If you are one of these divers who describe the marine life that you saw on your dive as , " the blue thing , about this big, " or " it had yellowish strips, I think " then maybe you should consider increasing your knowledge on the marine environment by taking the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty. The course can be completed in one day and includes two boat dives, and a knowledge development session with your instructor.

The course has six main objectives, which are listed below

1. Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards associated with diving in different marine environments.

2. Overview of the main aquatic life groupings - Kingdoms and phyla.

3. Present information that dispels only myths regarding potentially dangerous aquatic life.

4. An overview of basic aquatic life interactions and associations.

5. How to interact with aquatic life in a responsible way.

6. Improve diving techniques to limit damage to marine environment.

 Your instructor will sit down and with the help of a marine life book, guide you through the species of fish and corals that can be seen on the reefs of the Andaman Sea. This is a great course for anybody who is interested in the marine environment, and divers, and divers taking this course here in Thailand will be spoilt for choice, with locations such as the Similan Islands , Koh Phi Phi and Shark Point providing divers with an enormous variety of aquatic life.

So if you don't know the difference between a snapper and a parrot fish, or even a whale shark and manta ray , this really is the course for you !

• Private Instruction
• Experienced Instructor (See Note Below)
• Tailor Made Schedules to suit you
• High Quality Equipment
• Courses taught to the highest standards
• Materials provided on every course
• 5 Star Customer Experience
  
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Beware

Please remember that when you are choosing a place to do your diving course, it is not the center that is important, but the instructor. Many of the large dive centers employ inexperienced instructors, and you want to avoid this at all costs. If you are unsure please ask the center who your instructor will be and ask to see their qualifications. Here at Dive Travel Asia, the instructors that we use have a minimum of 1000 dives, and must have been an instructor for at least 5 years.