Cheapest place in Europe for PADI divemaster

Hi,
I was wondering if somebody can give me an idea about the cheapest(how much
should I expect to pay..) place in Europe/Eastern Europe/Turkey to get my
PADI Divemaster certificate.
I am really short on the money so all I can afford is to somewhere
cheap..even though is not very nice:)

your help is apreciated,
m.

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:02:38 GMT, oneone <nope@nope.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>I was wondering if somebody can give me an idea about the cheapest(how much
>should I expect to pay..) place in Europe/Eastern Europe/Turkey to get my
>PADI Divemaster certificate.
>I am really short on the money so all I can afford is to somewhere
>cheap..even though is not very nice:)
>
>your help is apreciated,
>m.

Why, pray tell, do you want to be a DM? Is it for the money and
glory? Maybe you want to become an instructor and become filthy rich.

If you're really set on becoming a DM (regardless of agency), do it
the right way and work through your local dive shop. You'll have to
work with them anyways, unless you really are set on getting a
starvation wages job at a resort.

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

"oneone" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
news:yoajc.264447$oR5.216780@pd7tw3no...
> Hi,
> I was wondering if somebody can give me an idea about the cheapest(how
much
> should I expect to pay..) place in Europe/Eastern Europe/Turkey to get my
> PADI Divemaster certificate.
> I am really short on the money so all I can afford is to somewhere
> cheap..even though is not very nice:)
>
> your help is apreciated,
> m.

This is definitely the guy I'd want working on my boat..

If you're in a business, your business model might not be to be the
"best" but to be priced right. McDonalds and Starbucks and Microsoft
aren'te the best, but they make billions of dollars. In my specialty,
Harvard and Yale are the best, but most doctors went someplace else and
do a very good job.

Your friend might check out some of the dive operations in Thailand. It
might be cheap enough so that even with airfare, it is cheaper than
Europe. The other question is where you want to DM or instruct. You
might check out what they look for. You might be able to trade some
classes taken for working in the shop.



Jammer Six wrote:
> In article <CVejc.266117$Ig.192045@pd7tw2no>, noneyet <nope@nope.com>
> wrote:
>
> € So indeed, if you know of a good diving company in those countries
> € ..respond, otherwise hold on your horses for something else.
>
> None of the good diving companies are PADI, although PADI is definitely
> the cheapest.
>
> Sometimes, their the least expensive, too.
>
> Coffee, boy, black, hot and now!
>

"DrYak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:jfijc.370$NZ4.117@lakeread05...

> If you're in a business, your business model might not be to be the
> "best" but to be priced right. McDonalds and Starbucks and Microsoft
> aren'te the best, but they make billions of dollars. In my specialty,
> Harvard and Yale are the best, but most doctors went someplace else and
> do a very good job.
>
> Your friend might check out some of the dive operations in Thailand. It
> might be cheap enough so that even with airfare, it is cheaper than
> Europe. The other question is where you want to DM or instruct. You
> might check out what they look for. You might be able to trade some
> classes taken for working in the shop.

What do you call the guy who graduated *last* in medical school?

"Doctor".

No offence meant,

"Dr. Yak" just doesn't fill me with warm and fuzzies.

Not that anything does...

I know the fucker, and I am tired of cleaning up after him.

Jason <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:12:18 +0000, Jon C wrote:
>> This is definitely the guy I'd want working on my boat..
>
>No worse than someone who spent a fortune and did one of those OW to DM in
>6 weeks courses.

Not a very tall bar, is it?

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

There was a guy from Sicily (?) here posting a couple of times offering
the DM cert for free if you came to work for him in the summer months
(but the wages of course sucked). Try to google it.

noneyet wrote:

> Well..if you assume that everybody is fortunate enough to be born in a
> western country and have a decent salary..then yes, your answer is valid.
>
> This question has been asked in order to help a friend from eastern
> Europe, that IS a professional diver(he has experience more than
> enough... a couple of thousands of hours underwater) but wants to become
> a PADI instructor and eventually to get a better salary than he has now
> (about 300 usd/month).
> In this respect I wanted an answer, not just flames and "smart" answers.
> There are NO local dive shops in his country, and the closest he can go
> is Turkey, Bulgaria or Greece. So indeed, if you know of a good diving
> company in those countries ..respond, otherwise hold on your horses for
> something else.
>
>
>
>
> "Jon C" <news@jonnythan.com> wrote in
> news:6icjc.15560$X14.652@twister.nyroc.rr.com:
>
>
>>"oneone" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
>>news:yoajc.264447$oR5.216780@pd7tw3no...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I was wondering if somebody can give me an idea about the
>>>cheapest(how
>>
>>much
>>
>>>should I expect to pay..) place in Europe/Eastern Europe/Turkey to
>>>get my PADI Divemaster certificate.
>>>I am really short on the money so all I can afford is to somewhere
>>>cheap..even though is not very nice:)
>>>
>>>your help is apreciated,
>>>m.
>>
>>This is definitely the guy I'd want working on my boat..
>>
>>
>
>

--
Michael Wolf

-----

Cthulhu For President.
Why settle for the lesser evil?

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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:19:22 +0000 (UTC), jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(Jason O'Rourke) wrote:

>Jason <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:12:18 +0000, Jon C wrote:
>>> This is definitely the guy I'd want working on my boat..
>>
>>No worse than someone who spent a fortune and did one of those OW to DM in
>>6 weeks courses.
>
>Not a very tall bar, is it?

Not very tall at all. In fact, it worries me greatly. These same
"DM's" then go out with classes when they really don't have the
experience or exposure. No, I don't think I'd take one of these 45
day wonders with me.

Most of these are trying to "fast track" it to instructor. The same
goes for them, only more so.


--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:10:58 +0000, noneyet wrote:
..
> In this respect I wanted an answer, not just flames and "smart" answers.
> There are NO local dive shops in his country, and the closest he can go
> is Turkey, Bulgaria or Greece. So indeed, if you know of a good diving

What about Croatia? Not dived there myself, but it's supposed to be good
and it should be pretty cheap.

Jason

--
See http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ to view UK dive spaces or add your own.

Actually, my doctorate is in Middle European history, but if you want to
bend over...

Scott wrote:
> "DrYak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:jfijc.370$NZ4.117@lakeread05...
>
>
>>If you're in a business, your business model might not be to be the
>>"best" but to be priced right. McDonalds and Starbucks and Microsoft
>>aren'te the best, but they make billions of dollars. In my specialty,
>>Harvard and Yale are the best, but most doctors went someplace else and
>>do a very good job.
>>
>>Your friend might check out some of the dive operations in Thailand. It
>>might be cheap enough so that even with airfare, it is cheaper than
>>Europe. The other question is where you want to DM or instruct. You
>>might check out what they look for. You might be able to trade some
>>classes taken for working in the shop.
>
>
> What do you call the guy who graduated *last* in medical school?
>
> "Doctor".
>
> No offence meant,
>
> "Dr. Yak" just doesn't fill me with warm and fuzzies.
>
> Not that anything does...
>
> I know the fucker, and I am tired of cleaning up after him.
>
>
>