Technique Card
of Blue Planet Divers

Type of Dive Centre: PADI 5 Star

Diving Daytrip:

A Day Diving: Each diver must bring their logbook and Certification card.

Departure times: 7h30 and 8h30
Return to Koh Lanta: 15h30 and 17h30
Breakfast and lunch served on board
Sodas and bottled water offered freely all day
Free transfers between your hotel and the dive centre

Dive Ratio: maximum 4 divers per Divemaster
PADI course ratio: maximum 4 students per Instructor 
French, English, German and Swedish instructors

Average visibility: 20m
Current: Inexistent to strong
Maximum dive time: 1 hour
All dives with a mandatory safety stop at 5m (safety first!)

Diving Equipment:

Stabilizer (BCD): Coltri, Scubapro, SeacSub,
Regulators: Mares Axis pro, MK2 Scubapro – includes depth gauge and pressure gauge
Fins: Mares, SeacSub: full foot
Wetsuits: Shorty 2/3mm
Aluminum Tanks: 12 L, 7 L with K-valve (classic) and DIN valve
Compressor: MCH16 Coltri silent electric (on board the boat)
Weights: 800gr/unit
Weight belt: various sizes

Free Benefits & Services:

• Tank valve adaptor
• Tanks filled to 230 bars
• Assembly and disassembly of the equipment (if desired)
• Rinsing of the equipment
• Transfers between the hotel and the dive centre

Security on board:

• 30 life jackets (brand new)-
• 2 x 30L tanks of oxygen-
• First Aid Kit : Bandages, Disinfectants, Compresses, Rubber gloves, Aspirin, Motion sickness tablets, Acetaminophen, Decongestant, Imodium, Pepto-Bismol, Vinegar (for jellyfish stings), Antihistamines, Anti-inflammatory medication, Waterproof plasters.
• VHF radio and cell phone - GPS

Evacuation in case of diving accident:

Evacuation is to Phuket (where there are 2 recompression chambers), either by fast boat (1h30) or by road (5 hours), with constant administration of pure oxygen en route.

Insurance:

• Liability Insurance
• Transportation (boat, car, dive centre)
• If required, 8 hours of recompression chamber sessions free

Marine Park Fee (to pay on site): 200 baht/day

Method of payment: Cash (Baht, Euro, USD), Visa or Master Card with a 5% service charge

Underwater video of your day diving ~ DVD format set to music
Thai Massage (on demand)

The price of the PADI courses and dive tours include:

• PADI materials
• Certification
• Transfers between your hotel and our dive centre
• Meals and drinks on the boat
• Insurance
• Diving equipment (for courses only)
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