The dive internship equipment package concepts have been designed to recognise that a dive professional should have their own set of diving equipment.
Their ‘tools of the trade’ if you will.
When you have passed a Divemaster course or PADI IDC, then you are a professional diver. This is a career.
It would be unreasonable to expect you to be a professional footballer without a pair of boots, so the same principle should apply to diving.
The internship dive equipment packages have been put together not just for our interns to save on price (although that is important).
As a professional diver you are expected to be a role model diver. Your students and divers should look at the equipment you wear. They should think you look professional. They should want to emulate you.
If you are wearing the same rental gear as them, it does not give you much scope for dive equipment sales (a potential revenue source for a dive pro).
As such even the basic dive internship equipment package is not all equipment used for rental, but rather upgrades that will set you aside as someone who should be taken seriously.
All of the dive internship equipment packages come from top scuba diving equipment manufacturers including Apeks Aqualung, Beaver Sports, Oceanic, Hollis, Scubapro, Suunto and Shearwater.
Dive Internship Equipment Package 1
BCD- Oceanic- Biolite or Ocean Pro
Regulator- 1st Stage/2nd Stage/Octo Oceanic- Alpha 8
Gauges, Compass, and Dive Computer– Oceanic- Veo 4.0 Navcon
Mask- Oceanic- Shadow
Snorkel– Oceanic-Ultra SD
Fins- Oceanic- Viper 2 Full foot
Reel- Beaver – 30m Finger
SMB- Beaver – with Valve
Slate- Beaver
Wetsuit- Ocean Tribe Deep Blue 3mm Shorty
This is the basic package included with dive internship packages
For purchase as a PADI Divemaster Course or PADI IDC Candiate special price is
$1399
 Equipment Package 2
BCD- Scubapro- Hydros Pro
Regulator- Scubapro- MK11/C370
Gauges– Scubapro- Compact 2
Compass– Beaver Sports- Wrist Compass
Dive Computer– Scubapro – A1
Mask- Scubapro – Solo
Snorkel– Scubapro – Spectra
Fins- Scubapro- Go Travel
Reel- Beaver – 30m Finger
SMB- Beaver – with Valve
Slate- Beaver
Wetsuit- Ocean Tribe Deep Blue 3mm Shorty
Boots- Deep Blue
To upgrade the internship package the cost is
$500
For purchase as a PADI Divemaster Course or PADI IDC Candiate special price is
$1899
