Welcome to your Divemaster Internship - Phuket, Thailand.

 

 

There are many reasons to become a PADI Divemaster:

 

• You want to turn your passion for scuba-diving into a career in the diving industry.
• You just want to be a better, safer diver for your own peace of mind.
• You have a Gap Year and want to travel the world and work while you go.
• Your company has offered a Career Break and you want to try something different from the daily grind of the 9 to 5.
• You are a Service Leaver from one of the UK Armed Forces wishing to use the Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) scheme. In this case, please also see our separate Military Resettlement website for further details.

 

There are loads of other reasons, but what is common for all of them is that by the end of the Divemaster course you will be a more knowledgeable, more experienced, more out-going scuba-diver ready to join the ranks of Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) if you wish!

The course is intense: covering the high-level of dive theory and scuba skills needed to become a PADI Instructor plus the personal attributes required to work as a PADI Professional anywhere in the world.

By working alongside Thailand Divers' experienced Instructors and Managers, you will achieve these goals and gain the real-life experience of teaching PADI courses with real-life students.

 

 

 

 

Day 1:

Dive center orientation. Classroom presentations and swimming pool sessions for dive skills.

 

Day 2:

Classroom presentations and swimming pool sessions for dive skills and rescue assessment.

 

Day 3:

Boat diving day trip to do the mapping project on one of our local dive sites.

 

Day 4:

Swim tests and pool evaluation: 400 meter free style, 800 meter snorkel swim, 15 minuite float and 100m tired diver tow plus classroom presentations.

 

Day 5:

Boat diving day trip doing workshops for deep diving, search and recovery and dive briefings.

 

Day 6:

Boat diving day trip for divemaster conducted programs simulations.

 

Day 7:

Day off / self studying.

 

Day 8:

Pool and classroom assisting with open water students.

 

Day 9:

Boat diving day trip assisting with open water students.

 

Day 10:

Boat diving day trip assisting with open water students.

 

Day 11:

Boat diving day trip assisting with advanced open water students.

 

Day 12:

Classroom: Final exams, paperwork for applications, emergency assistance plans, optional Nitrox specialty course.

 

Day 13:

Boat diving day trip doing the final simulations for divemaster conducted programs.

 

Day 14:

Day off in preperation for your divemaster completion party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cost of the Divemaster Internship:  Was 40,000 Thailand Baht.

Now Only 36,000 Thailand Baht.

 

This includes:

 

• 14 - 21 Open Water Dives (weather permitting).
• 7 Boat day trips - Breakfast, lunch included.
  
• Visa assisatance.

 

What is not included:

 

• Surface Marker - SMB.
• Dive Knife.
• Pocket Mask for CPR.
• Underwater Compass.
• Scuba diving equipment.
• Divemaster application fees.

 

 

 

 

 

To take the Divemaster course, you must be:

• At least 18 years old
• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (EFR) (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
• Have at least 20 logged dives
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Divemaster candidates meet course performance requirements and:

• Complete knowledge development segments, Knowledge Reviews in the PADI Divemaster Manual and the Divemaster Final Exam.
• Create an Emergency Assistance Plan for a designated dive site.
• Complete stamina and waterskills exercises.
• Complete a diver rescue assessment.
• Complete the dive skills (20 Skill Circuit).
• Complete practical application skills.
• Complete an internship (Option 1) or Practical Assessment (Option 2).

At time of certification, verify the diver has:

• Logged at least 60 scuba dives including experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.
• Completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within 24 months.
• Read and agreed to the PADI Membership and License Agreement.

During the PADI Divemaster Course you will increase your knowledge about diving by attending Knowledge Development presentations from your Instructor as well as doing self-study from the Divemaster Manual, Diving Encyclopedia and Diving Knowledge Workbook.

Topics covered in the presentations are:

1. The Role and Characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
2. Supervising General Diving Activities for Certified Divers
3. Assisting with Students in Training
4. Dive Theory Introduction
5. The Physics of Diving
6. The Physiology of Diving
7. Equipment
8. Decompression Theory and the RDP
9. Divemaster Conducted Programs
10. Risk Management
11. The Business of Diving
12. Furthering Your Dive Career

 

You will also be required to complete the PADI Divemaster Final exam which is composed of eight sections with multiple-choice questions:

1. Divemaster Conducted Programs
2. Supervising Certified Divers
3. Assisting with Student Divers in Training
4. Physics
5. Physiology
6. Equipment
7. Skills and the Environment
8. Decompression Theory and the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP)

 

You will also need to produce an Emergency Assistance Plan with information on how to manage an accident at a local dive site.

Stamina Exercises

There are four exercises that evaluate your stamina and water skills that must be completed prior to certification:

1. Swim 400 metres without stopping using no swimming aids and any stroke or combination of strokes.
2. Stay afloat by treading water, floating etc. for 15 minutes, with hands (not arms) out of the water for the last two minutes.
3. Using a mask, fins and snorkel only, swim with your face in the water for 800 metres without stopping.
4. Wearing full scuba equipment, push or tow an inert diver in full scuba at the surface for 100 metres nonstop without assistance.

 

Diver Rescue

You must successfully demonstrate an effective simulated rescue of an unresponsive, non-breathing diver underwater.

You must demonstrate the following 20 basic scuba skills so that each skill earns at least a 3, and the total for all 20 is 68 or higher. Additionally, Skill #8 (Mask removal, replacement and clearing) must score at least a 4.

1. Equipment assembly, adjustment, preparation, donning and disassembly.
2. PADI Predive safety check (BWRAF).
3. Deep water entry.
4. Buoyancy check at the surface- attain neutral buoyancy.
5. Regulator-to-snorkel and snorkel-to-regulator exchange.
6. Proper five-point descent.
7. Regulator recovery and clearing.
8. Mask removal, replacement and clearing.
9. Air depletion exercise and alternate air source (AAS) use stationary for 30 seconds.
10. Free-flow regulator breathing.
11. Fin pivot (both low-pressure and oral inflation).
12. Proper five-point ascent.
13. Remove and replace weight system on the surface.
14. Controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA).
15. Hovering in midwater for 30 seconds.
16. Underwater swim without mask.
17. Remove and replace weight system underwater.
18. Remove and replace scuba unit underwater.
19. Remove and replace scuba unit on the surface.
20. Buddy breathing stationary and swimming (both as donor and receiver).

There are three core skills that you will learn during this stage of the course and you will be scored by your Instructor on each one:

1. Mapping Project
   You will survey an open water dive site and create a detailed map of the site showing (as applicable to the site) underwater relief, important points of interest, any relevant environmental notes, recommended entry/exit areas, local facilities, and potential hazards.
2. Equipment Exchange
   In confined water, you will demonstrate the ability to solve unanticipated problems underwater by exchanging all scuba equipment (except exposure suits and weights) with a buddy while sharing a single regulator second stage.
3. Divemaster-Conducted Programs
   Under the supervision of the Instructor, you will conduct two real or simulated PADI programs:
   
   • A PADI Discover Scuba Diving program (in confined water).
   • A PADI Discover Snorkeling, Scuba Review, Discover Local Diving or Skin Diver course.
   
   You will demonstrate to your Instructor that you can give an effective briefing and debriefing, and conduct the inwater activities safely for a PADI program that may be taught entirely by a PADI Divemaster.

During the Practical Application and Internship stages of the Divemaster course, you will also be evaluated on your Professionalism and Leadership skills.

In particular, your Professionalism will be evaluated on the following categories:

1. Level of active, positive participation in the training sessions.
2. Ability to serve as a mentor to student divers.
3. Willingness to follow directions.
4. Positive attitude/demeanor toward student divers and staff.
5. Positive attitude/practice towards caring for the environment.
6. General understanding of a Divemaster’s role.
7. Appearance.

 

• Get your 30 meter Advanced Open Water Diver Licence.
• 5 World class open water dives.
• Minimum age 15 years old.

 

Was 14,000 Thailand Baht -  Now Only - 12,600 THB.

Fully Inclusive.

 

When you enroll in a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course with us here at Thailand Divers, you are taking the first step towards a lifetime of underwater exploration.

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. 

They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about.

And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. 



The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. 

This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor. 

This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.

The classroom portion of the course can also be taken online in the comfort of your own home at your own pace. Please click the link below to start your adventure today!

7.30am:
We come and collect you from your hotel lobby and transfer you by one of our air-conditioned mini buses to our day trip diving boat.

Your PADI dive instructor will be waiting for you on the boat, and after a short briefing on the boat and the facilities on-board it is time for some breakfast which will be freshly prepared for you by the boat crew.

Whilst making our way to the amazing coral reefs surrounding the islands south of Phuket, you will have an hour or so with your instructor to go though the objectives of the first dive which will be the Underwater Navigation dive.

You are going to be amazed at what you can see down there; Corals soft and hard, millions of tropical fish and much, much more. During the dive you will do some practical underwater navigation skills and once these are completed then the rest of the dive is just for fun.

Once you are back on board a hot buffet lunch will be served by the boat crew and this gives you time to relax with your instructor and discuss how the dive went and an assessment of your diving skills- and prepare for the next dive which is the Peak Performance Buoyancy.

The Peak Performance Buoyancy section is great fun to get you flying weightlessly above the reefs without touching or damaging them. This also teaches you how to stay completely still under the water which is especially useful if you are trying to take an underwater photo of something interesting.

Once you have finished the dive, washed your equipment it is time to relax in the sun with a soft drink or beer and discuss the days diving with your instructor and go through what you will be up to the next day.

When we get back at the port it's then back aboard the transport and we will return you to your hotel around 4pm- leaving you time to do some self-study in the evening for the next exciting day.

Again we come and collect you from your hotel lobby at 7.30am and transfer you by one of our air-conditioned mini buses to our day trip diving boat.

Today it is going to be a 3 dive day and we will cover the Deep dive, Computer and Multi level dive and Underwater Naturalist dive. The other sections of the PADI Advanced Open Water manual cover: Drift Diving, Night Diving, Wreck Diving, Boat Diving, 

During the day like day one there will be breakfast and lunch served during the day, and between the dives we will have around an hour surface interval to give you time to relax and discuss the dive with your instructor.

We will return you to your hotel at around 6pm and then in your own time pop back into the dive center and collect your temporary Advanced Open Water license from your instructor.

To take this course, you must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver  (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
   

Start the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online Today:

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is part of PADI eLearning. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online gets you started right now with the background information you need for the seven of the most popular Adventure Dives.

 

14,000 Thailand Baht: Group tuition - Maximum group size 4 students.

Now Only - 12,600 Thailand Baht.

 

16,800 Thailand Baht: Private Tuition - One private Instructor for the complete course.

Now Only - 15,120 Thailand Baht.

 

 

The course includes:

• PADI Advanced Open Water Manual.
• PADI certification costs.
• Full set of rental scuba diving equipment.
• PADI instructor ( maximum 4 students to one instructor).
• Free Transfers from Patong, Karon and Kata hotels.
  (A charge may apply for other areas- click here to check).
• Insurance.

When you are on the day trip boat for the 2 days the following is included:

• Breakfast.
• Lunch.
• Soft drinks (coke, sprite, fanta, drinking water etc).
• Snacks and Fresh tropical fruit all day.
• Five Amazing coral reef dives. ( maximum depth 30 meters: Maximum 50 minutes)

 

 

"EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BECOME A CERTIFIED PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER."

 

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