As we finish winding down our last season, the new one is rushing up very fast to meet us. We will reopen our doors on November 1st after a short break and will be excited to welcome the new crew in. But what do we have in store? To kick start the season we have...
What are the PADI IDC requirements? If you are looking at pursuing a career in scuba diving then for many people, a logical step is to become a scuba instructor. The instructor development course, or PADI IDC is the training program to progress from a Divemaster to an...
The Divemaster internship. There is a lot of debate in the scuba community regarding internship programs. I won’t get into them here as one of our additional blog posts addresses the ultimate question: What is an internship? For now, I am just going to explain,...
This is a very popular question when investigating where to go pro and if you want to go pro. So, we decided to address it here to helpfully give you some insight before you make a decision on if and where you want to complete your divemaster training. How much does...
The PADI Divemaster program is the first step on the PADI professional ladder. It is an intense program that ultimately teaches you to be an instructors assistant and certified dive guide. This process involves a number of exercises and tasks that you need to complete...
Is it hard to become a scuba instructor? As part of our blog series on some of the most asked questions about the PADI IDC, we thought we would tackle this one. Is it actually hard to become a scuba instructor? I think the first thing we need to do is change the...
