep dives are conducted at the Pattaya and Samae San Islands
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the PADI Navigation course Diving manual
Students perform the skills for each of the 3 navigation dives
Course Schedule
Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Navigation Dives 1 and 2
Day 2 – 08.00 AM: Navigation Dives 3
Unlike the open water course there are no long video sessions just KD Includes: Training Material, Full dive equipment, Compass, Tea, coffee and water, Lunch and fruit, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Navigation dives are conducted at the Pattaya and Samae San Islands
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the Sidemount Diving manual
Students perform the skills for each of the 4 sidemount dives
Course Schedule
Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Knowledge Review and Equipment Configuration Followed by Confined Water Dive 1
Day 2 – 08.00 AM: Open water Dives 1,2 and 3
Optional 3 Days – if you have time ask about this option where by we extend the 3rd training dive to day 3 and add on 1 fun dive with it in the afternoon for the charge of a normal day trip There are no long video sessions just KD and equipment configurations Includes: Training Material, Full dive equipment, Tea, coffee and water, Lunch and fruit, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Sidemount dives are conducted at the Pattaya and Samae San Islands
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the Nitrox Diving manual and a practical session using an oxygen analyzer
During training you must perform accurate gas analysis of 2 tanks of EANx
Course Schedule
Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Theory Review in Aircon Classroom
We usually show you around our gas blending facilities
Label up your gas for the next days diving trip if you sign up you get a free tank of nitrox to use!
Includes: Training Material, Analysis equipment, Tea, coffee and water, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Nitrox course theory session are conducted in our A/C classroom facility.
Students complete the knowledge review with the aid of the Drift Diving manual Students perform the skills for each of the 2 drift dives Course Schedule Day 1 – 08.00 AM: Drift Dives 1 and 2 Unlike the open water course there are no long video sessions just KD Includes: Training Material, Full dive equipment, Tea, coffee and water, Lunch and fruit, PADI instructor, PADI certificate Drift dives are conducted at the Pattaya and Samae San Islands
PADI Specialty dive courses are continuing education training.
Some Specialty courses are 2 dives, some 3 and some 4 and they are spread of 2 or 3 days usually. Each one will credit towards your road to achieving the status of Master Diver.
Each Specialty Dive Course has e-learning to complete before you arrive with knowledge reviews. Some PADI Specialty Courses can be accessed by Open water level divers such as Peak performance Buoyancy, whereas others, such as deep and wreck diver, require you to complete the Advanced diver course before progressing onto them.
Different PADI Specialty courses hold different requirements. Participants must be between 10 – 15 years old (please check specific course requirements), in good health. All specialities include eLearning knowledge development and between 2-4 open water dives.
Get Your PADI Master Diver Rating! Your Gold Seal scuba diving certification isn’t as difficult as you think!
Join the elite divers around the world by reaching the th level of PADI Master Scuba Diver! PADI MSD is the highest recreational level you can achieve in scuba diving. This is a stand-alone course but instead attained by experience. To gain this rating, you will need 50 logged dives minimum, your EFR / Rescue certifications, and have completed no less than 5 speciality course certifications. We strongly recommend that you collect skills in Nitrox diving, deep diving, night diving and search and recovery as part of your journey as these skills specifically will be crucial later should you progress further into professional diver training. Learn To Dive in Pattaya and become a Master Scuba diver.
The PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating is the furthest you can go on the PADI ladder before you turn towards PADI Pro Courses. You can apply for this rating after completing the PADI Rescue Diver course plus 5 PADI specialty certifications.
By the time you have reached this level of diving, you will have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience through several PADI Specialty training courses such as the Deep Diving Specialty and Wreck diving Specialty courses. Together with your rescue training and a minimum of 50 logged dives you will have achieved a level of experience whereby you feel completely comfortable at any recreational dive site. Your buoyancy skills, air consumption and comfort on a dive should all be top notch at this stage.
Usually, PADI does not charge for the Master Scuba Diver application fee as it is the highest non-professional rating in recreational diving.
The requirements to become a PADI Master Diver are simple. Participants are to be at least 15 years old, in good health, and able to swim. Train your diver knowledge development, confined water skills, and open water dives across a range of skill sets and experience markers and submit your application once complete.
Sign up for PADI Open Water Course if you want to gain the best entry-level scuba certification for scuba diving. It typically involves a combination of theory lessons ( Made with PADI eLearning before your course), swimming pool confined water sessions to practice skills, and open water boat dives to gain experience. Upon completion, you are certified to dive anywhere in the world up to 18 meters (60 feet) deep.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course generally takes 3 days in Pattaya with eLearning. With a dive theory in classroom it takes 4 days. You’ll spend a full day in the swimming pool for confined water practice, and 2 days on the boat for open water training dives at the Pattaya Islands. We also offer the Ultimate Learn to Dive special offer which includes both the Openwater course and the advanced course either taken back to back over 5 days or with flexible scheduling.
No, not to start with. PADI beginner dive courses are designed for people with no prior scuba experience. It teaches all necessary skills from the ground up, starting with basic knowledge and techniques.
Later PADI Certification Courses do have prerequisites that you complete before levelling up:
Openwater (OWD) ⇨ advanced (AOW) ⇨ Rescue (RES) ⇨ Master Scuba Diver (MSD)
The minimum age for PADI Certification Courses is 10 years old. Younger divers can take a junior version of the certification, which has a depth limit of 12 meters (40 feet) until they turn 15.
It depends on the condition. Some medical conditions, such as asthma or heart problems, may require a doctor’s approval before diving. It’s important to disclose any pre-existing health conditions when signing up for a course to ensure your safety. See our diving medical questionnaire for this purpose.
You don’t need to be an expert swimmer, but basic swimming skills are required. You’ll need to demonstrate that you can swim 200 meters (or 300 meters with a mask, snorkel, and fins) and float or tread water for 10 minutes.
Yes of course! If your friend or partner is not a certified diver and does not want to join the course with you, we recommend they come along on a snorkelling trip with you and let us know you are together or better yet, why not ask them if they would like to try scuba diving?
The next step is usually the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, which expands your skills through adventure dives, including deep diving, navigation, and your choice of specialties like photography or wreck diving.
The PADI Advanced Diver course is 2 days and speciality courses are designed to fit into a 2–3 day schedule.
For First Time Try Divers: 2 Boat Dives @ Local Islands (Just Fun No Certification)
Half of PADI Open water Course Limited to 12m deep.
Full open water scuba diving certification to 18m
Start course with another PADI center finish 4 Open water dives with us.
PADI Total Package includes Open Water + Advanced & FREE Nitrox Diver Specialty
For Open Water Divers: 1Day/3 Boat Dives (3 dive credits towards Advanced cert)
For Open Water Divers: 2Days/5 Boat Dives 30m Certification
Specialty Training Dive Courses with 2 Dives
Specialty Training Dive Courses with 3 Dives
Specialty Training Dive Courses with 4 Dives
For Advanced Divers: 4 Scenario Rescue Certification
Various Options Depending on Level
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4) Check-In Your Diver Details
5) Deposit Or Full Payment Booking
All dive Courses include; PADI e-Learning, certification, full scuba diving equipment rental, PADI Dive Instructor, hot lunch on boat trips, and transfers as required.
