Career in SCUBA: How to Become a Dive Instructor and be Successful
 

​​If you are ready to get serious about SCUBA diving as a career choice, let this book be a fast-pass through some of the mental, motivational and administrative obstacles that many of us have had to overcome when becoming a diving professional.

This book covers everything you need to know to turn your life around and to start teaching SCUBA diving professionally. Some of the chapters include:
 

1. 1. 7 Habits of a Successful Dive Instructor

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   2. Getting Your Life Sorted
   
   3. Training Agencies, Dive Centers and Equipment

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   4. Writing a Good Scuba Resume and Social Media

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   5. How to Land Your Dream Job

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   6. Common Mistakes on the Job

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   7. Safeguard Your Future – Visa, Insurance and Retirement

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   8. Finding Your Niche

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   9. Becoming an Industry Leader

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10. 10. Advice and Stories from the Pros
    
     

About the author
 

Nick Derutter is a multi award winning PADI™ Platinum Course Director. He has trained hundreds of diving instructors and thousands of recreational divers worldwide.

 

He runs Instructor Development programs in The Americas and Europe, is a Tec Trimix instructor, hyperbaric chamber operator and Diveheart™ Adaptive SCUBA Instructor Trainer. Besides teaching SCUBA divers and instructors, he runs a successful online dive store called Dive SAGA™, an online diving magazine and a diving media business.