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| SCUBA DIVING AND DIVE RESORT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP ON PULAU TIGA ISLAND |
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This is a Diving internship that includes learning to dive and assisting with the running of a dive centre on the paradise island of Pulau Tiga, the location of TV's "Survivor" Game Show. You'll gain experience of running a water sports centre and, if you are able to stay for a period of three months, have the opportunity to do a total of 60 dives as a prerequisite to the Dive Master Course. You'll assist the Dive Master in taking care of the dive centre, guiding and assisting new learners, handling customers enquiries, customer service and reporting to the Dive Instructor. You can also develop your diving skills by taking several courses – i.e. PADI Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Aid Response, Rescue Diver etc.
WORK CONTENT:
Wet activities: The main activity you will take part in is assisting the Diving Instructor, for example; helping the instructor while conducting diving lessons, supporting and guiding learners, preparing diving gear for lessons, interacting with new learners. You will also be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the diving equipment, and getting the boats and Jet Ski's ready for guests. This is not a conservation project but you may have the opportunity to participate in the following other activities:
These activities are not guided by a marine biologist, so your input will not have any academic value. Instead, these activities provide you with the opportunity to be involved in useful work for the centre whilst practising your diving skills. Some of the activities are quite routine and in some respects similar to underwater gardening (for example, clearing underwater rubbish, collecting and replanting coral fragments, etc.) During each of the above activities you will dive with other volunteers who are on the placement at the same time as you and will not be supervised by a member of staff from the dive centre. During your stay you might encounter days when the weather is not suitable for water activities and therefore dry activities will take place. Once you have gained your PADI Open Water certification you can also proceed with the following courses during your placement: FIRST MONTH: *Open Water Course, Advanced Open Water Course Please note, if you already have a PADI open water qualification then you do not need to take this course but you must take with you your log book and PADI certificate. If you have another type of qualification that is not a recognised PADI then you may have to take a refresher course after your arrival.SECOND MONTH: Emergency First Aid Response Course, Rescue Diver
THIRD MONTH:
Dive Master
Course. This is optional but you need to let us know before commencing your
placement whether you intend to do the Dive Master Course.
In order to do the dive master course you must
have completed at least 60 dives and reached a high level of fitness and a
slow level of air consumption. During this course you will also learn,
amongst other things, about customer service, fish and coral identification,
reef structure and underwater current movement. If you intend to take the
Dive Master Course within a 3 month period then we recommend that you do not
start as a complete beginner – it is advisable for you to have at least the
Open Water PADI qualification when starting the project. |
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WORK SCHEDULE:
“Our two month placement in Pulau Tiga Resort has been a
wonderful experience.
The Divemaster section of the placement ran very smoothly with expert
instruction and guidance from Julius. The Water Sports Team have been great
along with all of the other staff at the resort in welcoming us, integrating
us, and guiding us through our duties and responsibilities along with
providing us great friendship which has made living and working here a
wonderful experience which comes highly recommend to others. During the first week of your placement you will have most of the afternoons off. This is to enable you to acclimatise to the tropical weather and to be familiar with the surrounding environment – i.e. the resort and its facilities. During the rest of the placement you will be required to work 6 days per week. Your day off will not usually be over the weekend as this is when the dive centre is at its busiest. If there are several volunteers doing this placement at the same time then you may be able to arrange some of your days off together. Of your 6 working days you will be expected to spend 3 days doing dry activities and 3 days doing wet activities. You must take your own fins, mask and wet suit (which can be bought locally, if needed) but diving equipment is provided (this includes BCD, regulator and Scuba tanks). This is not a conservation project but there are some elements of conservation based activities that you can become involved with during your stay (see above). There will be a minimum of 2 volunteers on this placement at any one time and each volunteer must spend a minimum of 2 months on this placement. Diving is possible all year round although the weather tends to be stormy between June, July and August. All diving is weather dependant. he resort can accommodate a maximum of 120 people at any one time – it’s peak occupancy period tends to be from April/May to Sept/October when usually it will be at least 70% full. At other times of the year, occupancy can drop to around 20%. During the Low season, you’ll find that the staff have more free time to give 1 to 1 instruction, where as during the high season, you’ll have more exposure to customers but more diving will take place in a group. In order to dive you should take out specialised diving insurance (e.g. Divers Alert Network www.daneurope.org
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
South East Asia and the fascinating Malaysian culture.
Lots of new skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
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Pulau Tiga Resort is privately run and has chalets for guests set in a
beautiful and quite exotic environment, befitting this beautiful country! There are lovely walkways that run between the accommodation and the various
facilities at the resort, surrounded by colourful local flora.
The Resorts' range of facilities is good (see below), but focuses mainly on diving and water-sports, including a jetty set into the tropical beach. Traditional Longhouse: While on your project, you'll stay in a Malaysian longhouse, where you'll get to experience a taste of living in a traditional style. The Longhouse is traditional in style only - it is a modern facility with a lovely wooden verandah giving beautiful views and is nestled under trees.The facilities are comfortable, clean and very tropical. You will share your accommodation with other Travellers volunteers with a maximum of three volunteers per room. Food: Your meals will consist of local cuisine and are provided in the Resort's Restaurant. Meals are taken in the form of a buffet, served daily and usually including two main courses (these are usually a choice or combination of chicken, meat or fish), with local vegetables and salads, followed by fruit. In the very quiet part of Low Season, there may occasionally be no guests at the Resort. At such times you'll take your meals in the staff canteen. Tea, Coffee and Juice is available all day.Facilities: Pulau Tiga Resort is fairly well equipped in terms of other facilities and these currently include:
There are also many trails through the undergrowth that you can explore easily and are well worth the effort. One of the features of the island are the several active mud volcanoes can be found around the island, especially at the summit. Here you can cover yourself in volcanic mud for a natural skin cleansing treatment! These are well worth visiting for the view as well as the volcanoes.
There is a
30 minute boat service from Kuala Penyu to Pulau Tiga which runs twice
daily, so you can get on and off the island if needed. In Kuala Penyu there
is a hospital, police station, coffee shop, post office, internet connection
and some other small shops. There is no nightlife but this can be found in
Kota Kinabalu, around 3 hours away by car.
This is a remote island - you can stay in touch with
home via Satellite phone or local Sim card, however, there is no
internet connection on the island and access to internet off the island
can be intermittent. We suggest that you prepare yourself for a remote
experience.
TRAVEL:
Support & Backup:
To read about the excellent Support
& Backup we provide before you leave and during
your programme,
please click here. |
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