I have a mate coming to stay in Karon for a few weeks in July.

He wants to learn to scuba, can anyone give some recommendations for good courses/shops?

I have a DC in Kata, so 5 minute drive from Southern Karon. He/you can always contact me.

I have a DC in Kata, so 5 minute drive from Southern Karon. He/you can always contact me.

Hmmm, bit light on the likes for 2000+ posts, but you do have an air of youthful exuberance about you.

Do you have any warning points?

I have a DC in Kata, so 5 minute drive from Southern Karon. He/you can always contact me.

Hmmm, bit light on the likes for 2000+ posts,<snip>

That's because I'm honest and straight forward, not everybody likes that. Also quite outspoken, and not everybody agrees with me.

not everybody agrees with me.

I disagree with that.

There is lots of dive centre's around best to look around.You can check places like Trip advisor. The majority of the dive shops all use the same boats anyway, very few have there own boats, but there are some. Can use google as well the better shops with most hits nearer the top. But i imagine you know all this anyway.

Some are good and some are not so good.