Key Largo is a great place to develop as a dive professional. Most of our diving is done from boats, giving you plenty of experience learning the ropes of boat diving, preparing for trips, working with divers, and understanding how a professional dive crew operates.
With dozens of reef and wreck sites, you’ll also have opportunities to sharpen your underwater navigation and learn how to guide divers in different environments and conditions.
And with diving and PADI training happening year-round, there’s no shortage of opportunities to assist with courses, work with divers of different experience levels, and put your Divemaster training into practice.
Your PADI Divemaster training combines dive theory, independent study, water skills, and hands-on experience. You’ll work on your stamina and diving skills while learning how to organize dive activities, supervise other divers, solve problems, and manage risk in a professional diving environment.
A big part of becoming a Divemaster is learning to see the bigger picture. You’ll develop stronger situational awareness, learn to recognize potential problems before they escalate, evaluate diving conditions, assist other divers, and understand the responsibilities that come with being a dive professional.
You’ll put these skills into practice through hands-on training exercises and experience working alongside Sail Fish Scuba's dive professionals. Along the way, you’ll spend plenty of time in the water, meet other divers who share your love of the ocean, and begin experiencing diving from the professional side.
Complete your PADI Divemaster training with Sail Fish Scuba in Key Largo through an immersive one-week program. Build the leadership skills, dive knowledge, professional judgment, and hands-on experience you need to take your first step as a dive professional.
The PADI Divemaster course is intensive training program with a lot packed into one week. Before booking, we recommend calling the shop so we can review the course prerequisites with you, confirm you meet the requirements, and make sure you’re prepared to begin your Divemaster training.
If you have more time to spend in Key Largo, our Divemaster Internship offers a more immersive path toward becoming a dive professional.
Offered year-round, the internship gives you more time in the water, experience on the dive boat, and broader exposure to the day-to-day operations of a working dive center. You’ll train alongside our instructors, captains, and dive professionals while developing your diving and professional skills.
The internship is also an option for divers still working toward the Divemaster prerequisites. If you arrive with 30 logged dives, for example, we can help you build the experience needed to begin your PADI Divemaster training.
PADI Divemaster eLearning and application fees are not included. Housing is also not provided as part of the internship, but we do offer help looking around for accommodations for you.
All internship participants are required to enroll in an approved drug and alcohol testing consortium .
Past Sail Fish Scuba interns have gone on to log 100–200+ dives while using their Divemaster experience to build leadership skills, pursue opportunities both within and outside the dive industry, and become more involved in ocean conservation.
For students, the internship can also provide meaningful experience to draw from when applying to college or pursuing future opportunities in marine science, conservation, diving, and other ocean-related fields.
Sail Fish Scuba is an owner-operated PADI 5-Star Dive Center in Key Largo offering small guided scuba diving tours, twice-daily dive trips, snorkeling, PADI courses, and private charters.
With an in-water guide included on every recreational dive and complimentary underwater photography, we keep the experience personal with small groups, attentive service, and more focus on the divers than the crowds.
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