Two Fish Go Pro Philosophy

Our philosophy on all Go Pro Divemaster courses is to make you a highly qualified dive professional and not just a certified professional. You will be encouraged to learn much more than just the basics, and you will be expected to dive safely with respect to both customers and marine life. We are a busy dive center with many fun divers, and you will also be expected to interact with our guests in a professional manner.

Each of our PADI Divemaster programs are all inclusive so you do not have to pay anything other than the listed price. This includes all the PADI training materials required to complete the course, airport and resort transfers, accommodation, diving fees, unlimited diving and Intro to TEC diving. In addition to these, our PADI Divemaster internships include a LOT more, please browse our PADI Divemaster programs below for more information.

1. Standard PADI Divemaster course

Our standard PADI Divemaster course is an intensive 14-day course. The course can be done over 3weeks, this means you can have more fun diving in both Bunaken & Lembeh and you we'll give you a great price on fun diving.

2. Divemaster Internships

PADI Divemaster Internship course - an internship over 4 weeks, intended for those who already have the 40 logged dives that are a pre-requisite for starting the DM course.

PADI Divemaster Internship Deluxe - an internship over 6weeks that includes the DM course and 5 x specialities (nitrox, deep, wreck, night, underwater naturalist/fish id). Intended for those who do not yet have the 40 logged dives that are a pre-requisite for starting the DM course, OR for those who want to get more experience & confidence.

PADI Divemaster Eco-Internship - an internship over 6weeks with an emphasis on conservation, it includes the DM course and 5 x specialities (coral reef conservation, underwater naturalist, fish id, shark conservation, and another of your choice). With the emphasis on conservation you will also be involved on our conservation activities that we have at both resorts, these include Shark Guardian presentations, Fish identification presentations, Coral watch data collecting & reporting, etc.

3. Divemaster & Instructor Internships

Our Hero-to-zero takes you from PADI Avanced Diver to Instructor over 12 weeks

COMBO – our PADI Divemaster internships are run over both Bunaken & Lembeh resorts, so you get to experience two of the top dive locations of North Sulawesi and Indonesia!

CONSERVATION – we believe that conservation is a very important part of being a dive professional, and all our PADI Divemaster internships include workshops for organizing Project AWARE programs and Shark Guardian programs.

DM Online Option - do the DM Theory with PADI eLearning

It is recommended that candidates do the DM theory on-line via eLearning. This would cost an extra US$200 but then this would shorten the course, allowing students some fun dives or more DM practice. Please email for more details.

Add-ons to all DM Courses

The following can be added to each of these programs:

• Rescue & EFR - 6nts/5 days - €379
  The EFR/First Aid and Rescue Diver courses, including manuals & certifications.
• Assistant Instructor Course - 3/4 days - €400
  Undertake half the Instructor Course outside the rigid structure of the IDC - find out more.
• Instructor course (IDC) - 10-14days - EUR810
  IDC Discount - get a 10% discount on the 10-day IDC if you do the DM course with us! (normal price EUR900)
  See full IDC price list.

Why choose Two Fish for your Divemaster Course

We think that we are different from other dive centers:

• Great diving & staff

You will be on a tropical island and will have a full island experience: interacting with the local staff to get what you need (eg tanks loaded on boats), learning some of the language, helping to deal with guest and courses, doing lots of diving, and doing your PADI courses to a very high & professional level. Its great to do the Divemaster course here, but be warned as you will definitely be spoilt - there is no other diving like this in the world!

• Experienced mentors

Unlike your previous courses, the Divemaster course relies on mentoring and you will develop a strong mentor-type relationship with your instructor. This is why all our DM & Instructor mentors are at least qualified as Staff Instructors - this means that they have already taught many DM & Instructor courses and therefore have the necessary experience to give you a very high quality course.

We have 2 Staff Instructors on staff and an award-winning "Gold" Course Director that share the mentoring of the internship candidates. We also have 2 other instructors on staff that will help with some of your training, you will therefore be exposed to some different styles of instructors and this is another great benefit.

We also have a 50% ratio of male/female instructors, and this adds another very interesting dimension to doing internships with us.

• No Cheap Labour for Divemasters

We do not use our Divemaster candidates as cheap labour as they do in some other shops, where you work in the dive shop and do the minimum number of dives. One of our strengths is the number of entry-level and advanced courses that we run, and we regularly use our Divemaster candidates on these where possible.

We even try and use our Divemaster candidates when possible to help our guides with the guests so that you can get some experience with looking after certified guests underwater as well as on the land. Our benefit is that we can provide a better level of service for our diving customers.

• Two Locations

The Divemaster courses are run at both of our locations. We also try and run parts of the Divemaster Internship courses at each location, this means that over your internship you will experience two of the best diving locations in indonesia - the award-winning reefs of Bunaken and the muck diving capital of the world in Lembeh.

DM Course Prerequisites

To qualify to enter the PADI Divemaster course, an individual must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. A qualifying certification is defined as proof of certification beyond entr y level, and proof of 20 or more logged dives documenting experience in deep diving and under water navigation.

2. Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. A qualifying certification is defined as proof of certification in diving rescue from a training organization other than PADI.

3. Have completed and logged at least 40 dives as documented by the individual’s personal log book. With our Full internship course you need to have completed & logged at least 20 dives, you will complete the specialities first and then start the DM course when you have reached 40 dives.

4. Be at least 18 years old at the start of PADI Divemaster training.

5. Submit, to the instructor, medical clearance for diving signed by a physician, attesting that you are “fit to dive”. The medical clearance must be current within the previous 12 months. The physician signing the form cannot be the individual.

6. Submit proof of Emergency First Response Primar y Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) training (or other qualifying CPR/first aid training) within the last 24 months.