Instructor Course & Lifestyle Package

Instructor Course & Lifestyle Package

Ready to become a dive instructor in Thailand? Our Instructor Course options guide you from Divemaster to certified Open Water Instructor — with the opportunity to continue on to Divemaster Instructor (DMI) through our structured team-teaching and specialty programs.

The Crystal Instructor Lifestyle Package is our most complete dive instructor training package in Thailand, designed to cover everything from materials and specialties to unlimited diving and real-world teaching experience — with no hidden costs.

Whether you choose the core SSI Instructor Course on Koh Tao or the all-inclusive Lifestyle Package, you’ll graduate with the skills, experience, and confidence to teach scuba diving anywhere in the world.

Total cost depends on your current certification level and training goals, see above for a full list of what’s included in each option.

SSI Open Water Instructor (41,900 THB)

SSI Instructor Course
Pass guarantee based on Instructor Trainer recommendation
Discounted Accommodation option for the course duration
Free Lunch throughout ITC

SSI Open Water Instructor Lifestyle Package (89,000 THB)

All of the above and...
UNLIMITED FREE DIVING FOR LIFE
SSI Instructor Exam (20,705 THB)
SSI EANX Specialty Instructor Course & rating *Student level req
SSI Spec instructor ratings: Perfect Buoyancy, Marine Ecology, Stress & Rescue, Science of Diving
Crew pack with SSI Materials (23,440)
Free Prep course before ITC (3,000 THB)
Worldwide Personal dedicated dive insurance (5,000 THB)
1 x free team teach
Crystal Dive working internship (10,000 THB)
Diving Medical Examination fee (500 THB)

*Additional SSI Professional registration fee of 4,950 THB is incurred for non-SSI professional divers*

*Please Note: Candidates with a CPR/First Aid certification, but without O2 Provider qualification will need to complete the O2 Portion of React Right costing between 3,000 - 3,500 THB. Your CPR/First Aid certifications have to be within the last 2 years, else a complete React Right program @5,500 THB is needed to progress.

SSI Divemaster Instructor Lifestyle Package (132,000 THB)

All of the above and...
UNLIMITED TEAM TEACHING
5 SSI Instructor Level Specialties** (20,000 THB)
Free 2 day Crystal Team Teaching prep program (4,500 THB)
SSI Materials** (12,400)
Team Teaching Internship Program, minimum of 25 certifications (20,000 THB)
Performance based, Personalised & Tailored Program
Intro to Divemaster Training & Evalutation

** additional costs apply for specialties, where student level is required (price see right side) for the following Specs.: (Wreck / Nitrox / Search & Recovery / Independent / Sidemount / Decompression Diving)

Additional information

Options:

SSI OW Instructor Basic, SSI OW Instructor Lifestyle Package, SSI DM Instructor Lifestyle Package