SSI Dive Guide
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Blue Planet Divers based in Koh Lanta, Thailand, have always been devoted to running highly professional, fun and engaging SSI Dive Guide Courses. Our aim is to help you develop the knowledge, experience, skills and attributes that will make you an excellent and employable Dive Guide, as well as to become equipped for your instructor course, in case you choose that path.
Learn your SSI Dive Guide course with professionals
SSI Dive Guide Course Koh Lanta, Duration
We only offer this Dive Guide pro course in Koh Lanta for a minimum of 6 weeks. However, we highly recommend that our trainees plan to spend at least 2-3 months with us. The Dive Guide course will be of much greater value to you this way, because it will give you plenty of time to complete the course while ensuring that you get ample experience as well.
Mentor Supervision
One of our permanent SSI instructor team will follow your program by monitoring your progress and leading your daily activity. Our students always follow different member SSI courses to get an overall understandings and build your own skills.
What You Will Learn
The SSI Dive Guide Course in Koh Lanta is divided into 4 sections:
Open Water Course
Further continuing Education
Discover Scuba Dive and Scuba Refresh
Rescue Course
Leading qualified Divers on a dive
Mapping a Dive Site
Creating an Emergency Action Plan
Guiding several dives at several different locations
Mask Remove and Replace Demonstration to Presentation
Demonstration of 20 PADI basic skills to high Standard
Rescue Demonstration
400m Timed Swim
800m Timed Snorkel
100m Timed Tired Dive Tow
10 min Float
Equipment Exchange Underwater
Log 60 Open Water Dives
Illimited diving
Servicing diving equipment
All Breakfast, Lunch, Drinks on diving days
Real experience in Dive Team
Ratio max 2 to 1 instructor
Not leaving without proper guiding
True family that brings it all!
Scuba Gear
Dive Guide Trainees need to get their own gear! You will be unable to work anywhere if you don’t have your own kit. We can provide you with good deals on retail in our show room. Our shop has a special area where you can try different sets and see if you look cool with your new investment.
Course Prerequisites
To take this course, you must:
Be fit for diving - see medical certificat
Be at least a 18 years old Rescue Diver
Need 40 logged dives in your logbook
Have a valid First Aid certificate (less than 24 months)
In case you need to refresh/complete your React Right course, you can take the React Right First Aidclass with us.
Become Blue Planet Team
It is essential to be a great team worker when you work as a Dive Guide or Instructor, as you can learn so much from other professionals this way. This is the reason why we at Blue Planet Divers make you a part of our team from the first day of your arrival. This allows you to watch and learn from other experienced professionals, while they carry out various roles within the Dive Shop. We also encourage you to cooperate with our other Dive Guide candidates, in order to have someone to work together on completing the coursework and for sharing experiences.
Dedicated mentor to follow
Remember! A dedicated instructor is provided for all of our Dive Guide candidates to facilitate their course development and provide schedules and knowledge training. Our experienced instructors are entitled to this job only, as this ensures a high quality course for you. We can also offer the course/support in different languages.
SSI Dive Guide course position available in Koh Lanta
SSI Dive Guide Candidates have the opportunity to earn cash or pay for their course by assisting us at the Dive Shop. The work can vary yet is likely to include: working at one of our resort shops, working as a boatmaster, working at our main office or helping with general maintenance at the shop, but it could include anything (within reason) that is related to the Dive Shop.
Limited offer on the internship trainees course
We offer 8 SSI Dive Guide internship positions for this program during the season, half from October and the other half from January. You will have to pay half of the course price only and work a total of 27 days for the dive shop.
Living in Koh Lanta
PADI Divemaster Courses Prices
COURSE OPTIONS | Walking price | Online price |
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Full DM Price (crew pack included) | ฿40,000 | |
Full Internship (crew pack included) | ฿22,500 + 27 working days | NONE |
WHAT PEOPLE SAYS
- AndreaEnos
The DC provides the best experience ever. I've been diving with Emir for fun dives in Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. The visibility is so clear, it can go up... read more to 50m. I've seen a lot of bigger fish like Trivoli, Barracuda, etc. Not to forget, I met a whale shark in Koh Haa 1 too.
17 September 2023 - J5737EWkatec
Dive with Blue Planet Divers Koh Lanta - Friendly budget price for diving 3 days.
Dive Lead : Kabi is the best, he good at searching the big things and small things. I’m so happy.
Boat is big... read more and comfortable. Food and beverage services are all every dive.
The accommodation is clean and have enough space for drop the dive gear.
7 March 2023 - Coastal24272695621
Convenince for divers. Friendly vibe. - Friendly welcome. This dive center is international vibe. Good management on boat and also since preparation on shore (equipment). Staffs have good experience and skill. Espicially Kabi dive leader is... read more well know in dive site. Diving is so fun. About rest room, it is not bad. Have everything that you can rest your body to go back to dive tomorrow.
7 March 2023 - gunaseelan28
Great experience - Dive Shop
Had a lovely experience with Blue Planet divers shop Koh Lanta - Thailand.Dive Shop deserve that 5 stars and the recommendations..
because they do their job perfectly and... read more they have an amazing staff.
Dive shop room clean & very convenient all we needs in walk-in distance & best things step out frm room can reach dive shop. 😊
🤩🤩🤩Dive Master Kabi ( Kabilan )
Amazing 2 days of diving with DM Kabi gone diving, Me & my son felt safe and well taken care of by the Kabi
Great organisation and planning before dive, amazing and warm dive guides.
Good vibes and you should dive with Kabi if you dive at Blue Planet divers.
Thank you so much Kabi for the great two days !!!
Special Thanks to :
Matt great photographer & really puts a lot of effort to take amazing pictures of us
3 March 2023 - Ccc34
Hope to dive with you again, great experience - I was unable to dive due to injury but I would go to the shop everyday and was greeted, they have a nice sitting area next to the water... read more to relax. When the boat would arrive back my husband would tell me about his day. Our group went out on the boat for 3 dives a day for 5 days, (first two were 60 mins and the third was 45mins. My husbands group had both Josh and Erica as the dive guides, they both did a great job keeping the group together, they were easy to dive with, courteous, professional, and had fun. The Captain, who also came to get the group every day at the hotel was very nice, had a smile on his face and was safe regardless of driving the trucks or the boat. The boats are big and comfortable as mentioned in other reports, food and drinks were available. All and all it was a great experience and we will return again. thanks to all. In addition, I'd like to that Matt for all the pictures If made me feel like i was underwater.
25 February 2023 - Stay08598734055
I just did my open water diving licence there and the guys from the Diving Center are doing a very professional job (they are not overwhelmingly friendly or funny, I... read more felt like they keep a professionelle distance)
, everything went on really fluent, the boat trip to the spots was enjoyable (thanks to the anti sea-sickness pills from the Diving Center), the food was delicious, the thai staff was extremely friendly, and the dives have been nice! I did the course because I am/was really afraid of deep water, the sea, swimming... I always felt like water is just not my element. With all the knowledge I got and my very calm and sophisticated teacher (thanks Raf) I managed to go down and keep breathing. From Dive to dive my fear shrunk and I could enjoy my experience. The only thing what I was missing was a long wetsuit as I started freezing at the end of every dive.
9 February 2023
- Mehrab Sadooghianzadeh
One of the bests scuba diving centers in ko Lanta. They offer free transfer, and they have one of the biggest boats, which is very comfortable for long range diving... read more trip. Also very kind and experienced Dive Masters. Moreover, there take care of everything, setting up all equipments, and then cleaning up after your dives. I will dive with them again!
20 April 2024 - Lukas Hofmann
I only had 3 days time in my vacation where I wanted to do my Open Water. All of that was connected to a lot of planning and compromising and... read more Blue Planet and especially Max didn't call anything of it a problem and made it possible for me to dive in that small amount of time I had. The course and the people at Blue Planet is amazing. From my Pool Sessions to the last dive I have felt welcomened on the boat and part of a diving family. The diving instructors are very professional and take their job very serious. I can only recomment doing your certifications with them. Brice was the best instructor I could have asked for. He had enough patience for all my questions, called out the mistakes I made but also told me what I really did well. He loves to explain everything in detail what is very helpful. It might be more pricey here than in Koh Lanta but the courses are profesional, you are never more than four students per instructor and if you are as lucky as I was you might even have a 1 on 1 class. Definitely my best experience I had over my 4 weeks in Thailand.
4 April 2024 - Suwannee Homprasit
I'm back to have the 2nd fun dive & take Deep Dive course with Raf again. Awesome experience and have learned good techniques in controlling body. Recommend to book him... read more in advance. His schedule is tight. I'd awesome experience of Basic Diver course with Raf before. He has passion in diving and he knows how to address non-experience divers who may be nervous when jumping into the sea. He has good attitude and he's very professional, high patient and kind. Highly recommended!
25 March 2024 - Karlis Mikelsons
We had an absolutely amazing dive trip to Koh Haa with the Blue Planet Divers from Koh Lanta. The dive team is very professional, well organized, with attention to every... read more detail to ensure everyone's safety. They took time to teach the required basics, and to answer all our questions about the diving process. Our dive instructor Philip did an amazing job looking after us and adjusting the dives to match our abilities. We did three 40+ minute long dives in three different sites with stunning underwater scenery. They also have a professional underwater photographer coming along for the dives, so you can get very high quality pictures of your adventures if you're willing to pay extra. The food was great, everyone was friendly, so overall an awesome day to remember!
25 March 2024 - Bilal Hijazi
had a 3 fantastic dives, the team was very helpful and well organized. Marina my instructor was incredibly helpful, guiding us through every step of the process. She patiently answered... read more our questions and ensured we had a thorough understanding of the equipment and safety procedures. I can definitely recommend them!
25 March 2024 - leo floris
Amazing first dive and overall experience. The day was amazing, cool boat, lots of food and coffee, friendly staff. They speak a lot of different languages. We had 3 dives... read more with Andrea and it was the highlight of our 1 month trip in Thailand. Thanks !
25 March 2024