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WOW again, thanks muchly from the OP ;) When I said I was planning to move over there i didnt mean PERMANENTLY I meant like for a year or so... I dont go anywhere permanently heh heh thanks for the info on visas and some insight into the work situations. Really just wanting to do some diving...

hey hey thanks for the info guys. Deffinately not going on a sabbatical.. I'm a career dive instructor and DONT work in the states, therefore I am poor! haha! We're happy to go through the legalities of a work permit to do it properly or whatever really.. just time to get outta West Australia...

Hey just lookin for a bit of advice, my partner and I are thinking of heading over to the Philippines hopefully for a fairly long term stay. We are both dive instructors and hoping to get a bit of work over there. Any advice on good areas to head to and if you have some advice on areas with...

I agree with this. If your going to be a proffessional diver you better be able to swim! and swim good! The SSI watermanship requirements are weak as. I worked with a Dive Con who couldnt snorkel properly cuz he kept bicycle kicking. ridiculous. we had to teach him to swim! The timed tests are a...

do it if you can, swimmin with humpbacks will change your life! swam with two in the Cook Islands by luck, and had one swim right under us the day before yesterday while we were out whale sharking here in Exmouth!!

If you've got cash, fly in to Pemba Island off Tanzania... you have to stay with the dive resort and its pricey but apparently they take full care of you, meals, accommodation, diving.. and the diving out there is stunning.. i didnt dive it cuz we rocked up there on our own, following advice...

Sweet as man, take the rescue course, get some serious diving experience and then go for dive master (or whatever equivalent is in your area)

Hah! dude take PDT its a great course, heaps of fun and they will give you a lot of skills above and beyond what your average entry level instructor has. You're right its very full on and you'll have to dedicate yourself but you'll love every minute of it. PDT changed my life! haha! As a...

To guide a dive you only have to BE a diver, no greater certification than Open Water. To be a divemaster or a dive con or a professional dive leader etc You need to first be a rescue diver, have a minimum of 60 logged dives and complete the DM DC etc etc course... and often have membership and...

There is a watermanship test that you have to pass to get a divemaster certification... which you have to have before instructor.. but i do agree that fitness it pretty key, should be kept up for higher levels as well. Perhaps during the instructor exam another test should be conducted.. but...

Thanks Tortuga68 for the ONE useful post ;) I work for an aquanaut dealer maybe i'll just ring the rep from aquanaut... thanks again

Anyone know where i might find a list of seminars for servicing apex regs in Australia? I've got xtx50s and I want to be able to service them myself. I'm already a service tech for sherwood and genesis.... but yeah im a poor instructor i need to be able to do it.. heh any tips?

Sharkwater.. everyone should see it

Sweet as, we'll do it... maybe a bit closer to next winter we can start tryin to plan it i'll have to see if i can be on that continent at that time ;) but seriously wanting to!

I disagree with everyone saying to get a lot of diving experience before doing the AOW, i think its a great idea for new OWs to go right into the advanced course. its extra diving experience while still under supervision of a professional and the specialized activities will broaden your already...

I'm surviving well enough on fairly good coin over here in Australia where they HAVE to pay you properly haha but its all casual work so when the wind blows up or the tourists stop coming theres no work and it gets painful... but even still i say im making okay pay but only compared to what i've...

I like it when we go deep, the deeper the better, The deeper you go, the better it feels When we dive the wreck here, our breifing slate says "No penetration without permission" Full Penetration.... deep Penetration (my favorite ;) haha) Let me teach you how to blow off your sausage.... I...

I was thinking the Oceanic approach all along, but reading through the most obvious working answer is the one of turning the first stage opening down and not tipping it, of course it hold the air inside it and therefore can't flood. Like it! I think that's how I'll do it if this should ever...

Let's do it!!! It's my ultimate life dream to see a Great White cruise past on a dive.. screw the cages! that would make my life!!! Whats the best time of year then? Winter was it? next year maybe ;)

As in really good chance of seein one? okay, so who's takin me diving there then?