Advanced Open Water Diver – Phuket


I decided to continue my education as a diver by following up on my Open Water diver with an Advanced Open Water diver course. The first day was really a mean day. The environment was as harsh as it could possibly be. A lot of rain. Bad visibility. Under water the light of my teacher would disappear within arms length. A really disturbing and frightening experience.

It was a rewarding experience to be back on the boat.

The second day was better. Way better weather and shallower dive spots made the dives much more easy and the necessary skills were acquired without further problems.

As I’ve lost my divers logbook immediately after finishing my Open Water in Nha Trang I decided to keep it online for now. All Apps that I’ve seen so far don’t serve my needs.

Dive 7 – Koh Dok Mai – Fun dive
Enter 200 bar
Out 50 bar
Max depth 22.3 m
Dive time 32 min
Temp 30° C
AVG 14.6 m
Visibility 2-5 m
Start 10:06
Comments: Almost a night dive… Scared in the beginning. 2 nice caves full of fish but totally dark.

Dive 8 – King Cruiser – Wreck dive
Enter 200 bar
Out 50 bar
Max depth 25.6m
Dive time 28min
Temp 30° C
AVG 18.9m
Visibility 5-6 m
Start 11:44
Comment: Almost completely dark. Had to go down mooring line to reach back of the wreck. Beware of large queue for safety stop when you go up.

Dive 9 – Shark Point – Underwater Naturalist
Enter 210 bar
Out 50 bar
Max depth 21.6 m
Dive time 37 min
Temp 30° C
AVG 14.6 m
Visibility 5-7 m
Start 13:26
Comments: underwater naturalist. Could go only to the first spot. Very strong current. Almost a drift dive at times

Dive 10 – Racha Yai East – Underwater Navigation
In 200 bar
Out 60 bar
Max depth 24.5 m
Dive time 40 min
Temp 33° C
AVG 11.3 m
Visibility 10-13 m
Start 10:23
Comments: Many concrete blocks and a small wreck. Nice visibility. First Squid seen in wild.

Dive 11 – Ko Racha Noi North Bay – Deep Dive
In 200 bar
Out 50 bar
Max depth 26.8 m
Dive time 43 min
Temp 29° C
AVG 12.5 m
Visibility 15-17 m
Start 12:21
Comments: Saw minke whale on the Way to the bay. Bay was okay with lots of hard coral. Saw first sting ray.

Dive 12 – Ko Racha Noi North East Bay – Peak Performance Buoyancy
In 200 bar
Out 60 bar
Max Depth 23.8 m
Dive time 35 min
Temp 29° C
AVG 15.2 m
Visibility: 15-17 m
Start 14:10
Comments: Saw another 2 sting rays, a lot of rubbish in the water.