Get SSI certified in Phuket and start your scuba journey with our Open Water Diver Course, the most popular beginner diving program in the world. In just 3 days, our professional team will take you from complete beginner to certified Open Water Diver, ready to dive to 18 metres anywhere in the world.
Why Choose Our Open Water Diver Course in Phuket?
All theory for the Open Water Diver Course is completed online at your own pace before you arrive. The SSI digital learning platform is free, multilingual, and includes videos, quizzes, and exams in 30+ languages. Our instructors come from Sweden, France, Australia, and the UK, so you can learn in your preferred language—no need to study in English unless you want to.
Unlike most dive centers, we have our own private training pool designed specifically for scuba lessons. Many other schools rent small, overcrowded public pools that don’t meet SSI depth or space requirements. Our facility gives you a safer, more comfortable learning experience.
About SSI Phuket & Your Open Water Certification
SSI is one of the world’s leading dive education agencies and is known for affordable, high-quality training. When you take your SSI Open Water Diver Course in Phuket, you receive:
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Free SSI digital e-learning
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HD videos and interactive knowledge reviews
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Free international SSI Open Water E-Card
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Free student insurance
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Certification to dive to 18m worldwide
How the Open Water Diver Course Works
Online Study – Start Anytime
Sign up online to receive your Open Water Diver Course e-learning code. Complete all videos, quizzes, and theory modules on your phone or laptop. Everything is included—no registration or certification fees.
Online Theory – Learn Anytime, Anywhere
When you sign up for the SSI Open water course you simply click here to download the SSI Free Online Training and receive access to the online videos quizzes and theory, there is no registration fees or course certification fees to pay these are included in the price quoted for the course options. You’ll receive an Open Water E-Learning code. Complete your theory online at your own pace, either on the website or via the app. The program includes videos, quizzes, and is available in multiple languages.
3-Day SSI Open water Diver Course Itinerary
Day 1 – Pool Training (Confined Water Sessions)
After finishing the online theory, you begin in our private pool. Over 4–5 hours, an SSI Instructor teaches you all required scuba skills. You must float unassisted for 10 minutes and swim 200 m (or 300 m with snorkel and fins).
Days 2 & 3 – Open Water Training Dives
Complete 4 Open Water Dives over two days at Kata Beach or from our dive boat to Racha Yai / Racha Noi.
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Kata Beach House Reef: stingrays, nudibranchs, schooling fish, moray eels.
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Racha Yai / Racha Noi: crystal-clear visibility, gentle currents, artificial reefs, small wrecks, barracuda, pufferfish, and occasional turtles.
Your ocean dives reinforce the skills learned in the pool and build real-world confidence. After completing required skills, you explore the reef with your instructor.
Benefits of Taking Your Open Water Diver Course in Phuket
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Free SSI digital learning
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Interactive materials available in 30+ languages
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Seamless website/app login
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Environmentally friendly digital system
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Proven training structure focusing on comfort, skills, and safety
Open Water Diver Course Requirements
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Minimum age: 10
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Swim 200m (any style) OR 300m with mask/snorkel/fins
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Float for 10 minutes without assistance
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Complete SSI Medical Questionnaire (doctor’s approval needed if “Yes” to any condition)
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No flying for 18–24 hours after your final dive
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Remember there is no flying after diving, read about it heree
Course Packages & Pricing
Formula 1 – 9,500 THB
3-Day Open Water Diver Course – 4 Beach Dives
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Day 1: Pool & Theory Review
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Day 2: Beach Dives 1 & 2
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Day 3: Beach Dives 3 & 4
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Includes all SSI e-learning
Formula 2 – 10,500 THB
3-Day Open Water Diver Course – 2 Beach + 2 Boat Dives
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Day 1: Pool & Theory
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Day 2: Beach Dives 1 & 2
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Day 3: 2 Boat Dives at Racha Yai (lunch included)
Formula 4 – 11,500 THB
3-Day Open Water Diver Course – 4 Boat Dives at Racha Yai
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Day 1: Pool Session
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Day 2: 2 Boat Dives
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Day 3: 2 Boat Dives
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Includes e-learning and boat-day lunches
Contact us now to reserve your preferred dates.
FREE: SIGN UP NOW AND START YOUR SSI OPEN WATER DIVER TRAINING TODAY
Click on the image below to sign up and register for free your SSI Open water Diver Profile and receive instant access for videos that will assist with open water
The open water course criteria
| Minimum Age: | 10 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | None |
| Academic Sessions: | Online Program |
| Pool / Confined Water Sessions: | 6 |
| Open Water Dives: | 4 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 18 meters / 60 feet (age 15+) |
| Suggested Duration: | 16 – 32 hours |
Our main dive center is located at Kata Beach with a transfer time of around 15 mins drive to the marina, we have transferred from all hotels in the following areas:
Free Transfers are from days 2 and 3. 7:15- 7:30 Patong – 7:30 7:45 Kata Beach – Karon Beach – Rawai Beach – Nai Harn – Chalong Bay (Transfers to boat 15 Mins )
Extra charge private car transfer fee per day – 7:00 am Ban Tao & Surin Beach 1,600thb – Maikhao Beach – Ban Tao – Airport Area 1,500 THB
Extra charge private car transfer fees per day -7:00am Cape Panwa +1000thb – 7.00 am Koh Siray 1500Tthb – 7.15 am Phuket Town + 1500thb
Traveling time to Chalong marina is around 15 minutes from Kata or 1 hr from Patong
The tour itineraries can be changed depending on the local weather condition any changes will be made by the tour leader and boat captain on your trip based on matters of safety
- ALL PRICES ARE SHOWN ARE SUBJECT TO SEASONAL CHANGE





























