Internship
Go Pro – Scuba diving professional training
If you are thinking of making a career out of diving Ahlan Aqaba, a PADI 5 Star Centerin Aqaba, Jordan is the right place for you. We offer regular Divemaster Internships. We believe in keeping our PADI Pro Training classes small (6 candidates maximum) to facilitate personal interaction and to provide any special one-on-one attention that you may need or desire to develop experience. The clear water of the Red Sea is ideal for your training and Aqaba offers many job opportunities to get started in your career. Our courses include free accommodation, lunch on the boat, and many other benefits.
Red Sea Divemaster Training Internship
PADI Divemaster Internship position available in Aqaba:
Divemaster Wanted – Join the Tribe and take a SCUBA diving internship at Ahlan Aqaba, at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba (part of the Red Sea) in the country of Jordan.
Divemaster Interns will gain a unique insight and hands-on experience working in the scuba diving industry while obtaining the education, training and credentials needed to become a PADI Divemaster. Our internship program is unique because we continue the internship program until you have reached the rating of PADI Divemaster DSD Leader.
Join the adventure industry and become a Divemaster DSD Leader. Experience a new career that lets you work at the most exotic locations around the world.
Divemaster Internship Highlights:
- Hands-on education in a fun atmosphere
- On the job training with expert Divemasters, Instructors, and recreational divers
- Unlimited free diving and use of dive equipment
- Free shared accommodation with other interns
- Free lunch on days when on the boat
- Dive free for life*
A career as a PADI Divemaster or SCUBA Instructor is nothing less than spending your working life exploring and guiding others through a precious part of the underwater world.
Diving Internship Places Available:
To maintain high quality training we limit the amount of interns to a maximum of 6. All interns will be living in the same house for free. The Divemaster DSD Leader internship program to choose depends upon your current level of certification. Find that level below and you will see the time commitment and price.
Divemaster DSD Leader Internship Time Period:
Open Water Diver 65 days JD 2100
Advanced Open Water Diver 50 days JD 2000
Rescue Diver 35 days JD 1900
You may be able to finish the course work sooner but gaining experience is the most important (and fun) part of the internship. The length of the internship will allow you to reach the required 60 logged dives minimum. 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:
Housing is included in the Divemaster DSD Leader internship and Instructor internship programs. You will stay in a two bedroom flat, shared with other interns. Lunch is provided on our boat on the days you will be diving. Food for breakfast and dinner can be bought at one of the nearby supermarkets and cooked at the kitchen in the house. There are many restaurants and bars only 5 minutes’ walk from the dive center 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 JD 5 per night (as long as space is available). Interns are not required to stay at the intern house. If you are looking for private or more upscale accommodation we are more than happy to assist in finding another place. The electricity and water bills are shared between the interns, who are staying in the flat.
Requirements:
Open Water diving certification is required. You should be friendly, motivated, fun, and water-lover with respect for nature.Interns must be a minimum of 20 years of age. It is important to be in good physical shape.
Responsibilities:
- Staff dive center; sign up customers for activities and assist with their retail purchases
- Assist in the preparation of the dive boat, loading tanks, and setting up guests’ equipment as well as end of day closing activities
- Learn to fill dive tanks and assist with tank filling
- Help with gearing up customers with diving equipment
- Assist our staff with divers, students and other Interns in their programs
- Help with the overall customer flow and safety of guest divers and snorkelers
Additional Opportunities:
- Dive daily (usually once sometimes more)
- Obtain specialty course ratings
- Practice Arabic
- Assist in Instructor Development Course activities
- Spend time diving on one of the world’s exceptional reefs. Wall dives, night dives, wreck dives, see turtles and dolphins. Aqaba is an amazing place that you’ll find difficult to leave.
- Meet people from all over the world with the same passion for diving as you.
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 or Instructor.
What’s included
When you arrive, accommodation, course fees from your certification level up to Divemaster DSD Leader, diving, equipment use, and staff lunches on the boat are included in this adventure. However, breakfast, dinner, flights, visas, and insurance are not included. The cost of your adventure is determined by the time you spend here and the certification with which you begin.
Most who fly into Amman will be able to obtain a 30 day visa on arrival for JD 40. This can be extended in Aqaba for an additional 60 days for free. However, if you have a flight that arrives in Aqaba, there is no visa fee for citizens of most nations.
Note that thecost for the internship may appear high; however, it is an all-inclusive package of housing, diving, certification costs, and PADI training materials for your courses. PADI requires that each Divemaster candidate must own a personal copy of an RDP®, an eRDP-ML®, pocket mask, whistle, compass, an underwater watch and/or computer, and surface signaling device. We can assist you in obtaining these items.
The internship cost does not include flights, insurance, breakfast or dinner. All internsshould have insurance. If you do not already have diving insurance www.daneurope.org is a great place to obtain it. It is recommended that you budget JD 400 per month for food shopping (depending on appetite!) and going out. 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.
Why do your Divemaster DSD Leader internship with Ahlan Aqaba?
We have been offering our internship since we began 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 believe that becoming a dive professional during an internship gives you the most experience and shows you what life in the dive industry is all about. Ahlan Aqaba is a PADI 5 Star Center, Green Star Award winner,2014 and 2015 TripAdvisor winner. Basically these titles mean that we are following the highest quality standards set by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors).
To train to be a PADI Divemaster DSD Leader, an Open Water Diver must complete the following courses:Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Emergency First Response and Divemaster. Anywhere else, these courses total approximately JD 1980 in instruction and PADI materials costs. Additionally, a diver must have completed a total of 60 Open Water dives (which can cost about JD 45 each) before eligibility as a Divemaster. So, there is NO CHEAPER WAY to become an excellent diver than with a Divemaster internship at Ahlan Aqaba. Experience a new lifestyle and come home a “Pro”.
Work opportunities:
We work closely with most of the other dive centers here in Aqaba assisting them with their staffing needs. We have a constantly growing community of Divemasters and 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!’
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* Dive free for life under the condition that you bring regular paying divers with you on the dive.
** Payment and cancellation policy:
A JD 300 non-refundable deposit is due with booking. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the program start. Cancellation: Up to 45 days prior to arrival: forfeit deposit. 45 to 20 days prior to arrival: forfeit 60% of total. Less than 20 days prior to arrival: forfeit 80% of total. Once the internship is started the total amount is non-refundable. Read our complete terms and conditions.