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Scuba Cat Diving has just launched their brand new-look website - and it is well worth visiting!

Not only is it packed with information, stunning images and special deals, theres a chance to win a choice of a free liveaboard excursion onboard MV Scuba Adventure.

Either a 4 days/4 nights, 14 dive trip around Mu Koh Similan Marine National Park, including the northern sites of Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock.

Or a 3 days/3 nights, 10 dive trip to Phi Phi, Koh Ha, Hin Daeng and Hin Mouang.

All you have to do is browse through the new-look Scuba Cat Diving website and see if you spot any teething problems and let them know if you do, either on their facebook page or by dropping them an email.

The most helpful contributor gets the trip - Its that simple!

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Scuba Cat Diving on Phuket has teamed up with Big Blue, Shanghai, to run a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) during November 2009 with their Platinum Course Director, Christophe Pace.

The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) programme is one of two distinct components of PADI’s IDC. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor Course (AI), followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor programme itself – both of which will also be available in Chinese.

The OWSI programme introduces the candidates to the entire PADI system of diver education and concentrates on further developing abilities as a professional dive educator.

The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes. You’ll also begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Sarah Kench at Scuba Cat Diving.

Posted under Dive Centres, Instruction

PADI 5 * CDC Center, Scuba Cat Diving on Phuket are looking for an experienced PADI diving instructor to join their team ASAP.

European or Scandinavian speakers are preferred.
Previous work and tour leading experience in Thailand would also be an advantage.
But all are welcome to apply!

If you think that you are the right person for the job please email Sarah Kench at Scuba Cat Diving and include an up to date CV and a current photograph of yourself.

Posted under Dive Centres, Instruction

In celebration of 2 years under new ownership, Scuba Cat Diving on Patong Beach, Phuket are holding a fun-filled afternoon on 1st June 2009.

There’s free activities for all family diving and non-diving members, including ‘Try Dives’ in the dive centre training pool and a free barbecue.

All the fun kicks off at 2pm and continues till 6pm, with a beach clean-up starting at three.

Both alcoholic and soft drinks are available throughout the afternoon. There will also be a whole bunch of special offers for the following week up for grabs.

But most importantly of all, the ‘Scuba Cats’ will be there to ensure that everyone enjoys the party spirit!

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It turned out to be an extremely hectic four days at the Thailand Dive and Golf Expo (TDEX), catching up with old – as well as meeting lots of new – friends. Besides all the socialising it was a real hive of activity at the Pocket Guide Publications booth; not surprising, really, as we had plenty to attract visitors – including our very own artificial coral reef!

Free copies of the 2009 edition of Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand & GOLF Thailand were dished out to all our visitors, who were also invited to try their luck to win a free diving package, plus there were bargains to be had in the form of a bevy of Nok Smile Packages.

We also pointed people in the right direction by recommending which other exhibitors to visit at the show along with giving helpful tips and tricks on how to select the most suitable diving destinations around the country.

As for the competition – we have a winner! who has already been notified by email and will receive a three full-day diving trip for two around the very best of Phuket’s local dive sites with Sea Bees Diving onboard MV Excalibur II, plus two nights’ accommodation in Sea Bees’ Palm Garden Resort in Chalong including return flights between Bangkok and Phuket.

If you didn’t win one of the trips, don’t be dismayed as the prizes have not dried up by any means. Subscribe to our DiveBlog to receive all the latest news including announcements of future ‘free to enter’ competitions, such as our monthly Photo Competition!

Huge thanks to Sea Bees Diving, Phuket and Nok Air for the generous donation of prizes.

Posted under Dive Centres, Events, Trips