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		<title>Snapping in the Similans!</title>
		<link>http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=411</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pocket Guide author and underwater photographer Paul Lees will be hosting his Digital Underwater Photography Programme along with Scuba Cat Diving onboard their liveaboard, MV Scuba Cat, in Thailand&#8217;s Similan Marine National Park between March 12th-14th and April 2nd-4th 2010. 


These are free to join and are designed to suit individual needs at all levels, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_412" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cat-in-donald-duck-bay.jpg"><img src="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cat-in-donald-duck-bay-300x223.jpg" alt="MV Scuba Cat in Donald Duck Bay" title="MV Scuba Cat in Donald Duck Bay" width="300" height="223" class="size-medium wp-image-412" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">MV Scuba Cat in Donald Duck Bay</p></div>Pocket Guide author and underwater photographer Paul Lees will be hosting his <a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=346" target="_blank"><strong>Digital Underwater Photography Programme</strong></a> along with <a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/scuba-dive-centres-thailand/Phuket-scuba-cat-diving.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Scuba Cat Diving</strong></a> onboard their liveaboard, MV Scuba Cat, in Thailand&#8217;s <a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/scuba-diving-similan-islands-thailand.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Similan Marine National Park</strong></a> between March 12th-14th and April 2nd-4th 2010. </p>
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<p>These are free to join and are designed to suit individual needs at all levels, whether just to provide guidance, advice and critique or full hands-on training!</p>
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<p>For for more information, and reservations contact <a href="mailto:paul@pocketguideonline.com"><strong>Paul </strong></a> or <a href="mailto:info@scubacatdiving.com"><strong>Scuba Cat Diving </strong></a>directly.</p>
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		<title>Paul’s Photo Programmes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from being qualified to instruct digital underwater photography courses under BSAC, PADI and SSI training agencies, Pocket Guide series author Paul Lees, has created his own brand of photography programme which is tailored to suit individual needs at all levels, whether just to provide guidance, advice and critique or full hands-on training!




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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aside from being qualified to instruct digital underwater photography courses under <strong>BSAC,</strong> <strong>PADI</strong> and <strong>SSI</strong> training agencies, <strong>Pocket Guide</strong> series author Paul Lees, has created his own brand of photography programme which is tailored to suit individual needs at all levels, whether just to provide guidance, advice and critique or full hands-on training!</p>
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<div id="attachment_348" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/photo-prog-pic_low2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-348" title="Click to enlarge" src="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/photo-prog-pic_low2.jpg" alt="East of Eden in the Similans" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Take impressive images such as this</p></div>
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<p>The user-friendly programmes are scheduled to run in Komodo and Lembeh in Indonesia, The Similans in Thailand and Sipadan in Malaysia - four of the best diving destinations throughout the Asia Pacific.</p>
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<p>For for more information, dates and reservations <a href="mailto:paul@pocketguideonline.com"><strong>contact Paul directly</strong></a></p>
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		<title>PADI IDC in China</title>
		<link>http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=311</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s IDC. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor Course (AI), followed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/scubacat_logo12.jpg"><img src="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/scubacat_logo12.jpg" alt="" title="scubacat_logo12" width="142" height="110" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-327" /></a><a href="http://diveguidethailand.com/scuba-dive-centres-thailand/Phuket-scuba-cat-diving.htm" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>Scuba Cat Diving</strong></a> on <a href="http://diveguidethailand.com/scuba-diving-phuket-thailand.htm" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>Phuket</strong></a> has teamed up with Big Blue, Shanghai, to run a <a href="http://www.padi.com/scuba/padi-courses/professional-courses/view-all-professional-courses/open-water-scuba-instructor/default.aspx" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)</strong></a> during November 2009 with their Platinum Course Director, <a href="http://www.scubacat.com/en/go_pro/Course_Directors" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>Christophe Pace</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) programme is one of two distinct components of PADI&#8217;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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes. You&#8217;ll also begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide.</p>
<p>If you are interested or have any questions, please contact <a href="mailto:info@scubacat.com"><strong>Sarah Kench</strong></a> at Scuba Cat Diving.</p>
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		<title>Instructor Wanted</title>
		<link>http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=299</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PADI 5 * CDC Center, <a href="http://diveguidethailand.com/scuba-dive-centres-thailand/Phuket-scuba-cat-diving.htm" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>Scuba Cat Diving</strong></a> on <a href="http://diveguidethailand.com/scuba-diving-phuket-thailand.htm" target="_blank&quot;"><strong>Phuket</strong> </a>are looking for an experienced PADI diving instructor to join their team ASAP.</p>
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<p>European or Scandinavian speakers are preferred.<br />
Previous work and tour leading experience in Thailand would also be an advantage.<br />
<em>But all are welcome to apply!</em></p>
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<p>If you think that you are the right person for the job please <a href="mailto:info@scubacat.com">email Sarah Kench</a> at Scuba Cat Diving and include an up to date CV and a current photograph of yourself.</p>
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		<title>PADI Pro Chek</title>
		<link>http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=292</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the outstanding success of its unique Dive-Chek® service, PADI is launching a revision of the popular Pro Chek™ tool. Now, industry professionals and dive consumers alike can easily verify PADI membership status 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


Users can now access PADI Pro Chek via the Quality Management and Consumer Alerts pages [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following the outstanding success of its unique Dive-Chek<sup>®</sup> service, PADI is launching a revision of the popular <a href="http://www.padi.com/scuba/prochek/" target="_blank&quot;">Pro Chek</a>™ tool. Now, industry professionals and dive consumers alike can easily verify PADI membership status 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p>
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<p>Users can now access PADI Pro Chek via the <a href="http://www.padi.com/scuba/about-padi/quality-management/default.aspx" target="_blank&quot;">Quality Management</a> and <a href="http://www.padi.com/scuba/about-padi/quality-management/consumer-alerts/default.aspx" target="_blank&quot;">Consumer Alerts</a> pages at <a href="http://www.padi.com/" target="_blank&quot;">padi.com</a>. Upon entering the required PADI Member number, Pro Chek will display the member’s name, highest professional PADI certification, teaching status and member renewal year.</p>
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<p>Pro Chek’s new icon system also makes it easy to determine if PADI Professionals are currently authorized to teach.</p>
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		<title>Why DiveBlog is so special!</title>
		<link>http://www.diveguidethailand.com/diveblog/?p=196</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designed to specifically support Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand this blog uniquely provides every subscriber with invaluable ‘live information’ such as updates, news bulletins and urgent announcements, trip schedules and special offers. Nowadays, besides desk and laptop computers, numerous PDAs and smartphones are capable of directly accessing all the listed email and website addresses, on this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Designed to specifically support Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand this blog uniquely provides every subscriber with invaluable ‘live information’ such as updates, news bulletins and urgent announcements, trip schedules and special offers. Nowadays, besides desk and laptop computers, numerous PDAs and smartphones are capable of directly accessing all the listed email and website addresses, on this website and by clicking on a hyperlink in the <strong><a href="http://www.diveguidethailand.com/dlmonitor/download.php?t=d&#038;i=1">free downloadable full print version</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Taking this one step further we have added the capability to subscribe and have the convenience of being be notified of blog postings directly to your desktop, portable device, telephone or even by email, giving everyone the chance to keep up to date with whats currently bubbling in and around Thai waters - in the most convenient way that suits them! We hope that you find this blog a useful reference and handy travelling companion.</p>
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		<title>Selected Subscription Feeds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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