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Become a Divemaster
What is a Divemaster?
If you fancy working in diving for a career, a Divemaster certification is the first step to a rewarding profession. As a Divemaster you will be able to assist Instructors with student divers and work as a professional dive guide – an ideal way of earning money whilst travelling or during university holidays!
The traineeship incorporates a full array of PADI courses from National Geographic Open Water to Divemaster as well excursions and additional learning modules. Aside from being trained up to Divemaster, you will receive hands on experience with compressor operations, kit maintenance, leading dives, safety procedures, front office and customer liaison, boat management, professional procedures (including attitude, insurance, sales and CV writing) and dive chamber treatment. Many of these skills are only available on our traineeship in Dahab.
This is a structured professional Divemaster Internship 'down under'. It is designed for beginners as well as for those with PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water qualifications. The internship spans 12 weeks and encompasses a range of learn-to-dive courses, speciality dives, first aid courses, professional courses and work experience. When you graduate you will be both a PADI Master Scuba Diver and a professional PADI Divemaster!
The Gili Islands are the second largest Biorock® site in the world and are currently home to 37 Biorock® structures. The reef restoration project is coordinated by the Gili Eco Trust which works closely with the DKP (Indonesian Marine Conservation and fisheries) and is part of the Coral Triangle Project. The aim is to extend these projects so that the Gili Islands become a global centre for coral research and re-growth.
Full PADI training from Open Water to Divemaster included in this programme. Emphasis on marine research.
This is a GYD exclusive programme! The Divemaster Internship spans 10 weeks and is designed for beginners as well as for those with diving qualifications. The programme incorporates all the main PADI courses, around 2 dives a day, wreck diving and some work experience. The main difference is the emphasis on marine conservation and research. In and around your DM training you work closely with the Roatan Marine Park and partake in regular conservation initiatives.
