How I Became a Divemaster – Diary of a Divemistress
Torben Lonne
Torben traveled to South East Asia for scuba diving and never really stopped his search for new adventures. His affinity for gear that works and his...
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Hey Sophie,
I am currently looking to become a dive master and I would love to do an internship like the one you had done. If you could contact me and just give me some of the details that made getting your dive master the perfect experience, i would throughly enjoy it. Also I would greatly appreciate it if you could also tell me the dive shops you went through to get your dive masters i would be thankful since i’m looking through multiple countries and trying to find the right one. I also live in the United States. Please feel free to contact me at dswails21@hotmail.com
Thanks Sophie
Great suggestions but have you thought about finding a DM course close to where you currently dive now? I did my Divemaster course in the good ol’ Pacific Northwest USA. Cold water, but being closer to home allowed me to stay a Divemaster Candidate as long as I felt I needed to so I could take my time and get the best experience possible. As a DMC I was able to assist in over 9 Open Water courses, at least that many advanced courses and met a great group of local instructors who I still keep in touch with now almost 15 years later. The best thing for me was when I found an instructor I really enjoyed working with and assisting. I still consider Josh Johnson my scuba mentor even though I have surpassed him in certs and experience. Don’t discount those Dive Centers close to home.
Hi Ade, thanks for commenting. I guess it depends on where in the world you are traveling from. If you are planning on going to Asia I can recommend Indonesia, diving and living cost are quite low and diving quality is the best.
I know the Maldives is quite expensive when you are there as a “normal” turist so I could imagine it being an expensive dm-course. And your numbers of dive, included in the price, might be limited a bit.
Okay, thank you both!
I was thinking of Thailand and maybe Koh Tao/Samui but I’m afraid that there are way to many tourist/divers there, or is that just a rumor?
I heard quite good about the diving there! I have to do some research on where I would like to stay.
Does anyone know if Maldives is a good place vs. price, when doing divemaster?
Hi Ande,
Koh Tao in Thailand is a really fun place to do the DM course, there are loads of people doing it, the whole island is centred around diving and there’s a really social side to it too! Or if you would like to come to Bangka we could train you here! Victoria’s suggestion is great too, if there’s somewhere you love diving perhaps contact a local dive centre and ask for A quote. Email me for more details of either option, info@nomaddiversbangka.com
Sophie
Find a place you would like to dive and experience and then contact dive centers around it. If they are worth their salt (water hehe bad joke sorry) they should allow you to take as long as you want to do your DM course. Its not about quantity, but quality.
I planning to do a divemaster course this summer. Do you have any recommendations on where to take the course? I would like a long internship like you had.