Pattaya as a town boasts a great infrastructure with 365 dive day season. NO matter the month of the year good diving can be experienced with a great night life.
Dive facilities
Mermaids are the ONLY PADI CDC (Career Development Center) between Bangkok and Cambodia out of over 50 dive centers. Mermaids have 2 resident full time PADI Course Directors on staff. Steve Blumenthal has taught over 1000 IDC students with over 200 for 2004 and 2005 with a 100% pass rate for the IE (Instructor Exam)
Mermaids have 4 dive boats that go out daily.
Claimed National Geographic Diver Status in 2005.
Mermaid’s Dive Center has an incredibly advanced technical diving facility, one of the best in all of Asia. We regularly offer DSAT, PSAI, IANTD, ERDI, TDI, and ASSET certifications, with ANDI available on special request. We employ top agency Instructor Trainers who are available to teach these courses at all levels. We are the only facility in Pattaya to have both our own hydrostatic tank testing facility AND a 200 Bar oxygen and helium booster pump being completely self contained.
Mermaids has it’s own in-house Hydrostatic and Visual Tank Testing (including the new Visual Plus Electronic Testing Equipment) - this technology compliments the technical courses offered at Mermaids!
Mermaids is the only dive center in ASIA to offer ASSET training programs. The DITC program is all under the supervision and instruction of published author and renowned technical/wreck diver Steve Burton.
Late 2005* - Mermaid's is an ERDI Training facility - Emergency Response Diver Training and instructor training from CD Stephen Blumenthal.
Mermaids offer the PADI Distinctive Full-Face specialty with underwater communications and the PSAI Self-Sufficiency Divers course combined.
Rates
Check www.learn-in-asia.com for more info
How to get there
Mermaids Dive center is based 130 kilometers south east of Bangkok. We can arrange hotel or airport collections.
Company info
Mermaid's PADI CDC has been in Pattaya since 1989 and a CDC since 1993 with two course directors. Specialising in Professional training to instructor and above as well as great pleasure days diving.
