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...

Simon Rathbone (U.K.)

“Aquanauts are great and we cannot thank them enough for making our internship so fun and rewarding..”

Terry Magin (USA)

"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."

Jonas Olssen (Sweden)

“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."

Aquanauts Marks 3 Perfect Years with 4 New PADI Instructors

From left, Master Instructor Meg Smith, new OWSI Lana Brook, IDC Staff Instructor John McGraw (back), new OWSI Greg Kuchan, Course Director Roger M. Smith (back), new OWSIs Jonathan Davis and Stephen Bodell, and Master Instructor Gary Tytler.

Aquanauts Dive Centre made it a full three years with a perfect, 100 percent pass rate on the PADI Instructor Exam when four more of its professional scuba diving interns passed their exams with flying colors in Pattaya.

Lana Brook and Stephen Bodell of the United Kingdom, Jonathan Davis of Australia and American Greg Kuchan sailed through their three-day exam May 18-20 at Pattaya’s Discovery Beach Hotel. All are off to new adventures around the world teaching as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.

May’s instructor training also saw the certification of American John McGraw – who first became an instructor at Aquanauts is 2009 – as an IDC Staff Instructor.

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Instructor Gallery

Click a year and month below to see photos and stories of previous Aquanauts interns on their PADI Instructor Exam and IDCs.