Pattaya, Thailand Scuba Diving Career Development Internships
Aquanauts Success Stories
Aquanauts interns become more than than mere instructors: They go on to be successful diving entrepreneurs. Check out some of the Aquanauts Success Stories and read their their thoughts about their Aquanauts internship experience. More...
“(My boyfriend and I) both had one of the best times in our lives during our stay with Aquanauts and we'd do it all over again and again and again.”
"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."
“Having two Course Directors for our IDC was excellent. All seven interns from Aquanauts who I completed my exam with passed with nearly perfect scores.
From left, Master Instructor Meg Smith, new OWSI Lana Brook, IDC Staff Instructor John McGraw (back), new OWSI Greg Kuchan, Course Director Roger M. Smith (back), new OWSIs Jonathan Davis and Stephen Bodell, and Master Instructor Gary Tytler.
Aquanauts Dive Centre made it a full three years with a perfect, 100 percent pass rate on the PADI Instructor Exam when four more of its professional scuba diving interns passed their exams with flying colors in Pattaya.
Lana Brook and Stephen Bodell of the United Kingdom, Jonathan Davis of Australia and American Greg Kuchan sailed through their three-day exam May 18-20 at Pattaya’s Discovery Beach Hotel. All are off to new adventures around the world teaching as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.
May’s instructor training also saw the certification of American John McGraw – who first became an instructor at Aquanauts is 2009 – as an IDC Staff Instructor.
Intern Profiles
Aquanauts joined a massive community effort to clean up Pattaya’s beaches, islands and reefs during this year’s Project AWARE International Cleanup Day. Aquanauts interns took the lead in Pattaya’s Saxophone Bay, bringing up a variety of rubbish.
Intern Life
Ever wonder what your first days as an Aquanauts intern might be like? While not all first days are the same, here's a first-hand account of one interns first 48 hours in Pattaya, complete with a hair-raising taxi ride, bugs, and a bevy of new friends. Read the Aquanauts Internship Bog post.
Instructor Gallery
Click a year and month below to see photos and stories of previous Aquanauts interns on their PADI Instructor Exam and IDCs.
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