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Our IDC at DJL

By , 27 May, 2012, No Comment

The first time we came to Thailand we fell in love with it and it’s been an on and off affair ever since. With our backpacking days a bit behind us and both working long hours in the catering industry, we decided we wanted to rekindle and re-live life on a little, tropical, Thai island, even if it was only for 2 weeks – and so the the first time I came to Koh Tao it was for a fortnight’s diving holiday to get away from it all and spend some time with the fish.

Well that was enough time to turn our worlds upside down and we couldn’t get this place out of our heads. A new thought surfaced – why couldn’t we dive for a living? Imagine getting paid to go diving instead of paying for it; the prospect of travellng and working in beautiful places, meeting new people, making new friends and diving every day sounds too good to be true. Decision made, we headed back to Koh Tao and to Davy Jones’ Locker Diving for a Divemaster internship. It was so much fun and the instructors and all the staff are great (not to mention the pool parties and the DJL bar).

We had obligations in the UK and so had to leave Koh Tao after our Divemaster course, but we still had the diving dream in our heads. We worked in Europe last Summer as DMs and started thinking about our next move. Naturally the next step for us was to become PADI Instructors. When you search online, the choices of where to do your IDC are seemingly infinite. For us it was an obvious decision; we love Koh Tao and DJL. We’re so happy to be back and to have just qualified as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.. Yay! It’s such an amazing feeling. The IDC here prepared us really well for the IE and we’re so grateful to Pete, our course director, for all his help, support and guidance.  Before we arrived for the IDC we were e-mailed with dive theory prep so we could get a head start which was a big help.  The course itself felt very personal and catered to us as individuals; here you are not just another candidate. We’re grateful too to all the DJL instructors who were always willing to help and advise us whenever we asked during the course.

We’re still continuing our education at DJL Diving and can’t wait to teach our first courses and share the underwater world with some new Open Water divers.

Claire and Henry

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FREE DIVEMASTER COMPETITION 2012

By , 25 May, 2012, No Comment

Time is running out to register for DJL’s annual ‘Free Thailand Divemaster’ competition. All people who wish to start a Divemaster Internship with DJL Koh Tao between 1st July – 30th August 2012 will have the chance of winning it for free. Also two runners up get a 15% discount!

The warm waters, tropical fish, colorful reefs and white sandy beaches have made Koh Tao one of the best places in the world to learn to dive. Adding to this Thailand offers cheaper diving courses than anywhere else.

So become a professional diver today and work all round the globe in some of the worlds most exotic and unique places. No previous diving experience is needed and most importantly there is no obligation to work for us for free, like with most’ free Divemaster Internships’.

1st PRIZE: Free PADI Courses from Open Water to Divemaster (worth 54,000 baht!)

2nd PRIZE: 15% discount off PADI courses from Open Water to Divemaster (worth 9,000 baht!)

BOOK BY: 30th August 2012

START BETWEEN: July 2012-August 2012

The draw will be held at DJL Pool Bar on the 31st of August 2012.
If you are already a qualified diver when you start your internship you could win the value of the courses you book. You must have paid for your Internship in full by 30th August 2012 to be entered into the prize draw.
For more information on Divemaster Internships at Davy Jones Locker or to book your internship place, please email us at info@davyjoneslocker.asia

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DJL gives away 55,400THB in PADI courses!

By , 5 September, 2011, 3 Comments

Brian celebrates winning 1st prize

This years annual Divemaster giveaway saw winner Brian bagging 46,000 baht worth of PADI dive courses. Brian won his Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Responder, Rescue Diver & Divemaster Courses for free in DJL’s annual competition. Congratulations Brian!

The two lucky runners up were Callum & Lucy. Callum won 15% of his Divemaste course (worth 3,750 baht) while Lucy won 15% of her EFR, Rescue & Divemaster course worth (5,650 baht).

Needless to say the celebratory drinks were flowing on the night of the draw. Thanks to Brian for his generous contribution behind the bar, allowing his 10 fellow candidates to help him celebrate in style.

You will be pleased to know that we are already taking bookings for Divemasters in 2012. Anyone who wishes to start a Divemaster Internship between 1st July & 30th August 2012 has a chance of winning it for free and 2 runners-up also get a discount on their Divemaster course. There is no obligation to work for us for free after like with most other free Divemaster Internships. Next year’s draw will be held on the 31st of August at DJL Koh Tao, we hope to see you there!

Runner-Up Callum wins 3,750 baht

Runner-Up Lucy takes home 5,650 baht

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Divemaster Trainee to Full-Time Divemaster

By , 15 August, 2011, 1 Comment

Andy enjoying his new job at DJL Diving

I started my divemaster trainee internship in March after doing my advanced and rescue courses at DJL. I really enjoyed my internship because it allowed me to really become a great diver and to experience what it would be like working as a divemaster. I was assisting on courses with the instructors, helping the divemasters with customers and of course fun diving with the other DMT’s. The amount of diving I did over a couple of months was unbelievable, and finished my internship with over 100 dives on Koh Tao.
During my internship I took the opportunity to expand my skills by doing courses that weren’t included in the dive master programme, such as the PADI 02 provider, Aqualung technician course and discover scuba dive leader. These extra courses showed me that the divemaster programme is just the start of my professional education.
After spending two and a half months doing my divemaster internship, and spending a little extra time getting additional qualifications, I left Koh Tao for a visit at home. Two weeks later I’m back on Koh Tao and working as a full-time divemaster at DJL. I love working as a divemaster, and after doing the internship and now working as a full time divemaster I cant imagine doing anything else. I know I still have a lot to learn but that’s why DJL is great, all the staff love diving and are always keen to pass on the knowledge they have.
Andy Cartledge

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DJL Minigolf evening

By , 14 July, 2011, No Comment

This week at DJL we decided to have mini-golf tournament with the instructors and staff taking on the divemaster trainees and a few of the days students. We all met for a few pre-round beverages after the days diving before heading down for the DJL Koh Tao open. It was a close contest with the instructors taking an early lead thanks to Simon ‘Tiger Woods’ Daunt sinking some amazing trick shots and Chris ‘Jack Nicklaus’ Smith with a hotly disputed hole in one early on. The divemasters then got into the swing of things (or maybe the beers were telling on the instructors) and hit back with some fine work from Niral ‘Happy Gilmore’ Patel and Dan ‘Chubs’ Cribben. With the contest in the balance it was left to Sonja ‘Shooter McGavin’ Geier to sink the winning shot for the instructors. We then headed back to the DJL pool bar where we disputed some of the decisions left on the course and how Si’s club head ‘fell’ off after a missed shot. Needless to say we all had a cracking time and the DMT’s challenging us to a re-match shortly.

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