My Divemaster Training Experience

Matthew Metcalf

04/09/2017

My Divemaster Training Experience

I arrived in Thailand with the idea of traveling for one month like almost all the other tourists. After I was done visiting the north and most of the islands I arrived at Koh Tao. I wanted to stay there for 4 days, just enough time to give a second chance at scuba diving. In the past, I had a bad experience and I was scared to death to try again. I never thought I would do professional-level training from Divemaster to Instructor.

Signing Up For My Divemaster Training!

After meeting a lot of people and shops around the island, I came to Mojo Divers. I met with the owner and manager and talk with them for a little while. I have no idea how they did it but I was feeling already more confident and less scared. So I signed up for my Open Water and Advanced and I was feeling so good that I already had the idea for the Divemaster training.

Koh Tao diving at White Rock — A family on their open water course on Koh Tao

However, it took me two days of my open water course to completely fall in love with diving. He just knew how to make me feel good and confident under the water, he was patient and clear. After the first day of my Advanced, I just ran to the shop to sign up for my divemaster. What was supposed to be 4 days will turn into 5 months. It took me only a couple of days to feel that I was part of the Mojo family.

Diving Life On Koh Tao

All the staff helped me to make a life here. For instance, they helped me to find a place to stay, a scooter, the good and cheap restaurants around, and all I should know about the island. One month and a half to complete my Divemaster training, one month and a half of joy under the water and on land. I had the chance to dive with all the instructors and mostly Lisa, who was training me.

Getting about Koh Tao by taxi boat — A Koh Tao taxi boat bringing divers to the main boat

They taught me everything they knew, taught me how to be better underwater, and above all to make me become the professional diver that I am today. All the techniques, how confident I am under the water, and the tips that I know today are because of them. The experience that I had with Mojo is just indescribable and I have no regrets about changing my plans. When I was done with my training they gave me a chance to prove myself as a divemaster with a 2-week trial, after these 2 weeks they give me a full-time job and I was so happy to continue my adventure with them.

My Divemaster Training Experience

After more than 200 dives, one divemaster in scuba diving, one open water in freediving, and some friendships that I will never forget, I left Thailand for a new adventure. But I’m giving a big part of my heart and I have more than ever the desire to continue my career as a dive professional and become an Instructor.

Recommending Mojo Divers

During all this experience, I never felt any regrets for choosing Mojo Divers and it would not have been the same somewhere else. In conclusion, I am more than happy about everything in Mojo and I will recommend this dive center 110% to anyone that wants to try scuba diving, pursue their open water course, or just for fun diving. In addition, safety and customer satisfaction are really important for them and that’s one of the reasons that make them the best dive center.

Koh Tao diving is awesome — A diver at Green Rock

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