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  1. H

    Question Advice on Divemaster course in Philippines - April 2022

    Hey Everyone. Excited to hear that the Philippines has opened up and am hoping to fulfil a long awaited goal of getting my Dive Master (+Rescue) certification. Quick background - I'm AOW / Deep / Nitrox with ~150 dives across Asia, over the past 6-7 years. My goal of enrolling in the paid...
  2. H

    Hello from Bangalore, India

    **Tried posting earlier, but seem to be having some IP issues** Hey Everyone. Glad to be on this forum. Always a pleasure interacting with and learning from other divers. The experience shared on this forum is mind-boggling! I'm an AOW + Deep certified diver, and have been diving for the past...
  3. LivR95

    Hello from the UK!

    Hi there, My name is Liv and I’m 26 and from London! I qualified as an open water diver in Ko Tao in 2017, and went on to get my advanced qualification in Sri Lanka later that year. I have since been diving in Crete, Rhodes and Croatia. I am really interested in getting my divemaster later...
  4. DresselDiversInt

    Divemaster employment - Playa del Carmen, Mexico

    Hello from the Dressel Divers team! We are looking for divemasters for our dive centers in Playa del Carmen area, Mexico, to start as soon as possible. We offer free food (from the buffet for staff at 5 star hotels), free accommodation, and high sales commissions. In addition, to those who...
  5. BWSA_Matt

    Where to do DM and IDC in the Caribbean?

    The wife and I are planning on taking a break from work later this year and spending some time traveling. We are wanting to get our DMs in the Caribbean and like the idea of a longer certification (3ish months). We have been eyeing Utila, Honduras, but we are open to other places in the...
  6. Marissa Crumrine

    Hello from Utah! Working towards DM and IDC

    Hello all! My name is Marissa and my husband, Matt, and I currently live in Utah and have been Open Water certified for a year now. We have fallen in love with diving in this short time and have decided that in August we are going to quit our full-time jobs to pursue a diving career. We plan to...
  7. Marissa Crumrine

    Best Places in the World for Dive Master & Instructor Training?

    Hello all, My husband and I have been open water certified for about a year. We have plans to quit our jobs this coming summer and travel somewhere in August for Divemaster and Instructor training, with the intent to possibly make a career out of it. After all our certifications we are wanting...
  8. J

    Divemaster 4-6 weeks in Utila or Costa Rica( Playa Del coco or? )

    Hi, I am trying to get an opinion as to where it could be better doing a divemaster training of around 4-6 weeks, between utila and costa Rica playa de coco( please let me know if there are better places ). Costa rica is a bit more convenient to my travel time and plan that's why i doubtful...
  9. Thewscuba

    New to the Forum!

    Hello all! For forum purposes I am Thewscuba. I am 25, a Marine Biology/E. Science major and Ive been diving for about 2 years now but am approaching my 210th dive. I am the President of my universities SCUBA Club where we work with our local Dive Shop to facilitate OW training and other certs...
  10. Fish-Finder

    Divemaster eLearning - do I need a full crew pack with Hologram?

    Hi Divers! I'm thinking about getting into the divemaster course but I'm a bit confused about my options for study materials. I want to do Divemaster eLearning course from PADI for the academics part of the course. Per PADI, in addition to the eLearning course I also need to get additional...
  11. Paul Guzewicz

    Divemaster vs. Tech Certification

    I am currently a middle school teacher and have been diving for about 22 years. Recently finished my SDI Rescue course and have about 12 years till I can retire from my current career. I am thinking ahead to my post-teaching career because I am not a person who can sit still and I would like...
  12. giovyledzep

    No knee skills for DM

    I'm taking a PADI Divemaster course and I see all the skills and tests are demonstrated in a knees-on-the-floor position. I always make a point of keeping good horizontal trim and minimizing contact with the floor (be it in a pool or open water) so not to damage corals, the equipment, stir up...
  13. DresselDiversInt

    Divemaster and IDC internships. Get experience while certifying for free.

    Hello from the Dressel Divers team! We offer you the training needed for FREE and future employment as Divemaster or an Instructor. Here, at Dressel Divers, we offer free internships where you can get these certifications without having to pay in exchange for work in our dive centers. NO...
  14. Skull and Fins

    Divemaster Internship location

    Hello everyone, well, I read the feeds about this topic until 2017, but I am not sure to find my answer. I would like to follow the Divemaster course as an intern during 8 weeks (maybe more) in February / March 2020. I am Advanced (deep, nitrox, drift and dry suit specialty), and Rescue Diver...
  15. gills4brains

    Rec Divemaster: any point?

    Ever since I began diving, I immediately wanted to get involved in technical diving, for a variety of reasons. First, I appreciate how serious tec divers approach their craft, and I can only assume that tec training would develop me into a safer and more competent diver (in both tec and rec)...
  16. Swamp_monster

    DiveMaster insurance options...

    Hey, I am inquiring about options for DM insurance. I see Dan has a policy for $398 and V&B is similar... What other options are there? Do any of the big insurance companies have some sort of policy or is this it? If this is it seems like a huge ripoff.
  17. rhklein

    Divemaster Internship Program - Phuket

    Get your Divemaster course for free in exchange for divemastering for us. It is also a program designed for Non-Divers who like to go from the beginner course all the way to the professional level of Divemaster. Are you an enthusiastic water sport fan or already a diver? Are you dreaming about...
  18. zzRONIzz

    NAUI AI vs. Divemaster

    I am a certified NAUI Divemaster and am doing an internship for a dive shop. They are insisting that I need to take the Assistant Instructor course. I don't have the certification as my main dive program at my university (minor in diving) doesn't offer it, instead offering Divemaster, and...
  19. A

    Working after our DMT in Thailand

    Hello fellow divers! Starting from the 5th of June my girlfiend and I would like to start our DMT in Koh Tao. This will take about a month and afterwards we want to try to find work as divemaster within South East Asia or Australia. We both have around $4500 AUD (=+-€3000) on our bankaccounts...
  20. S

    Komodo vs Penida for DiveMaster

    Hi everyone, I have it narrowed down to a couple choices for my DiveMaster course and was wondering everyones opinion: Unfortunately ScubaJunkie Komodo is fully booked until September and I was looking at something in June-ish. So I found Wicked Diving in Komodo which seems to have an excellent...
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