Divemaster Internship in Cozumel

This is the fun part of your Cozumel Divemaster Internship. We go out and dive and practice the skills we learn in the classroom and confined water. Sessions include:

• Water Fitness
• Snorkeling
• Open Water Scuba Diver
• Stress & Rescue
• The Dive Briefing
• Guiding the Dive
• Guiding a Deep or Night Dive
• Introduction to Freediving

Learning about the environment you will work is paramount. Our Divemaster Internship includes the following Ecology certifications:

• Marine Ecology

Our Platinum Divemaster Internship will also earn the following certifications: 

• Fish Identification
• Coral Identification
• Sharks
• Turtles
• Manta & Rays
• Marine Mammal
• Marine Invertebrates

Note: Each Ecology Session is an SSI certification course. These are 8 resume-building certifications included in our internship and not included in our competitors Divemaster Internship! Additinoally, an SSI Divemaster can teach all Ecology classes. You will graduate our internship with the ability to teach (read: earn more income) before becoming a certified scuba instructor. 

We all remember the best part of being a student – field trips! During your Divemaster Internship in Cozumel you will  participate in a number of workshops which include:

• Retail & Selling
• Hyperbaric Chamber
• Environmental Awareness
• Turtles (Seasonal)
• Eagle Rays (Seasonal)
• Fill Station
• Equipment Repair / SSI Equipment Techniques certification

Protect what you love. As part of your Cozumel Divemaster Internship you will participate in and organize local beach clean ups. But Salty Endeavors practices what it teaches.

• Our harbor shop is powered by 100% solar electricty
• All paperwork within the Divecenter is completed digitally. Student paperwork, liability waivers, employee dive logs – no paper at all!
• Blue Oceans participating member
• Reef contributing partner
• I.CareAboutCoral contributing member

Be it refreshing an old skill for you, or learning new skills, your Platinum Divemaster Internship in Cozumel will earn the following certifications:

• Underwater Navigation
• Deep Diver
• Night & Limited Visability
• Perfect Buoyancy
• Enriched Air Nitrox
• React Right
• Stress & Rescue
• Ecology (All)

Our 4-week program has scheduled 7 days off. 

Our 10-week program has scheduled 13 days off.

You can use this to complete up to 4 dives daily, but you are not required to do so. You can use these days off any way you prefer. They can be a great way to explore the topside of Cozumel and the entire Riviera Maya. Or take some continuing educations classes not offered in your internship. 

Our 4-week program includes the following certifications: 

• Divemaster
• Science of Diving
• Equipment Techniques
• Enriched Air Nitrox
• Marine Ecology

Our 10-week program includes all of the above certifications, plus the following additional certifications:

• Underwater Navigation
• Night & Limited Visability
• Perfect Bouyancy
• Deep
• React Right
• Stress & Rescue
• Fish Identification
• Coral Identification
• Turtle Ecology
• Manta & Ray Ecology
• Shark Ecology
• Marine Invertebrates
• Marine Mammals

We feel as a working dive professional it is paramount for you to understand the environment you work in. Your divers will constantly ask you questions about the reefs and animals you see. These classes will prepare you to provide the best customer service possible (read: increased tip money) with educated answers to your diver’s questions.

Furthermore, as an in-status SSI Divemaster, you have the ability to teach all the Ecology classes. By allowing you to teach and process certifications prior to becoming a scuba instructor, this provides you a signficant opportunity to increase your income.

Our 4-week program includes the SSI Marine Ecology program. Our 10-week program adds the remianing 7 SSI Ecolgy programs – Fish, Coral, Turtle, Shark, Rays, Marine Invertebrates, and Marine Mammals.

Yes! As an in-status SSI Divemaster, you have the ability to teach all the Ecology classes. By allowing you to teach and process certifications prior to becoming a scuba instructor, this provides you a signficant opportunity to increase your income.

Yes! Our 4-week internship includes 28 nights lodging, while our 10-week internship provides 70 nights of lodging. 

Lodging is provided at the Salty Endeavors’ Divemaster house only and is subject to availability. Reservations are strongly encouraged. 

Yes! While we prefer to have you in our Divemaster provided housing to facilitate the learning environment, we understand some people may wish to find their own housing. In the event you find your own housing, we will discount you $10 per night from your internship price for any night not used .

Our staff rotates each month who will be the lead mentor for the Divemaster Internship. However, due to days off, sick days, or personal leave, we may substitute any of our instructors for a given session. 

That said, all professional level classes at Salty Endeavors are overseen by Instructor Trainer #61484 Henry Schultz. Henry is the only SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor Trainer located in the Riviera Maya and Quintana Roo, which means no SSI instructor in Eastern Mexico is equally or more qualified than Henry. 

Additionally, Salty Endeavors employs a full time staff of 5 additional instructors, all of whom are Advanced Open Water Instructor or higher. Salty Endeavors has been the leading SSI training center in Cozumel for 6 years in a row, and our highly experienced instructors are the reason why. None of our staff are seasonal help. They all live in Cozumel full time and are legal residents of Mexico with decades of teaching scuba on their resumes. You will not find a more experienced staff. You can meet all our staff at this page. 

Salty Endeavors employs the “Cozumel Hall of Fame” Divemasters. None of our Divemasters have less than 25 years professional diving experience in Cozumel. When it comes time for you to jump on our boats and learn from the Divemaster, you will literally be learning from working legends. Over 15,000 professional dives each! No where in the world can match our team’s experience. You can not purchase that level of knowledge, but you can train underneath the divers with this experience. But only at Salty Endeavors. 

Yes! On your scheduled off days you can register for any of the con-ed classes we offer. 

Yes! We will happily switch you to any of our other con-ed classes. Additional fees may apply pending which class(es) you choose. Please contact us for further details. 

Yes! We can refund our expenses for any continuing education you already have and do not need from our internships. Please contact us for further details. 

Basically only your living expeneses. You will need to provide your own transportation, food, toiletries, and entertainment. 

We suggest all payments be completed using the following free payment services:
• Zelle ( letsgodiving@saltyendeavors.com ) – Already integrated with most USA bank’s online banking
• Venmo ( @SaltyEndeavors ) – last 4 digits of phone number are 1396
• CashApp ( $SaltyEndeavors )
• Revolut ( https://revolut.me/saltyendeavors )
• Cash (when in Cozumel). US Dollars preferred but Mexican Peso accepted at that day’s currency conversation rate.

Please also note we use Venmo as a fee-free payment service. If you elect to pay a payment protection fee, this fee is YOUR responsibility. Your invoice will be credited with the amount we recieve, and you will be billed for the remaining balance.

However, we can process online payments using the following payment providers, with associated fees:
• Bank-to-bank transfer (add a 1% processing fee – maximum of $10)
• Visa, MasterCard, or Discover (add 3.5% to payment for processing fees)
• PayPal (add 3.5% to payment for processing fees). Please note as we are a business account we are unable to accept PayPal Friends & Family.

We require a $250 non-refundable deposit to enroll in our Divemaster program. This will unlock your eLearning, which you keep even if you cancel your reservation. 

The remainder of the balance must be paid in full 24 hours prior to your start date. 

No. The deposit is non-refundable as it essentially purchases your SSI eLearning materials, which is not refundable from SSI or Salty Endeavors. Once your remaining balance is paid (24 hours prior to day one), no refund is offered for missed days or cancelled classes. In the event you need to leave for an emergency of any sort, we can reschedule missed days for future classes.

No. There are very specific objectives which must be met in order for you to earn your Divemaster certification. Failure to meet any objective is cause for not processing a certification. Our dedicated dive staff will work with you as much as needed to improve your dive skills, but tuition paid does not equal a right to certification.