We have just launched our new Divemaster Internship and we think it’s fabulous! (We’re not biased at all – really 😉 ) We’ve developed our Divemaster Course over the last few years and we include 3 Similan Liveaboard trips as well as pool and theory training. It’s lots of fun, but it is intensive. In 4 weeks you cover a LOT of material. You learn loads and develop from a recreational diver into a Divemaster, but it is full-on. So…
We started diving with our open water course way back in 2003 in the U.K. and 15 years later as 40 (and a bit) year olds doing our Divemasters with KSA was quite an experience! Our intention was to primarily have a great experience but also to take our diving to the next level and give us the option of having a part time hobby job when we got back home or pick up some casual work on our travels and overall…
Somewhere in 2016 I noticed that the job I once loved so much became just that – a job. A way to make (good) money yet it felt more and more like I had to drag myself into the office each day. I realised that I desperately needed to take a break to recharge my batteries. Having picked up diving – which quickly became an obsession – a few years back I knew instantly that becoming a Divemaster is something…
The PADI Instructor Development Course (and how to make it easier) The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) takes between 10 days and 2 weeks to complete, and is followed by an Instructor Exam. Once passed you become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. The Instructor Development Course can be a lot of fun or a lot of stress, and most of the time the difference comes down to preparation. It requires a commitment of time, money and effort, but if…
