Go Pro on Koh Lanta

Well done Angela!

2012-01-03T22:07:00.000-08:00

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:

"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"

"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!!"

Ladies Night at Blue Planet

2012-01-03T22:00:00.000-08:00

Well done to:

Krystina
Angela
Lynn
& Kristine (Shampoo)

for finishing their course and celebrating in style.

The New Fit Blue Planet Divers Team

2011-12-03T02:38:00.001-08:00

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.

In particular our Divemaster Trainees, Angela, Lynn, Shampoo, Ralf and Krystina and Coca Cola (who was a Divemaster Traineee last year and is an instructor with us this year)

All except Kevin that is, who would not give his bike up in a million years and seems to forgot he joined the gym!

A few more Divemasters join us

2011-11-24T19:29:00.001-08:00

So a big hello, to these lovely and very welcome Divemaster Trainees:

Ralf our only boy at the moment, think he is loving the attention!

Krystina, our Polish DMT, sorry Krystina, could not find a sexy photo of you!

And by no means last, Angela, who judging by this photo, was born to join Blue Planet!

Welcome Lynn

2011-10-18T01:39:00.000-07:00

And 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.

As you can see, we have already got her hard at work and she has just completed her Rescue Course.

Welcome Lynn xx

Our first Divemaster Trainee for High Season

2011-09-29T07:10:00.000-07:00

We 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.

Come and join us this year!

2011-09-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

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.

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.

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.

Hope to see you this High Season

Mellisa x

Make the ocean your office!

2011-07-22T07:26:00.000-07:00

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?

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.

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.

Karolina found her instructor course particularly stressful!

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!

If you are interested or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, blueplanetdivers@gmail.com

Hope to see you soon

Mellisa x

Our PADI Divemaster Internship

2011-07-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

Blue 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.

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).

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.

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.

Are you joining us this year?

2011-06-30T18:53:00.000-07:00

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.

If this is something you are interested in doing, then contact me, Mellisa for more information contact us on blueplanetdivers@gmail.com

We are particularly looking for French or Swedish speaking Divemaster Trainees.

Change your life, Go Pro

2011-06-23T01:42:00.000-07:00

Next 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!"

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.

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.

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!

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.

If you would like to know more, please contact us at blueplanetdivers.net

Look forward to seeing you real soon!

Mellisa and the Blue Planet Crew x

The April IDC

2011-06-23T00:28:00.000-07:00

April, saw 3 of our very own Divemaster Trainees, start and complete their Instructor Courses.

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!

March IDC

2011-06-23T00:18:00.000-07:00

Luke, Cody and Paul easily finished their IDC's and IE's and so Blue Planet Divers felt the need to party!