How much is the salary for Open Water Scuba Instruct?
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It depends where you're going to work, and what kind of employment package you get. From personal experience of working in the Red Sea, Dominican Republic, Cyprus and Australia, what you get is what you agree with your employer!\n\nThe best deal I ever got was with Extra Divers in Makadi Bay (Egypt) - we got a starting salary of Euro520 per month (going up to 600 after two months, 800 after one year), plus commissions based on how many certifications the dive centre issued per month (worth between Euro500-1000, depending on the season - it was a busy centre!), plus accommodation, plus two meals a day from the staff kitchen (although the food wasn't that good!)\n\nThe worst was probably the Dominican Republic, where the boss was an ***hole, and tried to pay us in Dominican Pesos (which lost one third of their value in the six months I was there). Salary was worth about US$350 per month (before devaluation!), commissions were a joke, accommodation was provided, but we had to eat in the hotel staff canteen for lunch, which was awful, AND the diving conditions were not that good either!\n\nFew tips if you're working in the Third world: first, make sure you'll get paid in hard currency (US$, Euro, or GBP) - for sure the boss is taking hard currency payments from the guests! Secondly, buy a return ticket good for at least the first three months - that way you've got an exit if you need it. Thirdly, check out diving websites where your prospective dive centre is rated, ideally by both guests and staff - but if the guests weren't happy with the service, that tells you the staff aren't happy working there
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Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
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I would take three approaches:\na)  Search on the internet for PADI, SSI, NAUI and NASDS.\nb)  I would serach for scuba sites on the web (such as scuba Board)\nc) I would go in person to one or more local dive shops and talk to them.\n\nGood luck!
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Starting at 27-30K in Florida.\nhttp://www.fpratreasurecoast.com/jobbank.php
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i did a whole project thing on this and researched some prices so i'll try to help out. off common knowledge, i think the swimming clubs there are ok with bathsuits because at least in Oman which is where i lived there was an expat place to swim and where normal clothes. be respectful still though like no tank tops or high shorts. i found a price of $4135/ month for a 3 bedroom apartment if it helps. this is dollars too and i'm not sure of the exchange rate. and back the clubs thing, i would suggest you take advantage of the scuba diving. well anyway, i hope i have helped
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YMCA's sometimes have scuba certification classes.  Also check with a local sporting goods store they might know where to get a cert. or try the good 'ol yellow pages
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Probably $35-40,000. I think its a great job, I suggested it to my husband. You get great experience at the job and can move up.
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There are a few kinds of international diving certificates. One of these systems is by the Australian PADI institute.\nIn the PADI system, you can do a 4 day course for an Open Water certificate. With this, any diving center in the world will let you dive with them for a fun dive. It's proof that you know the basics and have done a few dives to a depth of 18 meters. The second level, after another 4 day course (book knowledge and practice dives) is Advanced Open Water. In advanced open water, you've practiced a dive to 30 meters, a night time dive, and simple under water navigation. The PADI system offers several more courses and specializations after that.
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If you are looking at the minimum requirement, then the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) standard is as follows:\n\n(2) Physical Conditioning and Watermanship Evaluation. The student shall effectively demonstrate basic watermanship ability by performing, to an instructor, the watermanship evaluation required by a training organization. This watermanship evaluation shall include either: a) continuous 200 yard (183 metre) surface distance swim and a 10 minute survival swim/float without the use of mask, fins, snorkel or of other swimming aids; b) 300 yard swim using mask, fins and snorkel, and a 10 minute survival swim/float without mask, fins, snorkel or other swimming aid. If an exposure suit is used, the wearer must be neutrally buoyant at the surface.\n\nThe major scuba training agencies in the US (PADI, SSI, NAUI, YMCA, PDIC, etc) are part of RSTC and must meet this requirement.  The individual agencies' requirements may be more rigorous though.\n\nIf you are concerned about the swimming requirements, then you should consider taking swimming lessons.  Learning proper kicking techniques will make you efficient in the water and you will use less energy, use less air, and be safer.  Ultimately, you will have longer, more enjoyable dives.
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Obviously not including CA, NY or some other crazy economy i would say anywhere from 35k starting out with min certs up to 110k plus if someone sucks up for long enough.
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Between $75,000 and $150,000 depending on geographical area, responsibility, duties and experience.
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Yes, commercial oilfield divers regularly work at that depth and deeper. It has become fashionable for amatuer scuba divers to exceed 300' also, though the equipment and minimal back-up they have make this a risky enterprise.\n\nRight now, as you read this there will be an oilfield diver working offshore Brazil in 1,400... yes 1,400 feet of water!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_equipment
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Many people have done it. No, you don't need to own a PADI shop in any way. Two good examples of this type of operation, near me, are the Kirkfield Quarry and Innerkip Quarry. Innerkip has a small dive shop (basics) whereas Kirkfield has nothing at all but a parking lot.\n It ought to be safe and diver friendly, and be at least 30 ft in depth. That helps with diver training. Having neat stuff to look at helps as well, like cleaned, sunken vehicles, interactive diver attractions such as message boards, movable sculptures, etc.\n You'll be responsible for dealing with Diver liability. You'll need the appropriate release forms and insurance coverage.\n Here's a link to the features at Innerkip  http://www.scubaont.com/magazine/locations/quarrys/innerkip/default.htm\n and here's one to Kirkfield  http://www.scubaq.ca/ontarioscubadiving/kirkfield.htm\n Just to point out the different features that both have. As you can see from Kirkfield, it's just a quarry that is limited to divers only. No fishing allowed. The guy makes a decent buck on Toronto area training centres and buddy divers.\n It's all going to boil down to land ownership and zoning, business regulations where you are and liability.
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Depends if you want to come up again or not. It's not swimming down that's the problem.\n\nIf you're not bothered about coming up, you should dive over the Marianas Trench which reaches 10,911m down (not sure how accuracy to a metre is guaranteed!).\n\nFree diving has various categories and records, but the absolute maximum at the moment is held by Austrian diver Herbert Nitsch. On 2 October 2005 he dived to a depth of 172 m (564 feet).\n\nCurrently, the world record for scuba diving is just over 1000ft.  On June 13, 2005 Nuno Gomes, a 52-year-old civil engineer from South Africa, descended to a depth of 1,044 feet in the Red Sea. May be a later record now. I find it amazing how little depth we can go to when you imagine how small a 1000ft hill really is, about a 100 storey building.
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Any scuba school will typically start you off in some shallow enclosed water, usually a pool.  So beginning instruction can be done anywhere in the world in winter, since you'll likely be in an indoor pool anyway. :)
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I can start you at $9.50 an hour.\n\nProve yourself and it goes up.