Where do you plan on working as a DM? My opinion you should train where you are going to work if you are doing DM just for the experience and are not going to work as a DM then spend the money and going diving.
Komodo or Utila for dive masters course?
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Tralfamadore
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So you're going to do your DM to get a cheap trip got it. You will never convince me that doing your training in warm clear water with some current prepares you to work in an area were there is low vis cold water with surge and kelp. I did all my training here in California but in no way feel that prepares me to DM in NJ or Florida or anywhere else in the world without some further training in those areas. The shops I work with will not hire a DM or Instructor that was not trained or dive regularly in our local waters without working some classes with another Instructor to get checked out.
KevinNM
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Does anyone hire an instructor without seeing them in the water?
On days when as a DMT you're lucky enough to go out on one of the boats rather than stay behind and work/study, you'll visit the same sites over and over, you'll be assisting customers, helping with boat stuff, etc., which for some might detract from the enjoyment. If I recall, DMTs 10-15 years ago when I was in Utila probably averaged out at around USD 10 per dive over the course of their DM program. That's cheap, but they got what they paid for.
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