tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9608140291980974112023-11-16T08:47:15.455-08:00Go Pro on Koh LantaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-6340030489783289782013-01-19T23:40:00.000-08:002013-01-19T23:40:16.658-08:00IDC was an awesome time !!!Hey Everybody !!!<br />
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We've just finished our IDC and 8 of our studants passed their I.E. It was a very interesting time and big thanks to our Platinium course Director Camille Lemmens. Big Thanks as well for our 2 IDC Staff Kevin Black and Hanan from Anti-Gravity.<br />
All this intuctors have to find now their own way of their new status. If you have any opportunities or need young and high knowledge intructors please let us know !<br />
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Welcome to our new intructors Axel and Aurelie who will work for us and hopefully be ready for next season to our new second place ;-)<br />
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After talking with our platinum course director Camille Lemmens, Blue Planet Divers are happy to announce our first Instructor Development Course of the season on the 7th November, with examinations on the 17th and 18th November.<br />
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With the new look Blue Planet Divers 5 Star IDC centre, why not learn to teach PADI courses in our all new IDC classroom with our highly experienced course director?<br />
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For more information contact the Blue Planet team at <a href="mailto:blueplanetdivers@gmail.com" target="_blank">blueplanetdivers@gmail.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-77180744405639838492012-05-22T06:56:00.001-07:002012-05-22T06:56:43.082-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Well everybody.<br />
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Here at Blue Planet we are proud to announce exciting news.<br />
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This low season Blue Planet is receiving a facelift. With a brand new
office layout and a big redesign to the internal layout of our very own Choksomboom 9, next
season will be looking very different to previous years.<br />
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Work has
already begun on our office in Saladan<br />
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As you can see classroom two and sadly, our Blue Planet bar have already
been removed, All in just one day thanks to Geddis, Ben, Kev and most
importantly to the hardest working member of the team, Geddis's
father-in-law (who put the rest of us to shame).<br />
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Now we have a fantastic large area where we can begin to make a new shop
and seating area for customers and guests to enjoy, peruse diving
equipment, and talk to staff at the end.of a great days diving. We have
big plans for the front of this shop, which for now will remain a
secret, but we will be posting pictures as it develops. So stay tuned.<br />
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Our original shop will replace classroom two and will become our largest
classroom, with it being fully air conditioned, it is sure to be a
great setting for all future PADI Instructor Development Course students
to relax while working hard to become the future instructors of PADI
courses.<br />
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Choksomboom 9 we will keep under wraps as ideas are literally flying
around at this time but we are all excited at the prospect of a new
design to the interior both inside and out, but first we will
concentrate on our base of operations in Saladan.<br />
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What makes it difficult, much to our joy, is that low season appears to
have come late in 2012. With the Blue Planet boat still busy in May, we
have given our fantastic Captain Wee a much deserved break for a week.
He will return however to jump behind the wheel and roll out Choksomboom
9 back on the Andaman sea for all our guests to enjoy what is turning
out to be a stunning low season. But don't worry, with the short absence
of Captain Wee our speedboat has taken up the slack and is powering on,
delivering guests to Koh Haa and Koh Bida for what are turning out to
be some of the most spectacular dives of 2012!<br />
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That's the question that would pretty much shape my everyday life on the island of Koh Lanta (Thailand) for over three months:<br />
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Being on the boat meant helping loading/unloading the dive boat for a day trip of diving in the morning/afternoon, preparing equipment and breakfast, holding boat and dive briefings, making sure our dive customers are happy and of course diving diving diving: Assisting Instructors supervise students during courses, learning how to guide groups of divers underwater, applying underwater navigation and so on...<br />
Not being on the boat meant sitting over books studying dive theory, getting lessons on Physics, Physiology and other important topics related to diving, doing skill demonstrations in the pool or just having a day off to recharge your batteries...<br />
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But I am jumping ahead to far! First, lets me explain how it all started:<br />
It began with me arriving on Koh Lanta in November 2011. By then I was already seven months on the road, having travelled through parts of South America, Africa and Asia on my one-year-around-the-world journey. Originally I planned to stay just a week or so, maybe do some fun-diving and then move on... But it wasn't meant to be: I quickly fell in love with the relaxed and laid-back way of life on Koh Lanta and (being a bit travel weary on top of that) I decided: "That's it. I need to slow down. I want to stay on this Island for some time!" But what to do? As nice as the Island is, knowing myself I knew I needed something to do, a goal, more than just lying on the beach all day, or I would just get bored out of my mind. I thought a little about it and suddenly got THE IDEA: "Why not become a Divemaster?" I said to myself. First the thought seemed a little scary: Becoming a PADI Divemaster? I had just learnt diving barely two months ago in Indonesia, where I did my PADI Open Water and Advanced course and had just a meager 18 dives on my log book - let's face it: I was a bloody beginner on all accounts. Wasn't that a bit rash? On the other hand: Why not? I loved diving, I was sure others had done the same thing before me and I welcomed the challenge: Doing this would mean a worthwhile goal, improving and learning to better myself in a sport I had already in a short time developed a passion for and at the end (hopefully) getting a real sense of achievement out of it. It just felt right at this time and place, so yeah, I went with my gut feeling and rather spontaneously decided: I am gonna do this! And boy I never regretted that decision!<br />
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Excited, I went the next day to a couple of dive shops on Koh Lanta to enquire about their Divemaster courses. Conditions, prices, duration and so on. I didn't know much of what to expect, just that I wanted not to do one of the 'fast-track' Divemaster courses where you can get certified in 2-3 weeks. Every time I had spoken with more experienced divers (among them my first Instructor on the Gili Islands in Indonesia), they had advised against a short DM course. Their reasoning: While it was certainly possible to fulfil the PADI requirements in that short time frame, what was lacking was the time to get some real experience. They all recommended to do at course which lasted at least 2-3 months, to really learn the ropes. And I myself also knew I sorely wanted and needed as much experience as I could get my hands on. Also I had time on my hands, so why the rush? <br />
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Knowing all this I was a little disappointed by the first few dive shops I went to, as all they offered were exactly these short courses I wanted to avoid. But then I finally came upon Blue Planet Divers and all was good: After I walked in their shop and boldly announced: "I wanna become a Divemaster", Mellisa (the managing director) took a long time to explain to me the Blue Planet DM program: Most importantly she believes in an extensive course, at least 6 weeks but preferably longer (up to 3 months). After all, being a Divemaster is the entry step to the professional world of diving. As a PADI Divemaster, you are qualified to lead divers (many of them beginners) on underwater tours, and of course this brings along a certain amount of responsibility. Mellisa's philosophy is to make 100% sure you are ready for that job when you leave Blue Planet Divers. This means you will be part of the professional Blue Planet team from day one of the course: Not just diving and theory but getting to know the basics of the diving business: Helping out on the boat and dive shop, working along instructors and divemasters, dealing with the customers, handling emergency situations and so on... you get the idea. That was exactly what I wanted and so I was quickly convinced and decided to start at Blue Planet Divers the next day.<br />
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First thing to do was the Rescue Diver course which is a prerequisite to the Divemaster course. The course took three days and my Instructor Karolina made sure it was a lot of fun as well as very informative. I got a first taste of what it means being in charge of (unexpected/emergency) situations. Especially the last dive of the course which I would later describe as a 'dive from hell' in my log book is still vivid in my memory. Karolina simulated all kinds of emergency situations (out of air/panic/unconscious/narced diver etc.) and I had to react to them. Being trained ın the proper behaviour the previous days it felt good to respond to these situations and handle them accordingly. It gives you a lot of confidence knowing you are prepared to handle these situations (which although you hope you will never encounter are always a possibility). A good appetiser for the DM course. Now I wanted more. And more I got...<br />
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The DM course was a real roller coaster ride (excuse the cliché). I would lie if I were to say it was always easy. There are times when you make mistakes and Instructors reprimand you; when you stand in the way on the boat feeling rather useless. It is sometimes tiring and exhausting. But each day you LEARN LEARN LEARN and then it feels SO GOOD when after a long day your Instructor compliments you on your good work or you achieve another milestone on the DM course. And you have these moments, like for example, when on the way back from the dive site to Koh Lanta you sit with your Coke in hand on the sundeck of the boat, discussing with excited divers about what they saw underwater and it all feels like a dream come true! And there's nothing more rewarding then a big grin on the face of the divers as they come out of the water, telling you what good time they had!<br />
I guess in the end, it's all part of the experience, the Highs and the Lows!<br />
One more thing I want to mention: I especially appreciated the chance to work with a lot of different Instructors and Divemasters at Blue Planet Divers. Every Instructor has kind of its own 'style' and I found it very interesting to see the different approaches to teaching and realising that there isn't one golden way to things but rather a lot of ways to achieve the same result (even if sometimes it drives you a little nuts). ;-)<br />
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In the end, looking back, I can honestly say it was the best experience of my whole world trip. Not only am I now a fully-fledged Divemaster with over a hundred dives under my belt, able to work virtually anywhere in the world where there's some diving; I also became a much more confident and better diver overall - so even if I never end up working in the dive industry, that alone was totally worth it.<br />
But there was so much more I take home with me from these months at Blue Planet Divers: I became part of an awesome team of passionate and professional divers. I learnt what TEAM-WORK and TEAM-SPIRIT really means. And we not only worked and dived together; we drank and danced and dined together; we hung out watching the sunsets and had barbecue and cheese and wine nights; we partied the night away at the Irish Pub on Long Beach; and don't even get me started on the Snorkel tests! I endured countless German jokes (Don't mention the war!) and learned to appreciate the English 'sense of humour' - or at least politely pretend to ;-)<br />
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So when I finally departed there was a bittersweet feeling to it: I felt as if I left a big new-found family behind but at the same time I knew I could always come back, and then - no doubt about it - I would surely hear that familiar question again:<br />
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Ralf Bommersbach, PADI Divemaster, Germany, 28/03/2012<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-47689503994286082432012-03-19T07:17:00.001-07:002012-03-19T18:30:29.548-07:00Thinking of doing your Divemaster Course - A few things from 'Pu' a DMT from this year<br />
October 2011 I went to Koh Lanta, Thailand to do my Divemaster with Mellisa Bunyan and Blue Planet Divers. Are you considering doing the same, here are some tips and heads-up.<br />
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Choosing where to go and who to do my DM with took me a couple of weeks and a lot of emails to decide. But was confident I had chosen right, much because of the professional but also the obliging answers to all the questions I had before arriving. This of course in addition to that Koh Lanta is a beautiful, tropical island with a relaxed atmosphere, and several great dive sites.<br />
Blue Planet Divers’ divemaster course is tough and challenging, but exactly what the course should be like, and so rewarding. You will learn how it truly is to work in the dive industry, alongside great, supporting instructors and divemasters. BP Divers have several Divemaster Trainees each year, so you will have others to work, study and consult with. As a DMT your days will be filled from start to end, and the social life is busy enough to keep you occupied the rest of the hours of the day.<br />
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If you are considering doing your DM with BP, there are just a few things you should know that I wish I had known before leaving. First of all that you will not be able to leave at the planned date, so start preparing your parents you will not be home for Christmas. My plan was staying three months, ended up doubling that and staying for the majority of the season. Second, start practicing for the famous snorkel test and the level of good partying. <br />
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Some last advice if you have decided to do your DM with BP. Be prepared to work your ass of, but the more you learn, so jump head first into any challenge and do not be afraid of falling flat on your face, it is basically expected. Take advantage of the experience level of the people you will work side by side with, and suck inn all the knowledge you can. And do not be alarmed if you end up wishing you were Kev, we all do!<br />
If this sounds like something for you, pack your fins and party shoes, Koh Lanta is waiting!<br />
‘Pu, DMT 2011<br />
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So we have only 1 month of high season left, which means that we are nearing the end of our Divemaster season (but not diving season), so I would like to acknowledge our wonderful Divemaster Trainees this year and wish them well for the future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wonderful 'Pu' (anyone remember her real name?) back to Norway for College</td></tr>
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Some are already instructors, some are working as guides and some have returned home to work or study. Whatever you do, we know that you will do wonderfully well.</div>
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Good Luck to all of you<br />
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Mellisa and the Blue Planet Team xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-46546666968921406632012-01-03T22:07:00.000-08:002012-01-03T22:20:46.842-08:00Well done Angela!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since Angela, Krystina, Lynn and Shampoo have completed their Divemaster course with us, all have been guiding on our boat. All the feedback has been awesome but Angela gets top marks for these reviews:<br />
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"Angela was an excellent Divemaster and I would recommend her without hesitation. She is very knowledgeable about the marine life and worked hard to show it to us. Angela is enthusiastic and patient and kind to new divers. She worked hard to help my daughter with her first dives and we had a fantastic time!!! Thanks to James too he was great"<br />
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"Angela was very nice to me. Angela helped me with my bouyancy. She pointed out very interesting things, like the turtle. The food was very nice. Angela made it very easy to do. THANK YOU!!"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-87021286765983908732012-01-03T22:00:00.000-08:002012-01-03T22:00:13.572-08:00Ladies Night at Blue Planet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well done to:<br />
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Krystina<br />
Angela<br />
Lynn<br />
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for finishing their course and celebrating in style.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-68188759827650331842011-12-03T02:38:00.001-08:002011-12-03T02:48:14.652-08:00The New Fit Blue Planet Divers Team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So the Blue Planet Team are trying to be healthy this year, over 8 of us have bikes this year in an effort to improve our fitness and avoid motorbike accidents.<br />
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Ralf our only boy at the moment, think he is loving the attention!</div>
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Krystina, our Polish DMT, sorry Krystina, could not find a sexy photo of you!</div>
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And by no means last, Angela, who judging by this photo, was born to join Blue Planet!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-17474450722940574422011-10-18T01:39:00.000-07:002011-10-18T01:39:26.241-07:00Welcome LynnAnd here is our second lovely Divemaster Trainee of the season, Lynn Provost, who is from Orlando, Florida and will be spending the next 3 months with us.<br />
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As you can see, we have already got her hard at work and she has just completed her Rescue Course.<br />
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Welcome Lynn xxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-44618622181146873222011-09-29T07:10:00.000-07:002011-09-29T07:10:40.274-07:00Our first Divemaster Trainee for High SeasonWe are really pleased to welcome Justine to the Blue Planet Divers team. She is from Norway and has some great diving experience and Kev cannot wait to start her Rescue Course.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-59043068525067796232011-09-10T21:30:00.000-07:002011-09-10T21:30:39.179-07:00Come and join us this year!This year looks like it is set to be our biggest season for Divemaster and Instructor certifications. We have already confirmations from students from a wide range of countries and from a variety of different backgrounds.<br />
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This means for us, we have a fun team who help us make the most of High Season and for our Divemaster and Instructor Trainees they have a fun group to work with to learn all the skills they need to become a great professional diver.<br />
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If you some questions regarding professional courses, staying on the island or anything really, I am happy to do my best to answer them and will happily put you in touch with previous Trainees so you can ask them their advice too.<br />
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Hope to see you this High Season<br />
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Mellisa xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-76873260687244192382011-07-22T07:26:00.000-07:002011-07-22T07:26:40.182-07:00Make the ocean your office!Want to look out of your office window and see sunshine, clear warm waters and the most amazing aquatic life? Want to travel the world and be able to work almost anywhere?<br />
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Then you need to qualify as a PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor. This is not only a wonderful way of life, you will find teaching hugely rewarding and find that your PADI rating is recognised all over the world.<br />
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If you are already qualified as a PADI Divemaster, then you are only 10-12 days away from becoming an instructor. We, at Blue Planet Divers, have a Platinum Course Director, Camille Lemmens, who will coach you through the skills, classroom teaching and theory to ensure you pass with flying colours. If you take our next instructor course, you will be ready for High season in Koh Lanta.<br />
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Our next Instructor course starts on the 7th November running through to the 16th November with the Instructors Exam happening on Lanta on the 19th & 20th November 2011. This will see you qualified just before Christmas (the busiest time on Lanta) and as we offer our graduates the ability to team teach alongside our experienced instructors for their first course, you will be ready and able to teach!<br />
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If you are interested or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, blueplanetdivers@gmail.com<br />
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Hope to see you soon<br />
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Mellisa xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-21260289372215502872011-07-18T08:21:00.000-07:002011-07-18T08:21:48.967-07:00Our PADI Divemaster InternshipBlue Planet Divers, offers a number of internships each high season. For those trainees willing to work for us we offer a reduced course cost . The work is not hard, can be fun and you even have the possibility of earning commission too.<br />
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Internships last for 3 months, and depending on whether you choose the partial of full internship you will work for 2 or 4 days per week. That gives you 1 day off (or you can choose to use this for your course) and the rest of the days are spent on your course (helping instructors, learning Boatmaster, theory, Guiding etc). We normally recommend the partial internship as this gives you loads of time during the 3 months you are with us to get everything done (oh and lots of diving).<br />
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To become an intern with us, you need to have a friendly and outgoing personality, as you may do a range of work with us, but it will all be related to diving and most of it will be in one of our shops. We are not looking for people to do hard sales and you wont be hassling tourists on the streets. We just require you to answer customer enquiries and get them excited about diving as much as you are.<br />
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So if it sounds like something you could do and you fancy living in the sunshine for a few months, contact me, Mellisa for more information.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-52284260897497474862011-06-30T18:53:00.000-07:002011-07-04T00:08:11.511-07:00Are you joining us this year?This week we have had 2 new Divemaster Trainees confirm that they are joining us for the high season. Both have decided to quit the rat race and take some time out to try something new and both are looking to stay with us for quite a few months in order to get the most out of their course, work and then look towards completing their Instructors Course later in the year.<br />
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If this is something you are interested in doing, then contact me, Mellisa for more information <a href="http://blueplanetdivers.net/contact.htm">contact us</a> on blueplanetdivers@gmail.com<br />
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We are particularly looking for French or Swedish speaking Divemaster Trainees.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-13035676939352725682011-06-23T01:42:00.000-07:002011-06-23T01:42:14.496-07:00Change your life, Go ProNext time you are on a dive boat, ask your Dive Professional why they like their job and they will smile, point to the sea and say "welcome to my office!"<br />
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If you are looking for a career change or just want a great job to do in your gap year, we have Divemaster and Instructor courses starting in September/October and we are looking for individuals with a passion for diving to join them.<br />
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Our Divemaster course is hugely popular and so you will have not only our highly experienced dive team to rely on but also colleagues sharing your experience. Working alongside our professionals we will ensure you have the knowledge, experience and confidence to become a great Divemaster and to take the next step, should you chose to do so, to Instructor. Our courses are designed to make excellent Divemasters so they take between 6 weeks to 3 months, ensuring you get great value for money. We also offer internships, enabling you to you work off the cost of your divemaster course.<br />
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Our Instructors course is comprehensive and WILL ensure you are ready for your Instructors Exam. We have a 100% success rate at Blue Planet Divers because we care about your success. Camille, our Platinum Course Director, will make you laugh, make you work hard and most importantly make sure you succeed! We also offer our candidates the chance to team teach with one of our highly experienced dive instructors once you have passed, to ensure you get your first certifications under your belt!<br />
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What's more, when you pass, we like to celebrate with you, there is no better party on the island than our Go Pro Parties.<br />
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If you would like to know more, please contact us at blueplanetdivers.net<br />
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Look forward to seeing you real soon!<br />
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Mellisa and the Blue Planet Crew xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824720575628700478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960814029198097411.post-40447110531206867832011-06-23T00:28:00.000-07:002011-06-23T00:28:03.736-07:00The April IDCApril, saw 3 of our very own Divemaster Trainees, start and complete their Instructor Courses.<br />
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Well you would have thought they were my kids, with the way I worried about them! But I need not have, they all passed with flying colours, thanks to Camille....... now lets party! <br />
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