Stay close to your buddy and keep navigation simple in variable visibility.
Use an SMB on ascents, especially around Koh Larn and other high-traffic corridors.
Carry a cutting tool for fishing line risk, and avoid wreck penetration unless trained and equipped.
In May - October, expect sudden squalls. If the captain calls the dive, accept it.
Follow standard no-fly guidance after diving and keep your last deep dives well before travel day.

Pattaya has private hospitals and hyperbaric services. Bangkok Hospital Pattaya lists a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center and provides a direct contact number for information. In any suspected dive injury, alert your dive operator immediately, administer oxygen if trained and available, and contact emergency services. Save Thailand's emergency numbers (191 general, 1669 ambulance, 1155 tourist police) before your trip and keep your insurance details accessible offline.

Stay close to your buddy and keep navigation simple in variable visibility.
Use an SMB on ascents, especially around Koh Larn and other high-traffic corridors.
Carry a cutting tool for fishing line risk, and avoid wreck penetration unless trained and equipped.
In May - October, expect sudden squalls. If the captain calls the dive, accept it.
Follow standard no-fly guidance after diving and keep your last deep dives well before travel day.

Visibility can swing fast with rain, wind, and tide. Choose farther islands for better odds and keep realistic expectations for near-shore sites.

Ferries, speedboats, and tour boats run constant routes. Use an SMB, stay within marked snorkel zones, and avoid surfacing in ferry lanes.

Some areas have lines and nets. Carry a cutting tool and keep good buddy spacing near structure and wrecks.

From May - October, sudden squalls can cancel boats or shorten trips. Build buffer days and keep a topside backup plan.

Do not touch coral, stand on reef, or chase turtles.
Use moorings where available and avoid anchoring on coral.
Reduce plastics: bring a reusable bottle and decline foam boxes and single-use packaging where possible.
Ko Samae San publishes rules including bans on alcohol, pets, and foam boxes. Treat the area as a protected site with controlled access.
Choose operators that brief reef etiquette and manage groups conservatively in shallow snorkel zones.

Kontakt	Funktion	Telefon	Erreichbarkeit
Tourist Police	Tourist assistance and police support	1155	24/7
Thailand Emergency	General emergency hotline (police/fire/ambulance dispatch varies by area)	191	24/7
Ambulance and medical emergency	Emergency medical services	1669	24/7
Fire	Fire services	199	24/7
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center	Hyperbaric medicine and dive-related support	+66 3825 9986	Hours vary
Tourism Authority of Thailand hotline	Tourism information and support	1672	Hours vary

Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip)

Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip)

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