Master Scuba Diver, NAUI and Thailand

[dolevr]

I did my AOW certification several months ago and would like to get to Thailand (Pattaya or Phuket) soon.

What do you recommend:

- Should I do the MSD (by NAUI)
- If yes, where is a good NAUI shop/trainer ?
- What about Pattaya ? Phiket ?

Thanks,

Dolevr

 

[jbd]

course is a good course. Check the response to my post looking for a NAUI shop in Malaysia. Your best bet seems to be contacting Micheal Tong. He is the area representative for NAUI. You can also find contact information for him and there is a shop locator on the NAUI website www.naui.org

jbd

 

[dolevr]

Hi -

I was asking about NAUI in Bangkok/Pattaya or Phuket and you sent me off to talk to a guy in KL.

I looked in the map, and that seems quite far ...

Dolevr

 

[jbd]

is the representative for the Pacific rim for NAUI. If you will contact him, he may be able to give you the name and location of a NAUI shop in Thailand. I couldn't find any listed specifically on the NAUI website.

 

[dolevr]

Thanks.

I will contact him.

I also tried Naui.org - no success.

 

[theslyfox01]

Recently been to Thailand, in Pattaya area and down south diving, NAUI is nowhere to be seen anywhere in the country, I'd suggest you give up and go with PADI, I tried for some time to organise doing NAUI courses in Thailand but it all ended in dead-ends, NAUI just doesn't have the numbers in that area :upset:

 

[dolevr]

They do have other alternatives, and I do not want to get into the NAUI/PADI argument,

But I still choose NAUI over PADI (this has been my experience regardless of the personal issues).

 

[theslyfox01]

I'd chose NAUI over PADI as well howver there isn't the option in Thailand thats all

 

[cmdasia]

There are quite a few Naui Instructors and shops providing Naui instruction in Thailand including quite a few shops that provide both PADI and Naui training dependent on the prospective students choice.

I cannot comment on the orig question though because I have never taken a Naui course and therefore would not be in a position to recommend Naui or a Naui instructor.