Dive news, Koh Tao IDC Group, PADI IDC on Koh Tao, Thailand: What a year for Bans Diving Resort

What a year for Bans Diving Resort

Wow what a year for Bans Diving CDC/TEC Center and The Koh Tao IDC Group!

Bans got awarded the most prestigious award in the Diveindustry "Divecenter / Business of the year" in PADI Asia Pacific in competition with over 1500 Divecenters from Australia to China to Indonesia!

We hosted a group of over 20 PADI Staff that visited Koh Tao in April. Great to see Dr Drew Richardson, PADI #1 Worldwide, visit us for tour and dinner! Great fun!

Bans certifed over 9000 PADI Divers in 2009 and over 30000 fundivers came through our doors during the year.

The Koh Tao IDC Group and Bans CDC send over 110 IDC Candiates to the Instructor Exam with amazing scores that even impressed the most experienced PADI Examiner.

Diving Explorations... we discovered (jonas, peter and craig / bans tec) some 10 new caves and system in Khao Sok and in the north around the River Kwai. Amazing trips with very challenging dives. New expeditions is coming up for 2010. We have the grail of caves to find in 2010 which we will announce in march or so.

Jonas and Craig both got certified up to Cave Level 4 ANDI during the year and Jonas also achived the rating Instructor Trainer for Tec Deep 40-45-50, DSAT Trimix, Rebreaher, Cavern.

The Bans Tec with Craig, Tim, Amit and Jonas is in great shape and already courses like Tec Deep, Rebreather, Trimix, Cavern and Cave, Compressor Operator, Advanced Equipment, Gas Blender Instructor and much more.

Thank you to all of you - our friends and familys - that made all of this possible!

Best wishes for the new year and HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Jonas, Tim, Amit and Craig and the rest of the Bans Diving Family!!!

Jonas ::