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PADI Women’s Dive Day

My name is Andrea. I am a PADI Course Director on a small tropical island called Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. For those of you who do not know what that is, one of my main roles is to teach PADI Divemasters how to become Open Water Scuba Instructors. Every month I conduct […] .....

Climate Change – Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The winds of change are blowing? The storm clouds are gathering?  How bad is the coming storm? When we hear about extreme weather approaching, we typically choose to take shelter.  There are always a few people who choose to remain and weather the storm.  Sometimes they are lucky and sometimes they are not. What happens […] .....

How scuba diving helped Jamie Hull overcome adversity

Jamie Hull is no ordinary scuba diver. He is a leader in his field as a PADI dive professional and a fully qualified diving instructor with the British Army Sub Aqua Diving Association (ASADA), a special branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC). This in itself is not extraordinary, however, Jamie Hull is a survivor […] .....

PADI Women’s Day

Suki Hung is one of the most experienced Chinese PADI Course Directors, training over 1,000 PADI Professionals and has been at the highest level of the scuba diving industry for over a decade. Suki recalls her journey from the corporate world to the underwater world and the challenges she has faced as one of the […] .....

PADI Women’s Day Course Director Andrea Warren

Andrea Warren is one of Koh Tao’s newest PADI Course Directors and one of Crystal Dive’s Technical Diving Instructors. As an elite Instructor trainer, Andrea tells us about her journey to becoming one of scuba diving’s most influential leaders and role models. Tell the readers a little about yourself My first passion was dance and […] .....

PADI Women’s Day Master Instructor

Tina Major is a PADI Master Instructor and one of the Divemaster Program Co-ordinators at Crystal Dive. Tina has contributed many years of dedication to the scuba diving industry and to the development of both recreational and pro level scuba divers. How and when did you arrive on Koh Tao? I first arrived at Koh […] .....

PADI Women’s Day

Jenny Dowling has been on Koh Tao for almost 10 years and was a coordinator for Eco Koh Tao, one of Asia Pacific’s leading Marine Conservation Organisations. Eco Koh Tao specialise in education through Eco Courses, preservation and conservation of marine environments and are involved in multiple Eco projects at any one time and contribute […] .....

World’s first Mongolian Scuba Diving Instructor

Imagine you do something that sets you apart from everyone else! Imagine being able to offer something that no one else can. I am currently sitting with Khaliun Batsaikhan who is officially now the first Mongolian PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Khaliun came to us here at Crystal Dive, as a non-diver. She has now […] .....

What is a PADI Specialty Instructor

I was sitting having a coffee with one of our Rescue Diver students over the recent Instructor Examination that was held here on Koh Tao. A close friend of hers was actually on that IE, inspired by the feedback she had received about the IDC, and buoyed by the thought her friend was about to […] .....

10 Top Tips for Dive Instructors teaching Student Divers

The day after an IE always has a Sunday feeling about it and I enjoy hiding away from the world in my office catching up on e-mails. Last month whilst most of Koh Tao’s newly certified OWSI’s where either nursing a well-earned hangover or merely enjoying the first day of the rest of their lives […] .....
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