Are you tired of an ordinary 9-5 job, the "rat-race"? Is life getting too dull for you?

If you're a scuba diver, you obviously already have a passion for the adventurous lifestyle - if you're not, you must be looking to change and start living life to the fullest...

PADI scuba dive instructors spend their work days scuba diving. We lead dive trips, teach diving courses and see things most people can only be envious and dream about! Make the picture here an everyday waking sight for you. Make a career scuba diving!

Mermaid's CDC Pattaya, Thailand, offers you our new "Diving Life" internship training course program. From open water diver to open water scuba instructor in approximately 6 months (experience dependant). The internships include all the PADI dive courses required, PADI Fees, at least 200 scuba dives, your own full set of BRAND NEW professional scuba dive equipment and lodgings (accommodation) for 6 months in one of the most exciting cities in the world - Pattaya, (Jomtien) Thailand - for only 319,800 Thai baht (approx £4600) - (Please see the blue boxes below for credits).

Sound like a lot of money? Let me spell that out for you again!!! Mermaids OWSI is the original, longest running and most complete Dive Career Development Program for dive jobs available - you get:

Full course training from beginner  to instructor (Full dive education)...

• PADI Open Water Course

• PADI National Geographic Diver

• PADI Advanced Course

• PADI EFR Course

• *NEW* - EFR CFC - Care for Children (Including manual - As standard with all Mermaids Pro-packages)

• *NEW* - PADI EFRI (Emergency First Response Instructor) rating. (Including Instructor manual and fees) - (As standard with all Mermaids Pro-packages)

• PADI Rescue Diver

• *NEW* - 5 PADI Specialty Courses

• PADI MSD (Master Scuba Diver) certification

• PADI Dive Master Course

• PADI IDC Preparation course.

• PADI IDC

• PADI I E (PADI Instructor Examination) - ALL fees paid.

• *NEW* - DAN (Divers Alert Network) - 02 Oxygen First Aid for Diving Accidents. (As standard with all Mermaids Pro-packages)

• *NEW* - PADI Full-Face Mask Divers Course

• ALL Fees to PADI and DAN paid. (VALUE almost $1500).

• ALL Course manuals and materials to keep. (VALUE - over $1100).

• UN-limited Diving. (Usually 200++ Dives) - All air paid for and included. (VALUE - $6000 based on daily diving as a regular diver).

• FULL set of Brand NEW Scuba equipment from Regulators to diving knife and fins and Suunto Computer to BCD. Everything (yours to keep after training). We kit you up with your very OWN dive gear on the first day that you start. This equipment is yours forever! (list of equipment provided). (Value - over 52,000 Thai baht). The equipment is all branded and good quality - mainly Scubapro, Seacsub and Suunto.

• Accommodation (Comfortable Hotel Style) - fully included for up to six months. (Pictures of accommodation). (VALUE - 40,000 Thai baht).

• Membership to our Exclusive Diver Job Assistance Program. Mermaids holds the strongest and most successful diving jobs placement program. Train at Mermaids and receive exclusive access to Mermaids partnership with Diversjobs.com. 

• Visa assistance for your training period.

• The most fun and adventure that you have in a lifetime!!! 

Certification level on arrival at Mermaids	Duration	Price Thai	No equip	No accom	No Equip/No Accom
Non-diver	6 months	319,800	299,800	295,800	275,800
Open Water Certified	4 months	303,800	283,800	287,800	267,800
Advanced Diver	4 months	295,800	275,800	279,800	259,800
Rescue Diver	3 months	283,800	263,800	271,800	251,800
Divemaster	2 months	220,000	200,000	212,000	192,000

2007 Instructor Internship Schedule Start dates

(2008 Schedule available)

The PADI professional instructor internship programs begin on the 5th, 15th and the 25th of each month. Each date has a corresponding booking number. Please note that we are flexible to take interns at other times but the logistics are easier to begin on the dates that are set. There are limited numbers per booking date. Please contact me for details of availability.

Month

5th

15th

25th

June	ST16	ST17	ST18
July	ST19	ST20	ST21
August	ST22	ST23	ST24
September	ST25	ST26	ST27
October	ST28	ST29	ST30
November	ST31	ST32	ST33
December	ST34	ST35	ST36

As a diving life intern you will get to dive on the Friend's trips - It'll be a pleasure to have you along.

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What do I do now? – What will your next step be after successfully completing the PADI Instructor Examination and becoming a fully qualified PADI Professional Dive Instructor? With LIA's (Mermaids Group) new, "MSDT Starter Package", “Diving Life MSDT Internship” and “Diving Life IDC Staff” programs you can start teaching and working right after the IDC, AND get some valuable experience to put on your diving CV, making you dive employable by many. The internship will set you ready for any dive industry employer. Please find two intern packages below that serve exactly the purpose as described for your diving career.

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The “Diving Life” Specialty Instructor (MSDT Starter) Package – PADI Dive Instructors enrolling in this option will receive a CD-ROM including 23 PADI Specialty Instructor outlines. Instructors will present lectures to a PADI Specialty Instructor Trainer and field questions pertaining to those Specialties. The course is designed to prepare you to teach at least 5 PADI Specialty Courses of your choice (extra specialty ratings may be available on request for a small fee).

Some goals you will accomplish:

• Present Specialty Course lectures to a PADI Course Director (Specialty IT), and discuss standards and marketing for 5 PADI Specialty Diver Courses.

• Achieve 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings of your choice.

Cost: 20,000 Thai baht - exchange rate - (in addition to any Mermaid’s IDC Package Fee)

Includes: PADI Specialty Course Instructor CD ROM and all PADI Fees for 5 Specialty Instructor Courses.

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The “Diving Life” MSDT Internship – PADI Scuba Instructors enrolling in this option will be taken on as part of the Mermaids staff for a period of 2 months after the IE and post-IE courses have been completed. During this time you will have access to all the benefits of a member of Mermaid's instructor team. Some goals you will be able to accomplish:

• Record at least 25 PADI teaching certifications.

• Achieve 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings of your choice.

• MSDT or Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification in FULL.

• 100++ dives for experience and pleasure (un-limited).

• Add 2 month’s diving work experience at a PADI Five Star CDC to your CV.

       2 month TOTAL - Cost: 79,800 Thai baht -  exchange rate - (in addition to any Mermaids IDC Package Fee). 

Includes: 2 month lodgings, 5 PADI Specialty Instructor Outlines and ALL PADI Fees. 

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The “Diving Life” IDC Staff Internship / Traineeship. PADI Instructors enrolling in this program will be taken on as part of the Mermaids Staff for a period of 3 months after the IE and post-IE courses have been completed.  During this time you will have access to all the benefits of a member of Mermaids instructor team. Some goals you will be able to accomplish:

• Record at least 25 PADI Certifications.

• Achieve 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings of your choice.

• Achieve the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.

• Achieve the PADI IDC Staff rating.

• 150++ dives for experience and pleasure (un-limited).

• Includes Course Director Paper Manual (for bookings from 23.01.07).

• Add 3 month’s scuba work experience at a PADI Five Star CDC to your diving CV.

3 months TOTAL - Cost: 119,800 Thai baht -  exchange rate - (in addition to any Mermaids IDC package fee). (Cost for Staff alone over 1 month is 64,000 Thai baht).

Includes: 3 months lodgings, 5 PADI Specialty Instructor Outlines, PADI C/W and O/W Evaluation Slates and all PADI Fees for Specialties, MSDT and IDC Staff ratings.

Notes:

• Internship Fees must be paid in full before the start of the PADI IDC.

• Interns are working on a non-salaried, work for experience, basis ONLY.  

• The PADI Course Director Manual is included.

For more information please email us at:
info@scuba-trip.co.uk