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Originally Posted by smallbird

Hi!

I took my open water course along with my friends in the early 90's, two of us decided to pursue farther and took all the necessary trainings to become a dive master, both of them invested their own money for equipment and trainings (open-advance-rescue ....dm). True enough they became very good dive masters and eventually employed with the most lucrative resort in Northern Palawan, the other one in an upscale hotel in Mactan. For a few years, I heard only good things (how I envied them every time they tell their underwater encounters) since then we seldom met because I haven't been diving since I underwent a major medical procedure.

Sometime early 2004, we had a reunion and I found out that either of them are no longer working as a dive master - they both burned out. Fed up with baby sitting their guests, trouble shooting, speaking in English (all the time) etc. Rhoody is right, to be a divemaster, your mindset and lifestyle must really be consistent with what diving demands.

But if you want to pursue to be a divemaster at a minimal expense, I have an idea that may workout but you have to take the first step - be a certified open water diver.

thanks for the advice... how about scuba diving as a hobby?