Laura0314
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The best place to go for your divemaster internship in Thailand is Aquanauts.
Because there standard of training is very high. And during your internship you assist working with actual diving customers building your level of experience and knowledge daily.
There is one thing missing from all the replies in this thread I feel worth pointing out. That being the zero to hero factor. Granted, the male has 50 dives and Rescue under his belt, the female is a brand new minted OW diver.
I know they will have many dives by the time their DM training is complete, but few if any will be of any "real world" diving experience. This is not good in my opinion. DM's do not only assist with classes, they also lead dives and are there for the safety of the other divers. DM's with little or no real world diving experience a dangerous.
The dives they would be doing while in an internship would be "real world". They would be leading certified divers and assisting with classes among other DM activities. Taking into account the conditions where you will be working will be a factor. I agree the zero to hero does not get the same experience as a person diving for many years, but then again diving often in a concentrated time period may mean more than racking up 5-10 dives over 5 years. For me personally, I am in no rush and instead have broken my training into separate segments.
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