Free Divemaster Internship – Phuket

This program is designed as well for Non-Divers who like to go from the Beginner Scuba Diving course all the way to the professional level of Dive Master.

Are you an enthusiastic water sport fan or already a diver? Are you dreaming about staying for a while on a paradise island and go diving daily? Would you like to spend a good measure of time in a tropical environment? We are looking for divers and non-divers who would like to get a diving education up to Dive Guide/ Divemaster.

The duration of the program is 3 months. We are accepting people from beginning of September till end of February who would like to continue their diving education, become a professional and take the opportunity to gain valuable real world experience.
A Dive Guide candidate will be thoroughly familiarized with customer service, dive planning, in water supervision, equipment maintenance and servicing and many more aspects of being a pro. This experience along with the fact that the intern will have worked as a Dive Guide/ Divemaster allows us to issue a job reference to successful candidates. The offered program will also ensure experience is gained with diving courses by assisting our instructors (planning, conducting and course standards). Therefore, if after the program the aim is to become a diving instructor the preparation is already done!

At the end of the program a candidate will have at least 100 - 120 dives.

Highlights:

Living on one of the most beautiful and famous islands in the world enjoying the culture and living style of the Thai society in a tropical environment and at the same time experience a completely new world the incredible variety of the aquatic realm of the Andaman sea. Many internship candidates have by the end of the program seen almost all famous things there are to encounter for divers from whale sharks, manta rays, various other sharks and turtles to ghost pipe fishes, seahorses and different nudibranchs not to mention the typical lion fish, scorpion fish and different kind of moray eels. Since the island is such a popular tourist destination you will be in constant contact with all kinds of people from all over the world. Diving being a very social activity just the team you learn and work with provide an unforgettable time in terms of team work, camaraderie and shared experiences. Everyone that we deal with is of course on holiday hence, happy cheerful and looking to have a great time consequently it´s a fantastic opportunity to meet new people from very diverse walks of life and make new friends. Our team helps create holiday memories for visitors and become part of their memories for life.

Merlin Divers Mission Statement: Turning non-divers and already qualified divers into highly experienced and professional Dive Guides/ Divemasters with the ability after wards to go to the next professional level - scuba diving instructor.

Qualifications / Skills Needed:

*minimum age 18 years
*competent swimmer*physically and mentally fit for scuba diving
*basic English communication skills required
*sufficient funds for living on Phuket the required months mentioned above

Experience Required: no
Participants Travel to Thailand: Independently
Typically Participants Work in groups of: 6 - 8
Application Process Involves: Resume
Typically The Application Process Time:  1 day
Post Services Include: Job and Internship Network

For more information - email: info@phuket-diving-thailand.net