If you love Scuba diving then there are no better jobs for you in the world other than Scuba jobs. Find work in what you love then you will never have to work a day in your life- is the theory. In recreational diving, there are more than a few work opportunities. Here’s a look into how you can put all that Scuba training into a rewarding profession.
Here’s a look at some Recreational Diving Jobs-
Scuba instructor or DiveMaster
While these two positions take a little bit of extra training and certification, thy can be the most enjoyable and rewarding jobs for a diver. To become a dive master one must complete an internship working at the dive center or dive shop. It can be an intensive internship where you work every day or just weekends, whatever your preference. The idea is to learn about the day to day routine of a dive shop first hand. One this is completed the dive shop or other dive shops can hire you on a payroll to accompany their customers and lead dive groups on dives.
To take this one step further you can certify as a Scuba instructor with a recognized Scuba certification agency such as PADI, NAUI and SSI to start teaching diving at local dive shops or even open your own. Instructor level jobs however involve a lot more responsibility teaching theory as well as training newbies for their safety in confined water and open water. All this must be done according to agency regulations and procedures.
Once you do earn your instructor or dive master “C” cards (certification cards), there are several fun options for work like…
Resorts: Dive resorts or even some high end resorts near the sea offer diving as a recreational sport or leisure activity. They hire Instructors to offer introductory courses to resort guest or dive resorts that have dive packages hire divemasters to conduct these dives for certified divers.The best part of this job is it feels like you’re on permanent vacation as most of these resorts are in warm tropical places.
Cruise Ships: Cruise liners tend to hire scuba instructors rather than dive masters as they can teach short introduction to scuba diving courses to guest onboard at different locations.
Liveaboards: These are diving only boats which go to dive site to dive site and have divers living on board for a few days at a time. The diving is intense, sometimes 4-5 dives a day but the locations are stunning and the best dive spots in the world. The job entails the same as a divemaster or scuba instructor for a diveshop, which is to conduct and lead the dives.
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If you’re looking to for a scuba job more challenging and not so social, commercial diving may be for you.This industry includes diving for scientific research, underwater photography and video, marine construction and marine conservation. These jobs however are more like real work and not as fun as the conditions are harsher and they can be demanding. We’ll take a closer look at Commercial Scuba jobs in our next post.
* Photo Credits: phots by torbenator, Maritime Archaeology @ University of Southern DK, frerieke on flickr
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