Divemaster Program 2016 – A Year in Review
2016 has been a fantastic year for our Divemaster program here at Sairee Cottage Diving on Koh Tao, Thailand. We are really pleased to have certified 67 brand new PADI Divemasters in the last 12 months of running our divemaster program, which is a huge increase on the 39 we certified the year before. What is even more pleasing for me is that a large percentage of the people we certified were either friends of people who had already done the course with us, or had done other diving courses with Sairee Cottage Diving and enjoyed themselves so much they wanted to stay for much longer and become...
Read MoreMaster Scuba Diver
How do you stand out from the crowd when trying to land your dream job as a Divemaster? What can you do to make yourself an even better diver, even when you have become a PADI Dive Professional? How do you go about getting the skills to do even cooler dives than you are already doing, like going deeper than ever before, diving inside shipwrecks, or even becoming a dive Ninja?! It’s easy! You become a Master Scuba Diver!! While becoming a PADI Divemaster puts you on the first rung of the professional diving ladder, becoming a Master Scuba Diver puts you at the very pinnacle of the...
Read MoreSail Rock Saturday – Diving the best dive site in the Gulf of Thailand
After being on Koh Tao for over a month and hearing incredible things about the famous Sail Rock Saturday trip with Sairee Cottage Diving, I decided it was time to experience what all the fuss was about. This trip is considered a special one as the majority of dive shops on Koh Tao that visit the site only take the plunge once a week. We had to get up earlier than usual to arrive at the dive shop before dawn, which for me was rather difficult, but it was worth it to be the first boat at the dive site dubbed “the best in the Gulf of Thailand”, and have the whole place to ourselves. As the...
Read MoreKoh Tao Activities – What To Do On Koh Tao When You Are Not Diving
It’s not all about diving when you do your PADI Divemaster course with Sairee Cottage Diving. The flexibility of the schedule means you can give your self plenty of time away from being under water (if you want to), and explore the many other Koh Tao activities on land. One of the most common of the many Koh Tao activities you will see divers partaking in when they aren’t in the water, is drinking. It’s not difficult to see why when there are so many beautiful settings for sipping a cold one. You can choose from beach bars such as Maya or Fizz, where you can enjoy the ocean and beautiful...
Read MorePADI Divemaster Trainee a – A Day in the Life of a DMT
Two weeks is all it has taken for me to fall into a rhythm on Koh Tao. It’s an island where thousands come to relax in the sun and enjoy the incredible diving the area has to offer. Life as a PADI Divemaster trainee at Sairee Cottage Diving is not that much harder and definitely no less enjoyable. If I’m going diving on the morning boat my day usually starts at the crack of dawn, with the longtail boat that carries tourists and employees alike to the dive boat leaving shortly after 7am. I’m not a morning person, waking has always been a struggle, but it’s easy to perk up...
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