Imrpove Your Skills & Job Prospects: Get the Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack of 8 PADI Courses FREE!

Aquanauts Exclusive 'Eco-Diver' Suite Offers $1,500 in Free Courses, Books & Certifications & Focuses on the Fastest-Growing Area of the Dive Industry: Evironmental Conservation

If you're looking to become the best-skilled dive instructor or divemaster possible and want to improve your employment prospects, then Aquanauts has just what you're looking for and it won't cost you a thing!

Our exclusive Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack offers eight free courses centered around the fastest-growing area of the dive industry: environmental conservation.

As guardians of the underwater world, dive instructors are expected to not only identify marine life, but protect the undersea ecosystem. Only Aquanauts offers you all the courses to do just that.

IN all, the Eco-Diver Training Pack includes eight free courses, all required materials and certification fees. You also get the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, making Aquanauts' package the largest free bonus suite of any internship in the world.

Best of all, the course is included entirely free with all instructor and divemaster internships. All you need to do is pay a 100% deposit no later than 30 days before you begin your internship. (If you plan to begin your internship within 30 days of signing up, then you simply pay 100% at the time of enrollment.)

Aquanauts also offers three new Enhanced Learning Packs that go beyond this free course to include all the optional manuals, extra courses plus supplementary dive equipment. Check out all the Enhanced Learning Packs here!

What's Included in the Skills Enhancement Course?

8 PADI Specialty Courses & Master Scuba Diver Certification

While PADI's core courses adequately prepare you to become a Divemaster or Open Water Instructor, to become truly skilled and employable, you need to round out your experience with PADI Specialty Courses. Our 2008 Skills Enhancement Course includes the six most-practical and marketable courses you can take. You'll get:

What Are the 8 Free Specialty Courses?

1. PADI National Geographic Diver -- Out of 225 PADI dive centers in Thailand, Only Aquanauts and six others have earned the prestigeous PADI National Geographic Diver certification. As a National Geographic Diver, you'll gain deep experience into marine plants, vertibrate and invertibrate animals and document the natural and human impact on the area's dive sites. (f you are joining Aquanauts as an uncertified diver, you will do this course as part of a combined with PADI Naitonal Geographic Open Water Diver course.)
2. Project AWARE -- Learn about the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems and how you can protect them. This classroom-based course covers aquatic ecosystem degradation and the conservation measures protecting aquatic resources. This includes the Project AWARE philosophy, the importance and interdependence of worldwide aquatic ecosystems, current issues regarding fisheries, coastal zone management and marine pollution as well as the status of several critically degraded marine environments and how you can help.
3. Project AWARE: Coral Reef Conservation -- Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches divers, snorkelers and nondivers about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes participants with the current state of the world's coral reefs and how they can help.
4. Project AWARE: Fish Identification -- This course will introduce you to the most common fish families and species found in temperate and tropical waters. You'll also learn basic fish identification and scientific survey techniques as well as how important personal involvement is in aquatic conservation.
5. Underwater Naturalist -- If you're interested in aquatic life then the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is for you. This course is an introduction to the underwater aquatic environment and will help develop safe and responsible aquatic life interaction techniques.
6. Peak Performance Buoyancy -- Improve your buoyancy and underwater control with the Peak Performance Buoyancy course. It's also one of just 3 PADI specialties you can teach as an OWSI, Peak Performance Buoyancy is a must-take course. After all, if you're going to teach it, you'll want to have taken the class as a student first!
7. Underwater Navigator -- One of the most important skills you need is the ability to navigate with a compass. You'll often have to rely on it to get you back to where you started. So take the class early in your internship and find your way to better training!
8. Equipment Specialist -- If your gear is dirty, you're not only risking injury and shortening the life of your equipment, you're endangering the marine environment. Whether it's a regulator problem, a wet suit tear or a broken mask strap, the Equipment Specialist course can help. This Specialty course prepares you for the basic equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll get the valuable background on equipment repair and purchase, making you better able to protect your investment.

Plus, Also Get...

• PADI Master Scuba Diver Certification -- Once you reach Rescue Diver and complete the five courses above, you'll be certified a Master Scuba Diver, the highest non-professional certification PADI offers and a great stepping stone to the professional Divemaster program.
• Want even more PADI Specialties? Check out our PADI Enhanced Learning Pack!

PLUS.... Manuals and Supporting Materials for All Courses

Aquanauts' Eco-Tec Dive Training Pack is entirely 100% inclusive. All required course manuals, study aids and certification fees are included. Also, if you are already certified in one of the free courses, we can offer you a choice of substitution courses. So,what do you get? Here's the list:

• Project AWARE: Our Water, Our World (Digital Edition)
• National Geographic Portal Pack w/DVD
• Want manuals for ALL the courses? Check out our PADI Enhanced Learning Pack!

Want to Enhance Your Dive Skills Even Further?

Aquanauts Enhanced Learning Packs

At up to 6 months long, Aquanauts internships offer plenty of time to do additional courses. So, if you're serious about getting the most certifications, learning the most skills and making yourself the most marketable job candidate you can, you can purchase any or all of our new Enhanced Learning Packs!

Each Enhanced Learning Pack includes as many as five additional courses, all the required and optional manuals for all courses -- including optional manuals for the free Skills Enhancement Course -- plus additional equipment, DVDs, exam booklets and official PADI clothing!

All the Enhanced Learning Packs are deeply discounted -- as much as 30% off regular prices! And they are only available online during your initial enrollment. So click here to read more about each package. You can choose which one(s) you want on the Enrollment Form.