Start your professional scuba career with the 1-month Divemaster Internship in Playas del Coco — one of the highest-rated dive leadership programs in the industry.
Rich Coast Diving offers a supportive, hands-on internship designed to prepare you for work as a dive professional while you live and dive in paradise.
During your internship, you’ll gain real-world experience assisting on dive trips and courses, participate in professional workshops, and enjoy unlimited diving as you build confidence and career skills.
To enroll in our Divemaster program, candidates must:
Be at least 18 years old
Have logged a minimum of 40 open water dives
Hold Diver Stress & Rescue and React Right certifications (or equivalent)
Be certified in Deep Diving, Navigation, and Night & Limited Visibility from a recognized agency
Provide medical clearance for diving from a physician within the last 12 months
If you don’t yet meet all the certification requirements for the one-month program, we’ve got you covered.
You can choose to add:
Specialty Package Add-On
Includes Deep Diving, Navigation, and Night & Limited Visibility specialties.
Pro Prep Week Add-On
Includes Diver Stress & Rescue, React Right, Perfect Buoyancy, Deep Diving, Navigation, and Night & Limited Visibility.
(Please note: this option requires one additional week prior to starting the Divemaster program.)
We’re happy to guide you on the best pathway depending on your current certification level and timeline.
Hands-on divemaster training & workshops
Science of Diving
Certifications upon completion of the course requirements
With one of our experienced instructor
Upon completion of the course requirements
Workshops
Pool / Open Water
Dive briefing, Customer service & sales
Available in the MySSI app / platform
and career support
Active status dive professional status required before participating in the ITC
Accommodation available on request at the Divemaster Intern house
and personal expenses
and certifications
and personal mandatory equipment
We are a Dive Center in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. We offer Costa Rica's best Scuba diving, Snorkeling tours, Diving courses, Tours & Accommodation packages.
Looking for a career in Scuba Diving?
We are Costa Rica's first and oldest Career Center and we teach the full range of (Professional) Training Courses, Divemaster Internships and Instructor Courses.
Are you looking for Dive or Snorkel Gear? We are authorized distributor and dealer for Cressi, Mares and ScubaPro.
