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Trip Description

Divemaster interns spend their first week honing their dive skills and achieving an instructor level knowledge of dive theory and skill demonstration. After this initial training, the interns move onto Broadreach yachts for the remainder of the program and continue their skill development while assisting Broadreach instructors in a variety of areas such as scuba certification classes, gear and equipment operation, service and maintenance, sailing and other tasks. In addition to hard skill development, DIP provides interns with opportunities for personal growth and the development of important soft skills such as leadership, facilitation, communication and group management.

Staff Overview

From sailing captains and PADI SCUBA instructors to teachers, marine biologists, and experiential education professionals, Broadreach leaders all come with solid experience and a genuine desire to work with teenagers. There are two main leaders for every trip, plus additional staff and outfitters who join the group to bring expertise for specific activities or areas of exploration.

All Broadreach staff members participate in pre-program training that includes 80 hours of emergency medical training for course instructors. Broadreach staff members have an average age of 26.

Setting & Accommodations

Interns on Broadreach’s Divemaster Intern Program live aboard 45-50 foot catamaran yachts. The catamaran's stable platform is great for novice sailors and perfect for lots of diving and SCUBA training. There are four to six cabins on the yacht, but everyone prefers to sleep out on deck each night to enjoy the cool trade winds under brilliant Caribbean skies.

Each yacht has either four or five "heads," as bathrooms are called on boats. Students are in the ocean all the time, so most of your showers will be quick "boat showers" off the back of the yacht to conserve the limited supply of fresh water.

Safety Standards

At least one staff member on each Broadreach trip has completed Wilderness First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician training.

Broadreach is a fully accredited PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Five Star Gold Palm facility offering the most comprehensive dive training programs available to teenagers. Broadreach is also accredited by the American Sailing Association, International Yacht Training, DAN Partners in Dive Safety, and USA Waterski.