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by Scubacat

MV Scuba Cat is an ideal scuba diving platform. The design in stability is only found in a very large catamaran liveaboard boat. She operates amongst the protected waters of the Similan Islands making this the most "friendly" boat to be found...seasickness is rare. From only 12,000 Baht per person.

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Reef check

Reefcheck is both a methodology (coral reef monitoring, data recording and submission) and an organisation. Reef Check has introduced two courses which concerned divers can take:

Discover ECO DIVER

In essence the Discover Reefcheck program introduces divers to the world of coral reef monitoring and data recording. The 1-day program allows divers to experience the dynamics of reef monitoring and provides a foundation for the full Reefcheck Ecodiver Certification course. This involves one dive.

How much does it cost?

Price: 5,500 Baht

REEF CHECK ECODIVER COURSE

The Reef Check Ecodiver course will open your eyes to the underwater world and you will see it in a whole different light. The ECO diver course is a 4 day program that allows divers to participate in Reefcheck surveys and submit data to Reefcheck scientists in preparation for submission to the Reefcheck Database.

I have to say this was probably one of the most interesting course's I’ve ever done in my 9 years as a diver and for sure I will certainly be looking at reefs in a different way when diving
by Dennis Adams

The course is very in-depth and will leave you never looking at the reefs in the same way. The Eco Dive course will allow you to join the Reef Check monitoring team and assist in underwater surveys around the world.

The EcoDiver Course provides training in globally standardized Reef Check methodology. You'll learn how to identify different types of coral formation and to access whether they are healthy or damaged.

You'll identify key indicator fish and invertebrates selected by Reef Check for global monitoring and find out how to collect data that can be submitted to ReefCheck's global reef-monitoring database.

Reef Check Ecco Scuba Diver course includes a buoyancy check dive not just to refresh your buoyancy skills but teach you new methods of moving in the water.

Prerequisites

The student diver is required to be a Padi Advanced Open Water or equivalent (or above) with 25 dives minumum

How much does it cost?

Price: 20,000 Baht

Course Program:

DAY ONE

CLASSROOM

Registration
Ecodiver Introduction Powerpoint Presentation
Ecodiver Methods DVD

An introduction is given to the world of reefs and their importance to local communities and stakeholders. An introduction, background and the importance attached to the reef check system of coral reef monitoring as identified by local government, national government and the international community. An overview of the reef check system is given, the prerequisites, the Reef check course standards and performance requirements.

WATER

Buoyancy Practice (As required)
ID Practice: Fish, Inverterbrate, Substrate
Coralwatch Introduction

DAY TWO

CLASSROOM

Ecodiver FISH ID Powerpoint Presentation
Ecodiver Introduction Inverterbrate ID Powerpoint Presentation
Ecodiver Introduction Substrate ID Powerpoint Presentation
Site Selection

WATER

Fish Survey Practice
Inverterbrate Survey Practice
Substrate Survey Practice

DAY THREE

CLASSROOM

Fish ID Photo Test
Inverterbrate ID Photo Test
Substrate ID Photo Test

WATER

Full Survey conducted on one of our dive sites

Day 4

CLASSROOM

Data Entry from Survey
Project AWARE specialty course
Reef Check Ecodiver certification formalities completed

*Reef Check materials include: Reefcheck Crew pack including Folder and student manual (CD Rom version)

Compared with most "dive centers" in Thailand (a lot of them is just a website - a "Virtual Dive Company") - Scuba Cat owns their own fleet of diving boats and have been in operation since 1994. If you do a Course or a Dive Career Package with us, all your dives will be from one of our own dive boats, not "we got to do a beach dive, 'cause it is not enough students" or from a "last minute rented long tail boat, 'cause all the other boats are full".