Diving Pattaya - The Pattaya Dive Centre

Baby Bamboo Sharks

dave — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:27:14 +0000

Today’s first dive @ Koh Klung ba dan had a very nice surprise install for me and student Aedan as we swam out over the bay we came across two baby bamboo sharks (like the one pictured here) we dont often see these just out on the sand in the bay we were looking for sea horses so two sharks was a happy surprise

MORE PICTURES AT NEW WEBSITE
www.PATTAYADIVINGCENTRE.com

One of Thailand’s endangered Hawksbill sea turtles was found dead

dave — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:35:49 +0000

Pattaya Mail Reported this week that a 30-year-old, 100 kg. male turtle was found floating at Laemtian Pier at the Sattahip Naval Base Feb. 16, its shell broken and infected. Authorities said the turtle was not local, as it was missing microchips implanted by the Navy’s Sea Turtle Conservation Center. It had likely come to mate with female Hawksbills on Koh Khram and became an apparent victim of an unlucky strike by a ship’s propeller.

Sad news, we see Turtles everyday on sites like Koh Krok never nice to hear about this kind of accident :/

CONGRATULATIONS! Not your usual Open water Diver course, challenge met and overcome with Pattaya Dive Centre

dave — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:09:59 +0000

During February we were challenged in helping Hans (Pictured below) to complete his PADI Open water diver certification. Hans came into speak to us about becoming qualified but was unsure if he could do it… You’d not know, but Hans does not have full use of his right arm, which would leave most wondering how can you perform certain required dive skills such as remove and replace your BCD under water?.. and how do you recover your regulator with the opposite arm to usual?

Its certainly not as easy as you may think!

Well, with unrivaled determination from Hans and the patient lateral thinking and planning from Ann (one of our PADI instructors) he sucessfully, independently, completed all performance requirements in style to achieve his PADI Open Water diving certification.

I think this lends a lesson to us all we can do anything we want to if we try

Want to try scuba diving but think you cant do it?….
maybe you should think again

Very well done to both Hans and Ann in meeting and overcoming this challenge togeather!

New Pattaya Dive Centre Website www.PattayaDivingCentre.com

dave — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:00:28 +0000

Hello everyone,

Even more new updates at Pattaya Dive Centre’s NEW website, www.PattayaDivingCentre.com

Come and check it out when you get a minute. You can find all the latest information about us, our boat, our full list of PADI dive courses, Pattaya Diving trips both Coral and Wreck with new pictures and blogs coming soon too. Updates are occurring all the time here not to mention a few special offers too!
You can also securely book with us online or contact us directly via this site.

Thanks for reading, see you soon
Dave, Pattaya Dive Centre

New Website PattayaDivingCentre.com

Beach Clean Up

dave — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:33:51 +0000

On the 26th Sept 45 kid’s, parents and teachers from the Bangkok Prep School on Sukhumvit Road came down to the Pattaya Dive Centre to set sail for the beautiful island of Koh Rin, Pattaya to help the local environment and clean up the beach and underwater reefs.

Seven divers collect trash from Koh Rin beach and North Rock whilst the rest of us collect 31 bin bags from the beach. The trash consisted mostly of polystyrene used by fishermen as floats for fish traps and nets, foam food trays, plastic and glass bottles, discarded light bulbs used for squid fishing. One large truck trye was also found and immediately recycled by our charter boat for the day as a fender.

All the trash went back to the dive center where a local rubbish collector sorted it for recycling and the rest was disposed at a central collection point for the local council to collect and dispose of at the local tip.

We now have 35 more new A.W.A.R.E Kid’s signed up and hopefully they will help make a difference to the local underwater world. If you want to learn more about Project A.W.A.R.E please visit the link below. http://www.projectaware.org/english/default_asia_pacific.aspx

Turtles released into Gulf of Thailand

dave — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:22:58 +0000

Turtles are a common site when diving at the many coral island around Pattaya and the Sattihip islands. On Sunday the 16th August 2009, 700 baby sea turtles where released into the Gulf of Thailand, in an effort to boost their population. As part of a conservation project, adult turtles have been laying their eggs near Sattihip Navy base.

With help from the Royal Thai Navy the eggs are then collected and nurtured until they’re old enough to fend for themselves. Since the program began in 1992, thousands of baby turtles have received special care at the Navy base.
Dozens of local children were roped in to help with the release of the baby turtles into the sea in Thailand as part of this conservation scheme to help the endangered animal.

Two A.S.S.E.T scuba technicians.

dave — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:20:33 +0000

The Pattaya Dive Centre now has 2 fulltime A.S.S.E.T (Association of Scuba Service Engineers and Technicians) Technicians . Managing Director David Wright has just complete an intensive 14 day course covering all aspects of scuba equipment repair & service, including cylinders, compressors, air filtration, gas blending, scuba regulators and BCDs.

For those of you who are not familiar with this certification, it is the European dive industry standards for any scuba workshop. This means that when you dive with us the air you breathe and the rental equipment you use has been serviced to the highest standards worldwide. We are now proud to have reached this level and are happy to service most common brands of regs and BCDs, plus carry out scuba tank visual and hydrostatic inspections.

For any scuba technicians wishing to enroll in the A.S.S.E.T course we will be happy to pass on the details. You can contact us for more information.

Congratulating students from the international school of the regents.

dave — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:04:22 +0000

Six students from the International School of the Regents participated in the PADI Junior Open Water Diver Course and Junior Advanced Open Water Diver Course.

Open Water students Joel, Steve, Keito and Ryuki. Advanced Open Water John and Cameron. We hope to see you all in the near future for some more fun diving at the Pattaya Dive Centre.

If you are a school teacher and would like more information about our school programs please feel free to contact us on 038-422-133, or e-mail us through our contact us page.

Three more PADI dive Instructors at the Pattaya Dive Centre.

dave — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:46:21 +0000

Congratulations to Patrick from Holland, Willy from Ireland and Jay from England for completing the May Instructor Development Course with the Pattaya Dive Centre, then successfully passing the PADI Instructor Examination in Koh Tao Thailand.

After completing the IDC in Pattaya all candidates then traveled down to the beautiful island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand for the IE and a few days great diving. Anyone wishing to enroll in the PADI IDC can contact us at info@divepattaya.com

We wish them all the best in their new career.

Discover Scuba Diving at Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School

dave — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:27:47 +0000

Discover Scuba Diving

Special thanks go to Lisa and Gordon Cook for inviting us to the Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School for the school fair. Pattaya Dive Centres instructors help the school raise funds for the school with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Bubble Maker programs.

Mums and dads along with many of the students participated in this fun day out, hopefully we will see some of the young divers coming to our dive centre for further training; become PADI Junior Open Water Divers. Children age 10 years and above can take part in scuba diver training, 10 – 12 years have a special certification allowing them to dive to 12 metres. 12 – 15 years old children are certified to dive to 18 metres but only under the supervision of an adult.

Contact us for more information about training children, please call us direct 038-422-133 or call in to see us next time you are in Pattaya.