Roatan Divemaster training Internship

PADI Divemaster Internship Position available:

Join the Tribe and take a SCUBA diving internship as a dive shop employee at Subway Watersports, on the Caribbean island of Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras, while training towards a PADI PRO, Divemaster & Instructor rating. Learn how to run a small business operation focusing on adventure and diving in a resort atmosphere. Extra focus is on learning about all of the local marine life, as well as understanding the necessity of conservation and environmental education on this rustic Caribbean island. Train to be an excellent SCUBA diver, Divemaster and Instructor in a fun atmosphere.

Diving Internship Places Available:

To maintain a high quality training we limit the amount of interns to:
6 interns at Turquoise Bay Resort
4 interns at Palmetto Bay Plantation

You will be assigned to one of the dive shops when you get to Roatan. All interns will be living in the same house.

Click here to see about availabilities in specific months and to learn about the current and future Interns.

Internship Time Period:

1 Month minimum.
For an Open Water Diver to attain the professional level of Divemaster or Assistant Instructor an 8 week internship is recommended. If you are entering our program as an Advanced Open Water Diver, we recommend 6 Weeks to complete your Divemaster/Assistant Instructor internship. For Rescue Certified divers, 4 weeks is typically enough time. You may be able to finish the course work sooner but gaining experience is the most important (and fun) part of the internship.
If you are certified with an agency other than PADI, we can convert your current certification to the PADI system with no additional time or expense.

Divemaster Intern Accommodation:

Accommodation is included in the Divemaster internship and Instructor programs. You will stay in a five bedroom house, shared with other interns. Lunch is provided by Subway Watersports. Food for breakfast and dinner can be bought at large nearby supermarket and cooked at the kitchen in the house. There is a restaurant and bar only 5 minutes walk from the house and several other local restaurants are nearby of various calibers and prices.

Additional nights at the intern house before or after your internship are available for $ 10 per night.
(as long as space is available)

Requirements:

Open Water diving certification recommended. Friendly, motivated and fun water-lover with respect for nature and a minimum of 20 years of age. It is important to be in good physical shape.

Responsibilities:

Staff dive shop; sign up clients for activities and assist with their retail purchases.
Drive/tender dive boat, assist with maintenance, preparation & end of day shut down activities.
Learn to fill dive tanks and maintain compressors, mix Nitrox (we have a certification available in this) and inspect/clean tanks.
Help gearing up customers with diving equipment
Keep dive shop and equipment clean
Assist our staff with divers, students and other Interns in their programs
Help with the overall customer flow and safety of guest divers

Additional Opportunities:

Dive daily (usually once sometimes more)
Practice Spanish
Spend time on a beautiful Caribbean island and dive on part of the world's 2nd largest barrier reef. Wall dives, night dives, explore caverns, see whale sharks and dolphins. Roatan is an exceptional place that you'll find difficult to leave.

Option to pursue your choice of the following PADI diving certification courses (time and skill permitting)

Advanced Open Water Diver
Rescue Diver
Emergency First Response
Divemaster
Assistant Instructor (cost not included)
Open Water Scuba Instructor (cost not included)

During the Internship you will also have the option to do any specialty diver courses at great prices, and afterwards continue your education by becoming an Assistant Instructor, Instructor all the way to IDC Staff Instructor with our Internship plus IDC packages.

Assistant Instructor, Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, IDC Staff Instructor (costs not included in Internship prices, but ask us for a package price)

*Cost 2012:

What’s included: Pick up when you arrive, accommodation, course fees from your level up to Divemaster, diving, equipment use and staff lunches at the resorts are included in this adventure. However, breakfast, dinner, flights, visas (where applicable) and insurance are not included in this adventure. The cost of your adventure is broken down to the time you spend here. We recommend:

4 weeks US $ 1490, if you arrive as Rescue Diver Certified with more than 30 dives

5 weeks US $ 1790, if you arrive as Rescue Diver Certified with less than 30 dives
6 weeks US $ 2090, if you arrive as Advanced Open Water Certified with more than 20 dives

7 weeks US $ 2390, if you arrive as Advanced Open Water Certified with less than 20 dives
8 weeks US $ 2690, if you arrive as Open Water Certified, or non-certified

Note that if you are not certified we charge an additional $ 200 for the Open Water Certification including materials and certification.

PADI Training Material, certification cost etc:

Please note that the Divemaster internship cost includes instruction however PADI standards require that student divers have in their possession, a personal set of training materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward. Also PADI charges a fee when sending for official dive course cards.

Training Material and certification comes to:

$572.50          -If you arrive as Open Water Certified
$502.50          -If you arrive as Advanced Open Water Certified
$388.50          -If you arrive as Rescue Diver Certified

Note that these cost may vary if you already own materials. The DM application is included in above cost but has to be paid to PADI with credit card.
PADI requires that each Divemaster candidate must own a personal copy of an RDP (Recreational Dive Planner - $29), an eRDPML (electronic Recreational Dive Planner Multi Level - $37), pocket mask ($32) and surface signaling device ($10). Not included in above prices. We have these available for sale individually or take advantage of our discounted “Pro Paks” that we offer to our Divemaster candidates at a discount of 20% off our regular prices!

The internship cost does not include flights, insurance, breakfast or dinner. All "Interns" must have insurance. It is recommended that you budget $400 per month for food shopping (depending on appetite!) Food stores are nearby.

Please realize that by joining this diving adventure you are not guaranteeing your certification in any courses since PADI course certification is a result of completing/passing required coursework, completing dives and/or examinations.

Assistant Instructor and Instructor course

Once you have completed your Divemaster you have the option to expand your employability, knowledge and skills by becoming an Assistant Instructor or Instructor.

The Assistant Instructor is the first step and can be added ‘on demand’ during your Internship, taking about 4 days. The cost is an additional $860 to your Internship fees (this includes the IDC Crew Pack, AI course fee & PADI application fee).

Instructor Development Courses @ Subway are scheduled to run once a month directly followed by an Instructor Examination here on Roatan or Utila. As a Subway Intern & PADI Divemaster you can attend our IDC and enjoy the benefit of a 10% IDC course fee reduction. The cost is an additional $2563.50 in fees (this includes the IDC Crew Pack, EFR Instructor Manual, Assistant Instructor course fees, IDC course fee, EFR Instructor course fee, and PADI Examination/Application fees, accommodation, staff lunches, diving, equipment use, etc).

To train to be a PADI Divemaster, an Open Water Diver must complete the following courses:

Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Emergency First Response and Divemaster. Anywhere else, totaling approximately $1800 US in Instruction costs. Additionally, a diver must have completed a total of 60 Open Water dives (which can cost about $50 US each) before eligibility as a Divemaster.

So, there is NO CHEAPER WAY to become an excellent diver than with a Divemaster internship at Subway Watersports. Experience a new lifestyle and come home a "Pro".

Why doing your Divemaster internship with Subway Watersports?

We have been offering this internship since 2001 and seeing how much fun the interns have during their training and how successful they are working in the dive industry showed us that we are on the right track. We belief that becoming a dive professional during an internship gives you the most experience and shows you what live in the dive industry is all about.

Subway Watersports is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center and the first National Geographic Dive Center in the Bay Islands of Honduras.

Basically these titles mean, that we are following the highest quality standards set by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) and National Geographic

Work opportunities:

We work closely with most of the other dive centers here on Roatan assisting them with their staffing needs. We have a constantly growing community of Instructors that have taken their new profession out to see the world.

Find out what Diving Professionals know, why diving is ‘The Best Job in the World!’

Want More Information?

Click here to request an Application Form via Email

( internship@subwaywatersports.com )

* Payment and cancellation policy:

A $ 300 non refundable deposit is due with booking. Full payment is due 6 weeks prior of program start.

Cancellation:
Up to 45 days prior to arrival; forfeit deposit
45 to 20 days prior to arrival; forfeit 30 % of total
less than 20 days prior to arrival; forfeit 60% of total
Once the internship is started the total amount is non refundable.

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Roatan Divemaster Internship - The best way to become a professional Diver