M/V West Coast Explorer

Phuket Liveaboard Diving Boat

The M/V West Coast Explorer conducts our liveaboards throughout the year. Safety on board is our top priority. The M/V West Coast Explorer carries a comprehensive First Aid Kit, Life Jackets, Fire extinguishers and a DAN Oxygen Supply.

In the wheel houses are a GPS chart plotters and depth sounders to insure correct pilotage of the vessel in periods of low visibility.

M/V West Coast Explorer is equipped with a closed circuit video systems that cover the engine room and the dive platform area to insure that our crew can monitor all areas of the vessel at all times.

The core of West Coast Divers is 5 Thai women Divemasters and Instructors who combine experience and professionalism with inimitable grace and charm. Because we are all divers who have made Phuket our home for many years, we know exactly what other divers are looking for when they come to Thailand.

If your idea of the ideal diving holiday is exciting diving, special attention to each and every diver, professionalism and safety a top priority, and a wide variety of specialist options, then please join us and enjoy diving with a difference.

Similan Islands with M/V West Coast Explorer

3 Days/3 Nights - Similan, Richelieu Rock, Koh Tachai, Surin
If you are looking for the ideal way to enjoy a truly spectacular holiday that combines breathtaking topside scenery with fabulous underwater topography, then this liveaboard is for you. Dives are scheduled at the following dive sites: Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin, Richelieu Rock, and Similan Islands. (Read more...)

Boat Layout

M/V West Coast Explorer / Side Elevation

M/V West Coast Explorer / Lower Deck

M/V West Coast Explorer / Main Deck

M/V West Coast Explorer / Upper Deck

1: Dive Platform	8: Dive deck	15: Compressor room
2: Covered sundeck/Dining area	9: Galley	16: Engine room
3: Stairs between main and upper deck	10: Toilet/shower	17: Diesel tank
4: Cool box	11: Shower	18: Water tank
5: Saloon/TV/VDO	12: Guest cabins	19: Crew quarter
6: Storage	13: Dive equipment storage	20: Oxygen tank/MFA
7: Wheelhouse/Captain cabin	14: Stairs between lower & main deck

Technical Data

Length	22 Meters
Beam	5 Meters
Draft	2.5 Meters
Engine	2 x 330 HP Hino's
Generators	2 x 25 kW
Cruising Speed	10 Knots
Maximum Speed	15 Knots
Compressors	2 Bauer Mariner SP Electric, 200 bar/3000 PSI tank files
Instrumentation	GPS Track Plotter Depth Sounder Cellular Phone SSB Radio
Fresh Water	7,000 Liters
Fuel	4,000 Liters
Guests	16 Guests Maximum
Dive Masters	Maximum of 6 guest per Dive Master
Cabins	Twin share cabins with full air-conditioning
Rest rooms	Two Toilet, Wash basins and Shower combination rooms. One Single shower room.
Showers	One shower in each toilet, One single shower room and two more showers located on the dive platform
Sundeck	6 x 5 meter sundeck area
Entertainment	6 x 5 meter shaded entertainment area, TV / Video, Stereo
Waste water	7,000 Liter waste water storage tank
Safety Equipment	- Full compliment of life jackets - Fully equipped medic first aid station - Oxygen supply 6,000 liter capacity - Closed circuit video on the dive station and in the engine room - Full compliment of fire extinguishers
Dinghy	4 meters dinghy with 25 HP outboard