Instructor Training Facilities

See what Ban's Diving Resort has to offer you in the way of facilities

Classroom

The classroom is open and available for IDC Candidates 24 hours/day here the candidate can find a peaceful area to do homework etc. The facilities consists of 7 classrooms and the dedicated IDC Classroom which has a large tv screen, projector screen, computers with interactive learning programs, teaching materials available to use for studying, comfortable chairs, air conditioning and view over Sai Ree Beach.

Accommodation

All range of accommodation are available. The prices range from US$4-60/night. The budget room for long term stayers (one month or more) is 5500baht/month and is a large room with fan, private bath and 24 hours electricity. The room is located 200 meters from the Sai Ree Beach.

Pool

Bans Diving Resort has 2 of the islands' largest swimming pools. Here the IDC Candidates practice confined presentation and skill practice/circuits. The pool is located 100 meters away from the classroom.

Boats

The resort has 4 large diveboats (20 meters long) and two speedboats. Everyday the diver has 6-8 different divesites around Koh Tao to choose from. During the IDC we normally go to typical open water sites around Koh Tao like White Rock, Twin Peaks and our own house reef. During the PADI Instructor Examination we use the same boats and same divesites.

House reef

The house reef with its amazing marine life is located 50 meters off the resort. Within a couple of fin kicks you find stingrays, angelfish, rabbit fish, clown fish and many other type of marine life. We use the house reef for some of the confined presentations so the candidates get familiar in using both pool and beach confined for the presentations prior to the Instructor Exam.

Restaurant

The restaurant is located in the center of the resort, just on the beach, together with its "cool" beach bar it is a popular place to "hang out" both during day and night. During the IDC you will get free lunch in the Ban's Restaurant for 2 weeks.

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