Project Laut Conservation Divemaster Internship

The Conservation Divemaster Internship at Project Laut is an intensive, professional training programme designed for divers who want to progress efficiently to Divemaster level while gaining meaningful conservation experience.

We are an award-winning SSI Diamond & Blue Oceans Training Centre and Instructor Training Centre, delivering high-quality training in small groups with a strong focus on competence, responsibility, and environmental awareness.

This programme is designed specifically for divers who don’t have the time to commit to a 2–4 month internship, but who still want to complete their Divemaster training properly - not by simply ticking boxes. Because of the shorter timeframe, the programme is intensive and focused, and it requires a higher level of preparation, motivation, and personal responsibility. Candidates are expected to put in extra effort before and during the programme to ensure they meet SSI professional standards within the limited time available.

Programme Duration

• 4 weeks - for candidates already certified as Rescue Divers & min. 40 logged dives

• 6 weeks - for candidates starting from Advanced Open Water & min 30 logged dives

What’s Included

Professional Divemaster Training

The course includes all required certifications to progress to Divemaster level.

Advanced Open Water → Divemaster pathway includes:

• SSI React Right & SSI Diver Stress & Rescue

• SSI Navigation

• SSI Deep Diving

• SSI Night & Limited Visibility

• SSI Science of Diving

• SSI Divemaster (Non-Active)

Rescue Diver → Divemaster pathway includes:

• SSI Navigation

• SSI Deep Diving

• SSI Night & Limited Visibility

• SSI Science of Diving

• SSI Divemaster (Non-Active)

All certification fees are included – there are no additional course costs.

You can choose one ecology certification to include in your programme:

• SSI Coral Identification or

• SSI Fish Identification

If you’d like to expand your ecological knowledge further, additional ecology courses can be added on site, including:

• SSI Coral Reef Restoration

• SSI Sea Turtle Ecology

• SSI Manta & Ray Ecology

• SSI Shark Ecology

• SSI Nudibranch Ecology

• SSI Marine Invertebrate Ecology

• SSI Marine Mammal Ecology

Diving Schedule & Experience

• 6–8 dives per week, including training dives, workshops, and experience dives

• Regular pool sessions and classroom sessions alongside divemaster training

• Students must reach 60 logged dives by the end of the programme

Minimum Logged Dives to Start

• Starting as Advanced → minimum 30 logged dives

• Starting as Rescue → minimum 40 logged dives