M/V West Coast Explorer

Phuket Liveaboard Diving Boat

M/V West Coast ExplorerThe 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.

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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
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