Aquanauts PADI Master Scuba Diver Non-Professional Traineeship

New 2012 Package! Want to spend a few months in Paradise and become a top-notch scuba diver? You don’t have to “Go Pro” and become a PADI Instructor or Divemaster to do it. You can instead earn your Master Scuba Diver rating, the highest certification available to non-professionals.

The Master Scuba Diver certification earns you instant respect, no matter where you dive worldwide. It says you are serious about being a safe, knowledgeable diver. To earn it, you must complete all the PADI recreational diving courses, the Emergency First Response first aid class, the rigorous Rescue Diver program and five PADI specialties.

John, Nikki & Tom hold up their "100 Dives" certificates from Instructor Chris. Click to enlarge and read their "Ultimate" titles!

As you progress through the MSD program, you’ll feel yourself becoming a better diver and the confidence you gain will be noticeable to those diving with you. They’ll know you have the best safety training and advanced skills to do such things as penetrate shipwrecks, find your way in low visibility

with your compass or identify every kind of marine species you see.

Aquanauts can take you from non-diver status (or other certification) to Master Scuba Diver in just two months. You’ll live and dive in around the tropical paradise around Pattaya, Thailand and enjoy an adventure you just can’t get where you live now.

What’s Included in the Master Scuba Diver Traineeship?

Aquanauts’ Master Scuba Diver traineeship will give you everything you need to achieve your MSD certification and enjoy doing it. For one low price you get:

PADI Courses

• PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver
• Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver)
• Emergency First Response
• EFR Care for Children
• Rescue Diver
• 5 PADI Specialties of Your Choice (See below)

PADI Specialty Courses

Choose five of the following PADI Specialties. (Click the name of the specialty for detailed information)

Manuals & Study Aids

Aquanauts gives its interns all the PADI-required manuals and study aids below:

• 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 Student Manual
• EFR Care for Children Student Manual
• Rescue Diver Manual with Accident Management Slate

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 Suunto dive computer and Scubapro BCD, regulator & fins, plus a range of accessories. Have your own gear already? We’ll give you $750 off your course price!
• Up to 2 months accommodations — Our accommodations are brand 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. More Info
• Unlimited Diving! — (a $8,500 value in itself!)
• All your PADI certification fees.
• Visa Assistance – We’ll arrange the right visa for your stay in Thailand so you don’t have to worry about it. More Info
• Free wireless broadband Internet access
• Transportation from Bangkok Airport.
• Special in-store discounts and free credit toward more courses.

So, How Much Does It Cost?

The Aquanauts Master Scuba Diver Traineeship 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.