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PADI Divemaster Internship Lanzarote – Turn Your Passion Into Your Career

Stop dreaming. Start living underwater.

Want more than just another holiday? Become a PADI Divemaster in Lanzarote and turn your passion for diving into real-life experience, professional training, and unforgettable adventures.

At Scuba Legends Dive Center Lanzarote, we don’t believe in simply ticking boxes and handing out another certification card. Our PADI Divemaster Internship is designed for divers who want to level up, gain real-world experience, and become confident dive professionals.

This is not a “watch and follow” internship. You become part of the team.

What makes our Divemaster Internship different?

✔ High-quality training in small groups
✔ Real hands-on experience in an active dive center
✔ Daily diving in one of Europe’s top dive destinations
✔ Learn guiding, logistics, customer interaction & dive operations
✔ Assist with courses and work alongside experienced instructors
✔ Personal coaching and detailed feedback
✔ Pathway towards Assistant Instructor & IDC opportunities
✔ Future employment possibilities

Forget spending months only cleaning dive gear. You’ll actually learn how the diving industry works.

Train in Lanzarote – Dive, Learn & Level Up

Lanzarote is the most diverse diving destinations in the Canary Islands. With 40+ dive sites from shore and boat, volcanic underwater landscapes, reefs, wrecks, caverns, underwater museum and incredible marine life, there is always something new to explore.

Wake up near the ocean, spend your days underwater, meet people from around the world, and gain experience that prepares you for a future career in diving.

What you’ll learn during your Divemaster training

Your internship combines theory, workshops, skill sessions, practical training and real-life experience, including:

  • Guiding certified divers & snorkelers
  • Assisting instructors and student divers
  • Risk management & diver safety
  • Dive briefings and supervision
  • Dive planning & logistics
  • Dive site mapping
  • Professional standards and leadership skills
  • Environmental awareness
  • Running PADI programs and activities
  • Hands on experience
  • Skill circuit practice
  • Theoretical & practical workshops
  • PADI Standards & Procedures
  • PADI’s Pro website, eLearning & OPC
  • Equipment preparation & care
  • Daily dive center routines & cleaning
  • Basic equipment & dive center maintenance
  • Promotion, sales & customer service
  • Business administration & office assistance

Most importantly: lots of diving.

PADI Divemaster. Become a legend. Train with the best.

Divemaster Internship Options

We offer a range of Divemaster Internship options designed to help you achieve your goal of becoming a PADI Divemaster — whether you are already an experienced diver or have never worn scuba gear before.

From complete beginners starting with their first Open Water course, to experienced divers looking to take the next step towards a professional career, we can create a pathway that matches your current level, experience, and goals.

Already certified with another recognised training organisation? No problem — we accept crossovers from all major agencies. Simply contact us and we will recommend the internship option best suited to your profile.

Our focus goes beyond simply completing courses. Through real day-to-day involvement in an active PADI 5 Star IDC Centre, you gain practical experience, mentorship, and insight into what working in the diving industry is really like.

ZERO TO HERO

Duration: 12 weeks

  • PADI Open Water Course
  • PADI Advanced Open Water Course
  • PADI Rescue Diver Course
  • Emergency First Responder Course
  • PADI Divemaster Course
  • Free shore dives to reach 60 logged dives
  • Rental equipment (BCD, regulator, wetsuit)
  • Total value +4.500€

ADVANCED TO DIVEMASTER

Duration: 10 weeks

  • PADI Advanced Open Water Course
  • PADI Rescue Diver Course
  • Emergency First Responder Course
  • PADI Divemaster Course
  • Free shore dives to reach 60 logged dives
  • Rental equipment (BCD, regulator, wetsuit)
  • Total value +3.750€

RESCUE TO DIVEMASTER

Duration: 8 weeks

  • PADI Rescue Diver Course
  • Emergency First Responder Course
  • PADI Divemaster Course
  • Free shore dives to reach 60 logged dives
  • Rental equipment (BCD, regulator, wetsuit)
  • Total value +3.000€

DIVEMASTER

Duration: 6 weeks

  • Prerequisites: Rescue + EFR + 40 logged dives
  • PADI Divemaster Course
  • Free shore dives to reach 60 logged dives
  • Rental equipment (BCD, regulator, wetsuit)
  • Total value +2.000€

A few important things…

Course prerequisites?
  • To start the standard PADI Divemaster Course, you need:
    • 18+ years
    • Advanced & Rescue Diver
    • 40 logged dives
    • Emergency First Response (within 24 months)Emergency First Response (within 24 months)
    • Medical statement “fit to dive”
    • European driving license
    • Comfortable communicating in English and preferably one more language (ESP/GER/FR)

    Not there yet?

    No worries. We also offer internship pathways starting from beginner levels and can build a personalized route from Open Water to Divemaster based on your current experience.

Why Lanzarote?

Because our office looks like this:

✔ year-round diving & sunshine
✔ volcanic underwater landscapes
✔ reefs, wrecks & caverns
✔ 40+ dive sites
✔ shore and boat diving
✔ Museo Atlántico
✔ island lifestyle
✔ endless beaches
✔ volcanoes & nature

We're looking for...
  • An animal lover
  • A proactive, enthusiastic, creative person with a positive mindset
  • Passionate about diving and the underwater environment
  • Friendly with an actively outgoing attitude
  • Punctual, organized and have a clean appearance
  • Willing to go the extra mile and create huge smiles and shiny eyes
  • A team player but also able to work independently
  • Appreciating to work in a small team
  • Flexible and always have a professional attitude
  • A do-er who is physically & mentally fit
What you get...
  • 6-12 weeks Divemaster internship
  • High quality training & education
  • Scheduled training sessions according to your level
  • Hands on experience shadowing our team
  • Fantastic dive sites & loads of beautiful marine life
  • Quality & safetyover quantity
  • Professionalism & mentoring
  • Multilingual team
  • A great team environment
  • A modern dive center with sea view terrace
  • Lots of fun dives and amazing dive sites with easy logistics
  • Discounts on additional courses
  • Great deals for equipment
  • 5-day week
  • Long-term job opportunities for the right candidate
  • Assistance in finding accommodation
What's included?

All of our Divemaster Internship packages include:

✔ PADI eLearning materials (Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver & Emergency First Response, depending on package)
✔ Rental equipment included (BCD, wetsuit & regulator)
✔ Free dives to reach the required minimum of 60 logged dives upon completion of your training
✔ Personal mentorship and coaching from our experienced instructor team, including a PADI Master Instructor
✔ Real hands-on experience within an active PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center
✔ Small groups and individual feedback throughout your journey

We focus on developing confident, capable and professional divers — not simply handing out another certification card.

Sorry, some extras are excluded...

The following costs are excluded:

  • PADI Divemaster eLearning + slates (389€)
  • Divemaster application fee (130€ to be paid directly to PADI upon application)
  • Equipment (mask, snorkel, computer, compass, DSMB, reel, line cutter)
  • Dive insurance (from 40€)
  • Medical statement
  • Flights
  • Meals & expenses
  • Accommodation (subject to availablity)
Go and get your discounts!
  • Dive equipment (Mares)
  • DSD Leader
  • Specialty courses
  • AI course
  • IDC
Need accommodation?
  • Rental room from €550/month including carpooling to the dive center. Limited availability. First come, first served.
Wanna work with us?
  • Sign up for the IDC and work with us
  • seasonal and/or long-term vacancies available

Become a Legend

If you are motivated, open-minded, ready to learn and willing to challenge yourself, this could be the start of your future career.

Train hard. Dive a lot. Live differently.

Apply now for our PADI Divemaster Internship Lanzarote. Spots are limited. 

SOUNDS GOOD?

Let us know why you are a good match to our fantastic team and want to become a Divemaster? To speed up the process, in addition, please include the following information in your email:

1: What is your actual certification level?

2: What is your diving experience, how many dives do you have and since when are you diving?

3: Do you have a car driving license and driving experience?

4: Nationality, passport origin, age & languages you can speak?

5: When could you start earliest and how long could you stay at a maximum?

6: What is the monthly budget you can spend for accommodation?

7: Are you interested in becoming an instructor/future work opportunity with us?

8: Which internship option would you prefer?

9: Which personal dive equipment do you own so far?

APPLY NOW!
Email to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Website Scuba Legends DM Internship + Your Name”.​

We do only reply to applications which fulfil the above requirements. We are looking forward to hearing from you.