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I am hoping to do a Scuba Diving internship when I graduate and I would like to do it in Thailand. I am unsure about which of the two companies is better. Does anyone have any experience with them?
If anyone else knows a really good school in another country that is not really really expensive then feel free to say but if I do it in Thailand I have already decided that I want to do it in Pattaya. Diving spots further south may have more constant visibility and have no issues with strong currants and be better from a holiday perspective but Pattaya is better from a learning perspective, it has more challenges. And I really want to do wreck diving. So please just info on which company is best. I have my first certificate already so know that I like diving.
I like both as they both have unlimited dives if you take the full package not the value one.
Mermaids seems to have a brilliant job service after you graduate from looking at their website
Mermaids has two full time platnum instructors
but
Aquanauts is cheaper than Mermaids
Aquanauts off free specialty courses with complete course - I'm not quite sure how this works I've heard varying reports of six to eight extra specialty courses. Anyone know?
Aquanauts allow you to take the instructor examination again if you fail
How organised are they?
Are the instructors usually good?
Did you feel rushed on the course?
Do they have a good job placement service in practice not just on paper? (I want to be an instructor, maybe a specialty instructor)
Are there any extra hidden costs?
If anyone else knows a really good school in another country that is not really really expensive then feel free to say but if I do it in Thailand I have already decided that I want to do it in Pattaya. Diving spots further south may have more constant visibility and have no issues with strong currants and be better from a holiday perspective but Pattaya is better from a learning perspective, it has more challenges. And I really want to do wreck diving. So please just info on which company is best. I have my first certificate already so know that I like diving.
I like both as they both have unlimited dives if you take the full package not the value one.
Mermaids seems to have a brilliant job service after you graduate from looking at their website
Mermaids has two full time platnum instructors
but
Aquanauts is cheaper than Mermaids
Aquanauts off free specialty courses with complete course - I'm not quite sure how this works I've heard varying reports of six to eight extra specialty courses. Anyone know?
Aquanauts allow you to take the instructor examination again if you fail
How organised are they?
Are the instructors usually good?
Did you feel rushed on the course?
Do they have a good job placement service in practice not just on paper? (I want to be an instructor, maybe a specialty instructor)
Are there any extra hidden costs?