AMD-B’s 2025 PADI Divemaster Internship Programme

Posted on September 6, 2024September 8, 2024 by Annabel Thomas

Divemaster Internship for Young Indonesians

by Fahmi, AMD-B’s 2024 Divemaster Internship

Bali, with its stunning underwater landscapes and rich marine biodiversity, is not just a paradise for tourists—it’s also a gateway to a rewarding career in the diving industry. AquaMarine Diving – Bali is excited to announce the opening of applications for its 2025 11-Month PADI Divemaster Internship Programme, exclusively for Indonesian citizens.

Indonesia, especially Bali, is one of the world’s top spots for scuba diving, with a growing industry that always needs skilled professionals to help others explore these underwater treasures. To meet this demand and give back to the local community, AquaMarine started its internship program in 2012. The programme trains the next generation of Indonesian diving professionals, helping locals build careers in diving while also fostering PADI’s commitment to ocean stewardship.

Zero-to-Hero

Our internship programme is for everyone, even those with no prior experience in the diving industry. Whether you are a complete novice or have some background in diving, the programme will take you from zero-to-hero. Over 11 months, you will not only learn scuba diving but also gain valuable skills in areas like logistics management, marine life identification, decision making, risk management, time management, and more!

The programme is designed to ensure that each intern receives personalised attention. With a maximum of four positions available, we offer one-on-one mentorship and training from our senior PADI Instructors. These instructors have decades of experience in Indonesian waters and are dedicated to passing on their knowledge to help you succeed.

In just six months, you will achieve your PADI Divemaster certification. But the learning doesn’t stop there. Once certified, you’ll start working as a Dive Guide under the supervision of our experienced staff, gaining hands-on experience that will set the foundation for your future career.

Join Us and Start Your Diving Career

AquaMarine is committed to providing top-quality training to ensure that our interns graduate as well-rounded, safety-conscious, and customer-oriented Divemasters. Whether you want to stay in Bali or take your skills elsewhere in Indonesia, this programme is your ticket to a successful career in one of the world’s most exciting industries.

If you or someone you know is interested in joining our award-winning dive team, please reach out for more information. Application is open until 31 October 2024. The programme running from 06 January to 30 November 2025. Applicants must speak English, be able to swim, and be available for an interview in Bali.

For more details, email us at HRD-Dive@AquaMarineDiving.com.

2024 Divemaster Internship Programme

Posted on September 8, 2023September 18, 2023 by Annabel Thomas

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PADI Divemaster Internship for Indonesian Citizens

The Indonesian Archipelago – including our beloved Bali – contains a stunningly diverse underwater ecosystem. Fed by the plankton-rich waters of the Indo-Pacific, it creates the world’s richest marine bio-geographic zone, with diving to suit every level of ability and a myriad of interests.

With such amazing diversity, it is unsurprising that new, pristine, diving locations are discovered almost daily. New destinations bring new dive opportunities which drive new dive operators to expand access to these incredible locations. Rapid expansion in the number of dive businesses creates an ever-increasing demand for well-trained professional dive staff.

Recognizing this demand, AMD-B believes there is a very real need to encourage the local community to join and work in this expanding industry. In 2012, the company took its own steps to encourage this participation and pledged to run an annual “11 Month PADI Divemaster Internship Programme for Indonesian Citizens”.

A maximum of four coveted Intern positions are made available each year. This ensures each intern receives individual and personalized training, as well as the 1-on-1 attention required to complete this extensive programme.

AquaMarine Diving – Bali is now seeking applications for the 2024 Internship.

PADI Divemaster Internship Programme

A senior PADI Instructor has assigned as a mentor for the duration of the Internship. The mentor is also part of the team that trains the intern from Open Water Diver, all the way through the courses to PADI Divemaster.

AquaMarine’s Senior PADI Instructors have been working the Indonesian waters for many years and know the local dive industry intimately. They are dedicated to passing on this expertise to the “next generation” of Indonesian scuba diving professionals.

Within 6 months, each intern will have achieved the PADI Divemaster certification. Then the real work begins in starting to operate as Dive Guides for visiting divers under the supervision of AquaMarine’s senior staff. Through a steady process, they gain experience and hands-on knowledge of their responsibilities which builds a solid foundation for their future professional careers in one of the world’s fastest growing industries.

AquaMarine is committed to, and firmly believes that it is vitally important to provide their interns with top quality guidance, and train them to become well-rounded, safety- and customer-oriented Divemasters, ready to be employed here in Bali or elsewhere in the country.

In 2023, AquaMarine’s 12th year of the programme, two interns, Abi (West Java) and Mardia (East Sulawesi) were accepted onto the Internship which they passed with flying colours. These two young people see a new horizon in their lives as diving professionals who have discovered a passion for introducing divers to Indonesia’s underwater world.

If you know any young Indonesians who would be suitable candidates to join AquaMarine’s award-winning dive team by being part of the ‘2024 11 Month PADI DM Internship for Indonesian Citizens Programme’, please ask them to e-mail HRD-Dive@AquaMarineDiving.com for more information.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2023. Programme runs 08 January – 30 November 2024. Must be able to: Speak English, swim, and be available for interview in Bali.

What to Expect on a PADI ‘Discover Scuba Diving’ Day Trip with AMD-B

Posted on August 18, 2023March 25, 2024 by Annabel Thomas

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PADI ‘Discover Scuba Diving’ Day Trip

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? To feel weightless, surrounded by beautiful corals and marinelife?

The PADI ‘Discover Scuba Diving’ (DSD) programme with AquaMarine is perfect for people who want to try diving but are not sure they want to get certified (yet!) – or don’t have time. Taking the DSD is a safe and enjoyable introduction to scuba diving – and Bali’s amazing underwater world.

AquaMarine conducts the DSD in Tulamben Bay on Bali’s northeast coast. Yes, incredibly, you will actually dive on the world-famous 120 metres USAT Liberty Shipwreck! Divers come from around the planet to dive here! This is the perfect one day experience; what a way to remember your time in Bali!

Trip Arrangement

We’ll pick you up from your south Bali accommodation at around 07:00, bringing the necessary dive gear with us (no need to stop off at our office!).

The journey to Tulamben takes you through beautiful Balinese countryside, past rice terraces, along the coast, via rural villages, with great views of Mount Agung: Bali’s most revered volcano. This journey can be a whole Land Tour with other companies.

Upon arrival in Tulamben, as you settle into our base for the day, the Tulamben porters will unload the dive gear, tanks, etc. You will then review basic dive theory with your AquaMarine PADI Instructor before familiarising yourself with the dive equipment.

Then it’s time to get in the pool to learn some basic scuba diving skills and practise hand signals to use underwater (sssh, no talking!).

AquaMarine has a maximum ratio of 2 DSD participants to one PADI Instructor however it’s usually 1-to-1 so everyone can go at their own speed. There is no pressure to learn anything within a given amount of time.
Our motto is ‘Safety and Enjoyment’ 🙂

Then it’ll probably be time for lunch!

Afterwards you can walk straight off the beach and into the water. Because Tulamben Bay is ‘shore diving’, you can go as slowly or as quickly as you want; and dive for as short, or as long a time, as you want.

The maximum allowance depth for PADI DSD is 12 metres however you can stay shallower if you prefer 🙂

PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Tulamben Bay

So, you’re wondering “What will I see?” – well, the first thing you need to know is the sand in Tulamben Bay is not the ‘white tropical sand’ you might expect, it’s actually black as it’s volcanic sand 🙂

Yes, you will really be diving on Bali’s infamous USAT Liberty Shipwreck – it’s only 30 metres from the shore, lies parallel with the beach and starts at only 5 metres (yes, people snorkel here too). However it’s a lot more than just a boat lying on the sand: It’s actually pretty broken up (but still identifiable as a boat) and covered in both soft and hard corals, anemones, sea fans, and similar. The wreck is home to many different kinds of marinelife including over 400 species of fish.

There’s no better place to fall in love with diving than Bali, and no better company to do it with that AquaMarine Diving – Bali!

‘Discover Scuba Diving’ is the perfect first step if you just want a taste of scuba diving. However maybe, after reading this, you feel you’d like to book your PADI Scuba Diver or PADI Open Water Diver course with us?

Summary:
Full Day Trip
1 Pool Dive
1 Ocean Dive
All gear and lunch included
Everything at your own speed 🙂