SSI Open Water Course in Koh Phi Phi
The SSI Open Water course in Phi Phi certifies beginners to 18 metres over three days. Gear, insurance and lunch are included for 12,900 THB.
About the programme
The SSI Open Water Diver course at DPM Diving in Koh Phi Phi is a three-day programme that takes complete beginners to an internationally recognised scuba certification valid to 18 metres worldwide. No prior diving experience is required, and the certification is for life. Course schedule: Day 1 starts at 8am with the first theory session, followed by a confined-water training session finishing around 12pm.
Day 2 includes a brief class at 11:30am followed by two open-water dives. Day 3 involves two more open-water dives (morning or afternoon, subject to the boat schedule). A written multiple-choice exam at the end of day three completes the course.
Theory and reading material are delivered through SSI MyDiveGuide digital study, accessed before and during the course. The price of 12,900 THB includes the SSI Open Water international lifetime certification, full dive equipment, a professional SSI instructor, dive insurance and lunch. A National Marine Park Fee must be paid separately: 600 THB on the first day of dives and 200 THB on the second day (each paid in cash to park authorities at the pier).
A standard SSI medical questionnaire is completed before the course.
Why take the Open Water in Koh Phi Phi
The certification dives use the protected reefs on the Phi Phi Leh side, twenty minutes from the centre. Viking Cave gives a hard and soft coral reef from five to twenty-five metres with juvenile blacktip reef sharks and moray eels, and Malong Bay, next to Maya Bay, is the site where most students meet their first hawksbill turtle.
Both are inside the Marine National Park, both are shallow enough to work skills on the coral slope, and currents are mild almost every day. Water runs 27-30 °C, visibility hits 25-30 metres in March, and the whole reef system is a 20-minute boat ride away, so days are unhurried.
Dive sites are chosen on the day according to weather and sea conditions.
100% online booking
Booked with one WhatsApp message
No forms on the website and nothing to print. Everything happens on your phone, from your first message to your last dive.
- Message us on WhatsApp Tell us the course, the destination and your dates, and we reply with availability and prices.
- Confirm your booking You receive your booking code (for example, DPM-2PB4F) and a payment link to confirm your place.
- Register in minutes With that link you fill in the medical form and sign it online, which takes about 4 minutes.
- Follow your course From then on, your course diary shows what's done and what's left: booking, registration, dives, final payment and certification.
All set! Your code: DPM-2PB4F
📝 Complete your registration (medical form + signature):
https://r.dpmdiving.com/en/DPM-2PB4F
🤿 Save this link — it's your day-by-day course journal:
https://r.dpmdiving.com/en/mi/DPM-2PB4F
💳 If you pay by bank transfer, write this code as the reference and send us the receipt:
DPM-PP-1015-37PNXD
See you at the front desk!
Included with your course
Your whole course, organised on your phone
From your first WhatsApp message to your certification, the whole process is 100% online. Our Mareaviva app takes you through your course day by day, before and after every dive.
Course tracker Every day of your course is laid out in the app, so you always know what's planned and what comes next. You know who your instructor is, and they follow your progress in the app from start to finish.
Dive briefing Each dive comes with its briefing: the site map and the dive plan, with time, entry and exit points, maximum depth and expected dive time.
Dive plan Start time, entry and exit points, maximum depth, expected dive time and the safety stop, drawn as a dive profile.
Species logbook See which marine life to look out for on each dive, then tick off the species you actually spot.
Photo pack When you finish, you get a pack of underwater photos from the best sites around your centre: not pictures of your own dive, but a keepsake to take home.
Surprise prize When you rate your instructor you always get a surprise gift: it could be a discount on another course or even a free course, chosen at random.
All of this is included in the 12900 THB. Send us a message to get started: we reply at any hour.
Book Open Water Course on WhatsAppFrequently asked questions
Do I need any experience to take the Open Water course in Koh Phi Phi?
No prior diving experience is required. You must be at least 15 years old (10 for Junior Open Water Diver), able to swim 200 metres and float for 10 minutes, and complete a medical questionnaire before the course starts. The course covers theory, confined-water skills and four open-water dives over three days.
