Wednesday, 1st Feb 2012

Last day of the MSDT prep. Digital Underwater Photography at Chumphon Pinnacle. Yesterday we had another great dive inside the HTMS Sattakut wreck.

Saturday, 28th Jan 2012

After successfully passing the IE, our January candidates are now ready for the next step: MSDT prep. Kick off this afternoon in the pool with the Tec Boys. Yeeha!

Thursday, 26th Jan 2012

Congratulations to all the new PADI Instructors on Koh Tao!

Tuesday, 24th Jan 2012

IE time! Orientation and written exams today at 1pm. Wishing all the best to every candidate on Koh Tao!

Monday, 23rd Jan 2012

The mock IE is over and evryone passed with flying colors. Now for the real thing tomorrow... Best of success to all.

Wednesday, 18th Jan 2012

Week 2 of the IDC is going swimmingly with more presentations in the confined water, in the open water and in the classroom... The IE is only 6 days away now!

Saturday, 14th Jan 2012

Wrapping the first week of the first 2012 IDC. This morning, we had open water presentations on the boat and this afternoon, AI standards exam followed by a Project AWARE presentation... And tonight, AI party at the Bowling and Mini Golf. All welcome to join!

Thursday, 12th Jan 2012

First round of confined presentations this morning, all went very well!

Monday, 9th Jan 2012

The first 2012 IDC started this morning with 8 candidates: Mario (Austria), Stefan (Switzerland), Joel (Germany), Masayuki (Japan), David, Daniel, Michael and Martin (France). Staff are Jens, Tsuyoshi and Mori. Check this page for photos and updates during the next 2 weeks. Best of success to all!

Sunday, 1st Jan 2011

Been an amazing year with over 130 Divemasters and over 100 Instructors certified at Ban's! Sending best wishes to everyone, wherever you are in the world. And of course, saying goodbye and best of success in his new career to Tim Hunt!
Happy New Year!