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Student Diaries - Page 1
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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| Name(s): | Jill M McFarlane | 
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| From: | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 5-6 December 2008 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Johann Blanc OWSI-953356 |
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| Student comments: |
Dive sites excellent. Wreck really interesting + lots of marine life. Shark point was beautiful, amazing giant gorgonian fan coral, leopard shark and a giant moray eel was high light
DTW rock they really looked after me and made my introduction to diving amazing and memorable experience |
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Good student
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| Name(s): | Nisha C Martin | 
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| From: | Mumbai, India | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 20-21 December 2008 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Mark Robinson OWSI-494180 |
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| Student comments: |
Instructor was very good .Good communication skill. No problem encountered
Very good dive sites. Saw different kinds of fish and coral. |
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| Instructor comments: |
No problem everything went very well.
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| Name(s): | Stefan Caddy-Retalic | 
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| From: | Adelaide , Australia | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 14-15 November 2008 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Stefan Abrakamsson OWSI-494542 |
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| Student comments: |
Instructor was great.
Very Good sites saw sea horses, turtles, Manta, Leopard sharked Equipment was poor |
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| Instructor comments: |
Good student
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| Name(s): | John T Doyle | 
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| From: | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 28-29 December 2008 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Mark Robinson OWSI-494180 |
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| Student comments: |
Course was informal in a relaxed atmosphere. All exercise are explained to an excellent standard prior to entering water for the dive including sections in PADI Advanced Open water work book.
Over all the instructor performed to an excellent standard
The dive sites and marine life was excellent. They were very suitable with respect to the dive exercises undertaken. |
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Very good student has no problem at all.
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| Name(s): | Jonathan M Davies | 
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| From: | Newcastle , United Kingdom | |
| Course: | PADI Adventure Diver | |
| Date: | 31 January 2008 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Tony Loughlin OWSI-490923 |
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| Student comments: |
Really enjoy the course. Tony was an excellent instructor. He explained everything very well. I felt at ease on the dives.
Fantastic dive sites. Especially King Cruiser and Shark Point which was one of my best dives ever Great class, would recommend Dive The World and Tony to anyone |
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Jonathan had no problems whatsoever, really calm on the deep dive at Koh Doc mai. He enjoyed King Cruiser Wreck and loved shark point, good day all round especially after seeing 3 leopard sharks.
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| Name(s): | Hilary Schultz-Byard | 
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| From: | South Australia, Australia | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 25-27 February 2009 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Tony Loughlin OWSI-490923 |
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| Student comments: |
All good. Had a great time. Had a fantastic instructor.
Wonderful marine life. Visibility was a bit poor but dives were great |
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| Instructor comments: |
Hilary passed the course with no problems. He had been out of water for 1 year but you could not tell. Excellent student who listened very carefully.
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| Name(s): | Ingo Mueller | 
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| From: | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 4-5 April 2009 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Akiko Murakami OWSI-647634 |
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| Student comments: |
I enjoyed the course thanks to the professional instructor.
Koh Doc Mai, King Cruiser Wreck and Shark Point are beautiful dive sites. | |
| Instructor comments: |
No problem encountered. Everything went smoothly and I really enjoyed teaching the course.
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| Name(s): | Julien Desplanche | 
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| From: | Shanghai, China | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 1-2 May 2009 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Tony Loughlin OWSI-490923 |
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| Student comments: |
Everything was fine. The instructor gave me the time and clear information and explanations. Diving with the boat is really good. No problem encountered.
I have been diving at Racha Yai, King Cruiser Wreck, Shark point and Koh Dok Mai. Lots of marine life, lots of different kind of coral. Leopard shark was the biggest fish I saw. | |
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Julien is a great student and I can see that he's really enjoyed diving.
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| Name(s): | Jochem Verheul | 
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| From: | Holland | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 9-10 May 2009 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Adam Reid OWSI-493962 |
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| Student comments: |
Good dive sites, No real problem, excellent Instructor.
Sometimes a little blurry but enough life to enjoy the dives. Good visibility at Phi Phi Island. | |
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After his Open Water Course Jochem decide to go straight to his Advanced Open Water Course ... He's a very good student and very confident in the water.
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| Name(s): | Jordan E Chapman | 
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| From: | United States | |
| Course: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 9-10 July 2009 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Steve Leathwood OWSI-477474 |
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| Student comments: |
Instructor is very helpful and knowledgeable. One problem was the pick up on the second day.
Great!!! Will come back during peak season. | |
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All ok.
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