Aquanauts Complete PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Career Internship
Instructor Exam and application fees now included free! Whether you’ve never dived before or have 150 dives in your logbook, it may be hard to understand why you should “Go Pro” and become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or Divemaster. But consider this:
You could have a job where you actually look forward to going to work in the morning. You’ll lead a life others only fantasize about. Sailing into incredible sunsets could be the rule, not the exception. The commute to work could be as easy as a ten-minute boat ride. And work itself becomes an adventure, as you explore the undersea world, swim with dolphins and turtles, explore coral reefs, shipwrecks and underwater caves. And while experiencing new cultures and lifestyles, you’ll be surrounded by people who are always happy.
That’s life as a PADI Pro. And this is the place you start to become one.
Aquanauts CDC Diving Instructor Training offers all-inclusive internship packages that will take you from novice to pro is seven months or less. You can simply make the jump from recreational diver to Divemaster, or you can go “all the way” and become a knowledgeable, experienced, fully certified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor..
What’s Included in the Aquanauts Complete Internship?
Your one-time enrollment fee includes everything you need to go from a land-loin’’ non-diver to accomplished PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor: Courses, books & study aids, equipment, accommodations and more. Here’s the specifics:
PADI Courses
PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver- Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver)
- Emergency First Response
- EFR Care for Children
- Rescue Diver
- PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
- Divemaster
- FREE! Divemaster Application Fee
- Assistant Instructor
- Instructor Development Course Preparation Course
- Instructor Development Course (IDC)
- Emergency First Response Instructor Course
- FREE! EFRI Application Fee
- FREE! IDC Application and Instructor Exam Fees: Successfully pass your IDC and get your IDC Application and Instructor Exam fees included free!
- BONUS! Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack — 8 additional courses focusing on the fastest-growing segment of the recreational dive industry: environmental conservation. See details at right.
Books & Materials
Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training gives its interns all the PADI-required manuals and teaching aids below:
Recreational Courses
PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver Crew Pack
- Includes PADI Open Water Manual, National Geographic Almanac, National Geographic Diver DVD, Logbook & Training Record, Certificate and Student Record File all in a large leatherette binder with PADI & National Geographic logos.
- Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver) Manual w/Data Carrier
- Emergency First Response Manual
- EFR Care for Children Manual
- PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Manual & Slate
- Rescue Diver Manual with Accident Management Slate
Divemaster Course — New 2010 Materials!
- Divemaster Manual
- PADI Instructor Manual 2010 w/Zipper Binder
- Encyclopedia Of Recreational Diving –Enhanced DVD version available at no extra charge!
- Diving Knowledge Workbook
- Divemaster Slates
- eRDPml
- Discover Scuba Diver Aquatic Cue Card
Instructor Development Course — New 2010 Materials!
-
PADI Guide to Teaching Manual
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
- Open Water Diver Aquatic Cue Cards – Confined Water
- Open Water Diver Aquatic Cue Cards – Open Water
- Adventures in Diving Aquatic Cue Cards
- Rescue Diver Aquatic Cue Cards
- Divemaster Aquatic Cue Cards
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exams
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
- Law & the Diving Professional Manual
- Digital version of The Best of the Undersea Journal, Children & Diving and the Business of Diving
- The Business of Diving: Positive Approach Selling DVD
- Emergency First Response Instructor Manual
- Emergency Care at a Glance Reference Booklet
Equipment, Accommodations & More
Besides courses and books, your internship also includes all of the following. Click the “More Info” link next to each item for details:
A full set of new, brand-name diving equipment, including a Suunto dive computer, Scubapro BCD and regulator, Mares fins, plus a range of accessories that make this set more than just a “bare bones” collection. Have your own gear already? We’ll give you $750 off your course price!- Up to 7 months accommodations — Our accommodations are new and conveniently located in downtown Pattaya, close to the Aquanauts Instructor Training Center as well as shopping, restaurants and nightlife. Accommodations include a fully furnished room with air conditioning, refrigerator, desk/study area, hot shower in room and on-site security.
- Unlimited Diving! — (a $8,880 value in itself!)
- Free lifetime Jobs4Divers Premium job placement services — Aquanauts has the best job placement in the industry with a premium subscription to Jobs4Divers.com and in-house employment counselors.
- All your PADI application, certification and testing fees.
- Visa Assistance – We’ll help you arrange the right visa for your stay in Thailand so you don’t have to worry about it.
- Free wireless broadband Internet access.
- Transportation from Bangkok Airport.
- Special in-store discounts and free credit toward more courses.
- Exclusive discounts on Pattaya-area tourist attractions, restaurants and retailers.
So How Much Does It Cost?
The Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training Internship is not just for uncertified divers. Anyone can enroll in the program and we’ll reduce the price based on your certification level. We’ll also lower the price if you already own your own equipment or have your own accommodations. See the chart below. Sale prices reflected below.
| Certification | Length | Base Price THB |
Base Price US$* |
No Equip. | No Accom. | No Equip. or Accom. |
| None (Non-Diver) | 7 months* | 356,757 | $10,649 | $9,899 | $9,360 | $8,610 |
| Open Water Diver | 3 months | 313,207 | $9,349 | $8,599 | $8,490 | $7,740 |
| Adv. Open Water Diver | 3 months | 303,134 | $9,049 | $8,299 | $8,189 | $7,439 |
| Rescue Diver | 2 months | 289,736 | $8,649 | $7,899 | $8,004 | $7,254 |
| Divemaster | 6 Weeks | 234,470 | $6,999 | $6,249 | $6,569 | $5,819 |
* PADI requires you be Open Water (or equivalent) certified for six months before you can take the 10-day instructor course and exam. Thus your internship will run, at best, 6.5 months. Aquanauts packages include the seventh month free for students who take the IDC immediately after the six-month requirement has been met.
Prices & Durations
Internship price and length depend upon your current certification and whether you need equipment, accommodations or neither. See the price matrix at the bottom of this page.
100% Pass Rate Guarantee
Aquanauts internships are built upon the Personalized Training System. Our small-class environment and individual instruction have helped us build a 100% Pass Rate since June 2007 and an established track record of producing high-quality instructors. In fact, we're so confident in our proven teaching method, we guarantee you will pass the PADI Instructor Exam. If you don't, we'll pay for you to take the next exam!
Get 8 Free Bonus Courses!
Book Early & Get the Free Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack
Go beyond the basics of diving to become a truly well-rounded professional with with Aquanauts' exclusive Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack. The special package -- worth more than $1,500 -- is included free if you pay a 100% deposit at least 30 days in advance (or upon enrollment if you plan to arrive in Thailand within 30 days.
The Eco-Diver suite focuses on the fastest growing area of the dive industry: environmental awareness and takes you to the Master Scuba Diver level with 8 PADI Specialty courses.
- PADI National Geographic Diver
- PADI Project AWARE
- PADI Project AWARE: Coral Reef Conservation
- PADI Project AWARE: Fish Identification
- PADI Underwater Naturalist
- PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
- PADI Underwater Navigator
- PADI Equipment Specialist
You can go beyond this free course and get more PADI specialties, dive medic and technical diving courses, course materials and equipment with Aquanauts' exclusive Enhanced Learning Packs.
Enhance Your Dive Skills
At up to 7 months long, Aquanauts' internships offer plenty of time to do additional courses. So, if you're serious about getting the most certifications, learning the most skills and making yourself the most marketable job candidate you can, you can purchase any or all of our new Enhanced Learning Packs!
Each Enhanced Learning Pack includes as many as five additional courses, all the required and optional manuals for all courses -- including optional manuals for the free Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack -- plus additional equipment, DVDs, exam booklets and official PADI clothing!
All the Enhanced Learning Packs are deeply discounted -- as much as 30% off regular prices! And they are only available online during your initial enrollment. So click here to read more about each package. You can choose which one(s) you want on the Enrollment Form.
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“I felt I got much more from the internship than I paid for,” Derek said. “I gained lots of valuable diving experience that helps me as a dive professional.”
“You really know about the business of diving by the time you’re finished,” Pete said. “At Aquanauts, you grow into taking on more responsibility in bits and pieces until you are running the boat yourself.”