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Hin Raab North

Hin Raab North (หินราบเหนือ) is located just on the west coast of Koh Chang. It takes around 20 minutes to arrive from the Beach. We are the only Diving Center on the island going to this dive site. But we only go there in high season when our boat is Mored at Klong Prao Beach.

Hin Raab North (หินราบเหนือ) has two surfacing rocks that are fairly long and flat. At the Dive Site are two buoy line attached. The buoy line on the east side of the Site goes down to around 6 to 7 meters. The buoy line on the West Side of the Site goes down to around 10 to 11 meters. This site has a max depth of 14 to 18 meters. It is a large and also very beautiful Dive Site. If you take the west buoy line it takes you on the back pinnacle. And If your lucky, you have a chance to see some blacktip Reef Sharks just of the reef here.
When you take the east buoy line. it will lead you to the other Pinnacle where you can follow the reef along. looking at all the soft and hard corals here, there is also a lot more Marine Life in the way of. Blue Spotted Stingray’s, Moray’s, Box Fish and Lion Fish. To just name a few! as you keep following the Reef it can lead you into an awesome canyon that is very big and quite long. If you are going through, it takes you up to a little shallower water and can lead you slowly back to the buoy line.
Over a shallow sandy area about 3 to 5 meters deep, but still, much to see.again with this dive site you need to make at least two dives here to see everything as it is a large dive site. I highly recommend this Dive Site it is a truly beautiful Reef.

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Diver Level for this dive site.

Min. certification level: Junior, Open Water Diver (or equalled)
Try Diving possibility: Yes
Snorkelling possibility: Yes

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Our Divemaster’s

Our Divemasters will give you a boat briefing and an overview for the day at the time the boat starts. They will give you a Dive briefing before each dive, and be in the front to lead the group while diving. Ask you frequently for Air consumption and knock against the Tank to get your attention. If there is any problem they will assist you, to secure your and others safety. If you and your buddy would like to explore the dive-site yourself the Divemasters will give you a briefing on the boat and check the predive safety procedure before your buddy team enter the water.

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Entry and Exit

• Dive Boat

Predive Safety Check! We enter the water from the side of the Boat with a Giant Strike, if all is OK, clear the place and swim on the surface to the starting point. After the dive, back on the surface we swim back to the ladder on the side of the boat, stand on the ladder and take off the fin’s (give it up to the crew) climb up the ladder with the regulator in your mouth. Never stay under a diver which try to climb up.

• Dinghy Boat

Predive Safety Check! We enter the water with a backroll entry. When everything is OK, clear the place and swim on the surface to the starting point. After the dive, back on the surface, we swim back to the dinghy boat. When you reach the dinghy boat remove your weight belt and BCD. Start to get up the dinghy with the help of a few kicks with your fin’s.

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Dive Procedures

• Review the necessary Handsignals for scuba diving.
  
• What you maight spot while diving or snorkelling
• When you end any dive a safety stop on 5 m of depth for 3 min is recommended.

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Emergency Procedures

• Police, Phone: 191
• Tourist Police, Phone: 1155
• EMS, Phone: 1669
• DAN International, Phone: +1-919-684-9111
• Suspicion of DCS
• Recrompression chaimber, Koh Chang Hospital, Phone: 039 521-657 or 039 586-131

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