Divemaster


PADI Divemaster Internship Koh Lipe, Thailand with DJL Diving

Welcome to our Divemaster Internships Section

Looking for a new and rewarding challenge that offers excitement and adventure? Want a diving internship that gives you the opportunity to work abroad? Need an undergraduate summer internship that’s different? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Come and take a Divemaster Internship package with us on Koh Lipe and become a professional level diver.

Imagine living on the paradise – working in scuba diving as a PADI Divemaster!

At DJL Diving we offer many scuba diving packages, one of our most popular being our Divemaster training internship packages here on Koh Lipe, Thailand. Training you from beginner to PADI Divemaster with the option to go further. This is an excellent way to start your scuba diving travels equipping you with everything you need to work and travel around the world in the scuba industry leading certified divers on fun dives and conducting Scuba Reactivates and refreshers for certified divers who haven’t dived in a while.

DJL Diving has based on the beautiful island of Koh Tao and we also have another dive center on the island of Koh Lipe, Andaman Sea, both in Thailand.

As part of your dive internship you’ll get explore the amazing and colorfull coral reefs, diviving and drifting alone the beutifull island of the national park, making lots of new friends and enjoying yourself along the way!

The price of our Koh Tao Divemaster internship packages starts from just over 85,000 baht if you are already qualified as a Rescue Diver or equivalent with a variety of options and add-ons. At Davy Jones’ Locker we can provide everything you need to set yourself up for a great diving gap year: PADI Scuba Diving Courses including Open Water, PADI Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Responder (EFR) and PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Divemaster, with accommodation for free. You also receive your own full set of scuba equipment plus all student materials, and certification (extra Divemaster application fees 245 AUD). Our students also get unlimited diving during the Divemaster Internship and FREE FUNDIVING FOR LIFE at Davy Jones’ Locker Koh Lipe.

Take our Divemaster internship on Koh Lipe to become a PADI Divemaster, which will give you a ‘ticket to travel’ & work in the world’s most beautiful locations.

How much does the PADI Divemaster Internship package cost?

The cost of the Divemaster Internship package does depend on a few different things, for example how many months it takes you to complete the courses, the average is around 2 months, but some people complete everything within a month if they already have some diving qualifications. Some people aren’t in a rush and want to log plenty of dives to build up their experience levels and so take longer than 2 months. The extra specialty course you would like to take and you may also decide to upgrade parts of your equipment package or may already have some items of equipment which will also affect the overall cost.

With these factors in mind here’s a quick breakdown of different options to give you an idea of what it will cost you to become a PADI Divemaster:

Silver Divemaster Internship

  • Divemaster + Own Equipment + 8 weeks accommodation = 89.900 THB

Gold Divemaster Internship

  • Divemaster + Own Equipment + 10 weeks accommodation + 5 specialties = 123.900THB

Platinum Divemaster Internship

  • Divemaster + Own Equipment + 12 weeks accommodation + 5 specialties (included Side-mount) + Tech 40 = 149.900THB

You can also decide to take some of the Divemaster Internship Add-on options which will change the overall cost.  These include getting involved in Rebreather diver training with the Rebreather Diver add on. You can train to drive power boats for diving applications with the Power Boat Handling add on, or even learn more tech and cave diving. You can also continue on to become a PADI Dive Instructor. There are some pre requisites to this course, contact us for details.

In this section we go into more depth about how the diving internships are run, what is included and basically try to give you a good idea of what to expect.

If you have any questions regarding our Scuba Diving Internships in Thailand, drop us an e-mail, we’re are happy to answer and try to do this within 24 hours.

 

You can see the upcoming Divemaster Internship schedule of start dates on the site.

 

Let’s now look at how our Gap Year Diving Internships are structured:

Our dive internship constitutes a comprehensive diver training package to make you into a great dive professional. This includes scuba diving courses, equipment, accommodation and materials.

You can customize your gap year internship to match your areas of interest, timescale, future intentions and budget.

All internships include the ‘PADI Divemaster Internship Package’ [2 months]. You can then choose ‘internship add-ons’ allowing you to specialise in different areas of diving.

On this page, we introduce you to the Divemaster Internship Package, and take a look at each of the internship add-ons.

Structure

All internships from Zero to Hero commence with the:
‘The standard PADI Divemaster Internship Package’

This lasts two months and includes everything you need to get from beginner to PADI Divemaster. Specifically that means;

PADI scuba courses from beginner to PADI Divemaster which is the first professional level qualification in the PADI system.
– PADI Open Water (It has an extra cost if you need it)
– PADI Advanced Open Water (It has an extra cost if you need it)
– EFR + PADI Rescue Diver (It has an extra cost if you need it)
– PADI Divemaster

Your own full set of scuba diving equipment to keep (Aqualung Package), you are able to upgrade or donwgrade if you wish.
All PADI E-learning, materials.
2 months accommodation (if required, in shared room)
Job Placement Scheme – We’ll actively help you look for work as a Divemaster whether it be on Koh Lipe or Koh Tao or the rest of the world, we’ll help steer you in the right direction!
Gain experience working as a PADI Divemaster on Koh Lipe or Koh Tao after completing your Internship.
We provide more than just the basic Divemaster training here at DJL as we realise that most people will eventually want to continue on with their diving career and become Instructors and so we also teach additional dive theory to you so that you are prepared for when you come to take the Instructor course. Without this additional training the step between Divemaster and Instructor can be a big one.
Unlimited diving during the internship & FREE Fun Diving for LIFE
Prices for this two month internship start at 89,900 baht (if you are already qualified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent with a current EFR certification)

At the end of two months, as a qualfied PADI Divemaster you have the option to continue your education with our optional ‘Internship Add – ons’, at DJL Diving Koh Lipe or Koh Toa.

This allows you to gain expertise in specialized areas of diving, such as deep technical & wreck diving, boat handling, underwater videography or becoming an diving Instructor by taking the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC.) We do also offer further courses like the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) qualification and even Staff Instructor.

If you don’t want to go further, that’s fine!!

Below are the different add on options to your Koh Tao Divemaster Internship;

Instructor Developement (PADI IDC) Internship

Carry on and become a PADI Instructor by continuing on to do your PADI IDC here with us.

NB you must have been qualified as an OW diver for at least 6 months and have a minimum of 100 logged dives(which you should log during your Divemaster Internship) before you can start the Instructor course.

2 weeks extra

Underwater Videographer

Learn to produce quality underwater videos – train & gain working experience. At Koh Tao Island. Paid internship – get wages!

Integrated into your 2 month Internship

Closed Circuit Rebreather Diver

Get a step ahead of the competition by becoming a Rebreather Diver!

 

 

Our Diving Internships are conducted as a rolling program – you can start diving anytime.

Our busiest times on Koh Lipe are around November and March. During hight season the island does get very busy, but this is actually a great time for dive training, plus there will be a lot of employment opportunities following graduation as a PADI Divemaster.

We have the right staff and facilities so you can train to become a capable dive professional, and enjoy the great diving at the same time.

Let’s go more into Diving Internship

 What is so special about a diving internship with DJL?

We will explain below the unique opportunities and experience you will gain by taking a diving internship with DJL Diving Koh Lipe.
We will show you what is special about Koh Lipe and talk about the benefits of learning with DJL Diving.

See the fantastic underwater world around Koh Lipe and Tarutao National Park in Thailand

The coral reefs around Tarutao Nation Park are home to an amazing diversity of tropical marine life.
During your dive internship on Koh Lipe you’ll get to see colourful soft coral, reef fish such as puffish, box fish, butterfly fish, trompet fish, pipe fish, triggerfish, seahorses, giant moreis eels, barracudas and a lot of macro life.

There are large oceanic fish species here like trevally and barracuda, and you might see larger fish such as the giant grouper, guiter sharks and cat sharks.

The highlight for many divers is seeing the huge whale sharks and rays around the island, only need a bit of luck to cross on of this magestic animals!

Real responsibility, become a member of our dive team

At DJL Diving you will a key member of our dive team.

You’ll gain a lot of practical experience by taking care of customers and helping ensure that things run smoothly.
DJL Diving is a busy dive center. We are not huge, but we are a dynamic, lively PADI diving center catering for customers on a daily basis.
During your diving internship with DJL, you will help with customer organization, give briefings, and assist Instructors with training courses.
You will gain professional experience and get a good insight into how the dive center runs. You can expect to become a competent PADI Divemaster.
If you want to work after you graduate as a PADI divemaster, we will help you with your first steps in finding a job as a dive professional.

A very experienced international dive team.

Our instructors are amongst the most experienced in Asia.
The DJL Diving instructors have taught all over the world. Two of the senior instructors have more than 15 years diving experience.
Our instructors have worked in Thailand, other parts of Asia, Europe & the Caribbean, bringing a great deal of diving knowledge to DJL Diving Team.
Each instructor has his own specialities which results in wide & varied teaching sources. In addition to the core elements of your dive internship we can offer the following specialties:
Technical Deep Dive Instructor Training, Wreck Diving, Powerboat & Seamanship, Dive shop operations (including Gas Blending, Equipment and compressor maintenance), Digital underwater photography and videography, First Aid / CPR / give oxygen Search and Recovery.
Most courses are taught in English, but we can also offer courses in Spanish, Dutch, French, Portuguese and German.

While you are doing your divemaster internship, you will be supervised by an instructor [which ensures that you will complete all of the Divemaster course requirements and that you will be taken care of], but you will also get opportunities to work with our other instructors. During your diving internship it is the aim of the instructor team to offer you the best possible chance of being a great diving professional.

You’ll also have an amazing time learning here!

Diving and Socialising

One of the most important things when you are travelling abroad is the people you meet.
Koh Tao is a lively destination with plenty of beach resorts and a great atmosphere, it has many visitors from around the world – Europeans, North and South Americans, Scandinavians and Asians – we have customers from everywhere.
Taking your diving internship with DJL Diving on Koh Lipe will mean that you get to know a wide range of people from very different backgrounds.

DJL’s Boats

We work with small longtail boats, driving by the local Capitans “Chao leh” or sea gypsies. They know the sea better than nobody and work with local communities give us a feeling of family protection.

DJL’s longtail calls “Julita” is a 6 meter long. It has tank holders with space to cater to 10 divers. It has all of the required and necessary items like emergency oxygen, first aid kit ,snack and beverage. And we are super busy we rent and use others capitans’ longtails boats.

Diving Research & Deep Wreck – Tech Diving

A characteristic feature of DJL Diving is our devotion to shipwrecks, technical diving and the neverending search for new wrecks.
We are passionate about diving research and always active in organizing exciting diving expeditions. It doesn’t generate a large amount of money, but it is the reason many people at DJL work in the diving industry. There is always something new & exciting to discover.
You would not enroll for a course at a university that doesn’t conduct research, we apply the same principle for diving. Researching current and modern scuba diving trends and techniques keeps everyone interested and makes for a dynamic, stimulating environment for learning and working.
Whilst taking your PADI Divemaster internship with DJL Diving, you will have the opportunity to take some additional Tech courses which will then allow you the chance to participate. You can begin with diving on our local wrecks, then maybe take part in the research.
Over the last few years, we have located and dived many wrecks in Thailand and beyond. To read about the last diving expeditions, take a look at seaexplorersclub.com

Wide variety of dive sites around Tarutao Nation Park

With its diversity of dive sites around Koh Lipe has a lot to offer visitors. Surrounding for 100 of small islands, there are shallow coral reefs where you can see a variety of tropical sea life and the beautifull soft coral super special from this area. Further out there is an isolated dive spot, 8 Miles, which is the habitat for bigger fish.
Koh Lipe also has a deep wreck,, fishing factory, with DJL you get the chance to dive on these wreck also, as we can give youo the correct training to a deep and more chalenge dive.
The distance to our diving locations is short, we go out twice a day. We try mix it up with which different dive spots we go to as much as we can, so that you can see more and keep it interesting. We check tides, currents and diving conditions every day you choose the best and safe dive site for our customers.

10 Good Reasons to complete your Divemaster Training with the DJL Family

Just in case you’re not convinced yet, here are ten of the best reasons to take a scuba diving internship in Thailand.
1. Explore the underwater world of fantastic corals, stunning marine life, isolated pinnacles and sunken wrecks. It really is incredible.
2. Practice your foreign language skills. Not only will you get the opportunity to pick up some Thai, but many of our diving courses are also conducted in German and Spanish.
3. Whether you intend to continue working in the Dive Industry or not, being a dive professional is an interesting addition to any CV .
4. Develop your team working, problem solving and leadership skills as you become a valued member of the DJL dive crew.
5. Experience life overseas, appreciating a completely different culture and people with fantastic foods and a different way of life. This isn’t the same as ‘travelling’ – you’ll get a much more authentic feel of what Thailand is like.
6. Although not strenuous, scuba diving is a physical activity – get fit doing something you really enjoy.
7. Spend time in one of the most beautiful places in the world, living on a small tropical island in Thailand.
8. Meet and work with a rich variety of people from all over the world – both staff, other interns and customers.
9. Build up confidence by giving presentations and by the end of the course, you’ll be comfortable delivering dive briefings to varying group sizes.
10. Do something different – gain a new perspective on life by exposing yourself to an original and unique experience.

What’s next after becoming a PADI Divemaster?

What options are available once you finish your Dive Internship?

At the end of your diving internship, if you’re not ready to return home, there are many new options open to you.
Extend your internship with Paid Work in Diving:
Koh Lipe and Koh Tao are popular dive destinations and we have dive center on both sides.

At the end of your dive internship, as a PADI Divemaster [or PADI Instructor if you choose the instructor Course Add-On], there are many opportunities to work in diving.