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...

Chad Peacock (Canada)

"You are so well prepared for your instructor exam, you fly through it thinking it was just a warmup for a bigger test."

Steve Lonsdale (U.K.)

“What made the whole experience a fun time was the friendship and camaraderie that existed between all the interns that were also pursing similar goals."

Sally Rathbone (U.K.)

""We were so pleased with our internship at Aquanauts that we are staying to do our MSDT course, and are also doing our IDC Staff Instructor here."

Aquanauts Perfect for 2009 As 2 More Interns Become PADI INstructors

Aquanauts closed out its second continuous calendar year of perfect results on the PADI Instructor Exam when interns Dan Cook and Ben Wertsch became new Open Water Scuba Instructors in December.

Englishman Cook, 18, and 24-year-old Wertsch of the United States posted strong scores on written exams and pool sessions at the Pattaya Discovery Beach Hotel next to the Aquanauts main office and then sailed to success during the final open-water training day.

Both are staying on at Aquanauts to become Master Scuba Diver Trainers. Cook has already begun his MSDT and Wertsch will be returning in February.

The two latest passes now give Aquanauts a 100% pass rate for the past 2.5 years and is now the only center of its kind in Thai land with perfect records for all of 2008 and 2009.

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