PADI Dive Courses, Phuket - Private Instruction

"Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."

What is Private Instruction

Generally when taking diving courses students find that they are in a group situation with potentially up to eight students, often strangers, in a single group per instructor. At Sharkey Scuba we offer you your own private instructor to look after just you and your friend(s)/family. Also, if there are four or more of you who wish to learn to dive together then we will allocate an additional instructor to assist.

The Benefits

Whether learning to dive for the first time or increasing your diving experience private instruction has significant advantages over learning in a group situation. This can be summarized as follows: safety, quality, fun! Read on to learn of the benefits for you.

Safety

Many PADI courses allow up to eight students per instructor. For a single instructor to keep a close eye on that number of students at the same time is an impossible task. With private instruction you have an instructor close by your side at all times focusing just on you, and therefore ready to help prevent any potential problems from occurring.

Quality

When learning in a group situation you will spend much of your time watching your fellow students completing skills when what you really want to be doing is practicing the skills yourself. In a private instruction situation you can complete the core skills at your own pace and still have plenty of time left to keep practicing and improving on what you have learnt. Also, as they only have you to focus on, your instructor is able to spend time fine-tuning your skills rather than just teaching you the basics.

Fun

We dive for one reason - to have fun! In group situations you may find that you don't actually get to dive much at all as most of your time is spent watching your fellow students completing skills. You may also feel under pressure to rush through skills that you need more time to master. With private instruction it is all about you. Complete the necessary skills at your own pace not at the pace of the group, and then go dive. This enables you to feel more comfortable and relaxed throughout the course and also gives you more time on your dives to explore the fascinating underwater world - ultimately more fun!

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