Pattaya, Thailand Scuba Diving Career Development Internships
Aquanauts Success Stories
Aquanauts interns become more than than mere instructors: They go on to be successful diving entrepreneurs. Check out some of the Aquanauts Success Stories and read their their thoughts about their Aquanauts internship experience. More...
“Aquanauts are great and we cannot thank them enough for making our internship so fun and rewarding..”
"There are a lot of dive schools but at the end of day Aquanauts was the perfect mix of serious diving and family atmosphere. I'll never forget my experience there."
“I was a bit worried, especially about the about the theory required to become a Divemaster. However, I soon realized that at Aquanauts every intern is an individual and is able to evolve at their own pace."
From left, new PADI instructor Jonathan Harris, Aquanauts Master Instructor Meg Smith, new instructors Scott Beadle and Tim Fiorito, and Master Instructor Gary Tytler
Three men from three continents became the latest Aquanauts Dive Centre students to become professional instructors when they passed this month’s PADI Instructor Exam in Pattaya.
Jonathan Harris of the United Kingdom, Scott Beadle of South Africa and Tim Fiorito of Canada posted near-perfect scores across the board on the March 15-17 exam at Discovery Beach Hotel near Aquanauts’ headquarters on Soi 6 and Beach Road.
Fiorito, at barely 19, became the youngest instructor ever to successfully complete Aquanauts’ instructor internship program. Beadle, meanwhile, came to PADI 5-Star Career Development Center in September as an uncertified diver and worked his way up through the ranks over the past six months.
Harris, who came to Pattaya in mid-December and quickly earned a reputation for his flat-out determination, said all three guys found the exam much easier than Aquanauts’ demanding training program and thanked his instructors profusely at a post-exam party, saying the course has changed his life and he wants to teach diving for the rest of his life.
Intern Profiles
Simon Rathbone and Sally Powell long dreamed of becoming scuba diving instructors. But it wasn't until they were on their honeymoon last year that the Rathbone's made the decision to go for it. Here's their ongoing story of their eight-month journey with Aquanauts. More...
Intern Life
Taking a short break from their Pattaya-based PADI instructor training internships, a group of Aquanauts interns and Course Director Roger Smith jetted off for a special Aquanauts "field trip" for a week of wreck diving in Coron Bay, Philippines. Read more and see the photos!
Instructor Gallery
Click a year and month below to see photos and stories of previous Aquanauts interns on their PADI Instructor Exam and IDCs.
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